Product Description

A book of four short stories on the lives of Black Gay Men, largely set in New York City in contemporary time, it combines psychology and fiction so that the reader gets greater understanding of Same Gender Loving Black Male issues. The DL brotha, The Hustler brotha, The average trying to stay positive brotha, The coming out of the closet brotha…They are all here to share their worlds with you.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #699726 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-12
• Released on: 2002-04-12
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 314 pages

About the Author
D.J. Murphy was born and raised in New York City. At a young age, Murphy believed that the best way to change life is through a change in consciousness. In 1996, he completed his undergraduate work in Psychology at Florida International University. During these years he developed "Sons Like Me" to express many psychological concepts through fiction writing. Currently he pursing a Masters Degree in Psychology.

Customer Reviews

All About US!!!
This Author has done a great job in his short stories in bring out the good and the bad about black gay men. Unlike many other authors he did not water down anything from sex to what really happens to gay men. The characters are real and any one can relate to these character reguardless if you are gay or not. I Strongly recommend this book to anyone who runs across this book.

Pop Shelf, Not Top Shelf
D. J. Murphy's book of short stories, "Sons Like Me" failed to distinguish itself from the caliber of the writing of a couple of the (popular) contemporary African-American gay authors. If you are starved for books reflecting the lives of brothers "in the life" and want to support African-American gay authors so much so that you're willing to purchase "pulp fiction", then this book may be just your taste. As with works by other authors of this genre that I've read, the writing here is not "characterized by skill, lucidity and polish" (one of Webster's definitions of "literate"). The plot lines and character development have some merit. I gave this book two stars (instead of one) only because I've seen worse. What do I know, though? Other books in this vein are pop sensations.

Eye Opening and Entertaining
This author has managed to fit several issues within the Black Same Gender Loving Community all in the same book. It is informative and entertaining from start to finish. Once I started reading, I couldn't stop until I was done. I am looking forward to D.J. Murphy's next book.