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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.01089206642
EAN: 9780316102360
ISBN: 0316102369
Label: Back Bay Books
Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 304
Publication Date: 1998-10-15
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Studio: Back Bay Books

Now in its third year, the "Best American Gay Fiction" anthology series is full of surprises. The exceptional writing collected here has been culled from mainstream and alternative publications, ranging from historical fiction to erotica, from high comedy to suspense, from the experimental to the documentary.

Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Mixed Assortment Of Short Stories
Review: While I typically like short fiction anthologies -- loved the Men on Men series for example -- I found this one mixed.

I found "Please Do Not Touch The Works Of Art" by Tom House to be strong as was Keith Banner's "Lily Of The Valley"

In the review below by michael, he mentions stories that weren't actually in the book, so he might have been reviewing an earlier edition. Picking up the earlier ones in the series first might be a better option. #3 was weak, though the strong stories were good enough to give this 3 stars and worthwhile to pick up cheaply. One can skim through the stories that don't catch one's interest

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Volume 3
Review: "Whether exploring topics unique to the gay experience, reinventing a genre from a gay perspective, or observing straight life through queer eyes, the stories in the third volume of this acclaimed anthology series offer compelling evidence that gay writers are producing some of the finest new fiction in America today. Best American Gay Fiction 3 highlights both outstanding new work by well-known writers and exciting original stories by emerging talents."--© zebraz

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Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Great Assortment
Review: This is a great assortment of fiction. Just when I was getting tired of gay anthologies comes this very different bunch of tales. From Jim Provenzano's scorching account of a gay-bashing to Adam Klein's "the Medicine Burns," the voices vary and the styles differ enough to provide a great sampling of gay men's fiction from 1996.

I was disappointed that some were novel extracts (Michael Cunningham's, Chris Bram's from "Father of Frankenstein" and Edmund White's) but on the whole an interesting collection, particularly Kevin Killian, Stephen Beachy and Michael Lowenthal's touching account.

Also recommended:
Father of Frankenstein (or anything by ) Christopher Bram
Shy by Kevin Killian
Mysterious Skin and In Awe by Scott Heim
PINS by Jim Provenzano

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