When Hedonism can only Take you so Far...From the cruising spots of Boston to the gay tourist scene in Amsterdam, Dave Miller trysts dangerously with every available man. Yet even during scorching sexual encounters with strangers in public parks and gay baths, Dave is haunted by images - some perverse, some nostalgic - of his long-dead family. Raised by his Orthodox, Holocaust-survivor grandmother, Dave's tale of sex and death is told in two interweaving chronologies, following one man's journey into the darkest recesses of ...
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When Hedonism can only Take you so Far...From the cruising spots of Boston to the gay tourist scene in Amsterdam, Dave Miller trysts dangerously with every available man. Yet even during scorching sexual encounters with strangers in public parks and gay baths, Dave is haunted by images - some perverse, some nostalgic - of his long-dead family. Raised by his Orthodox, Holocaust-survivor grandmother, Dave's tale of sex and death is told in two interweaving chronologies, following one man's journey into the darkest recesses of his own tortured soul and body. But will he find redemption at the journey's end?
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Just read the first page, and you may not read the second. A big SPLAT of words. Just whom is Jaffe trying to impress? If you want a book on the compulsions of a pleasure-driven gay life, read Holleran's "Dancer From The Dance." It's the real thing. No wonder publishers wanted more Holleran, and didn't want more Jaffe. Jaffe tries hard to put in travel details and characters he thinks will be interesting, but no character in the book really takes hold. Jaffe can make a living teaching creative writing, maybe, but not in writing novels.