 | The Year of Ice: A Novel by Brian Malloy
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $0.79 Features one of the most hilarious gay teen protagonists ever
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 | A Son Called Gabriel by Damian McNicholl
Buy used from: $0.20 Really humorous coming of age novel set in England. This is an author to watch for in the future. Also, this first time author welcomes e-mails and responds quickly to any questions you might have. A second novel is in the works
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 | Now & Then by William Corlett
Buy used from: $0.99 Great book from start to finish. Sexy, tragic and suspenseful. I could hardly put it down and turned into an anti-social bookworm at lunchtime because of it. This book was like Beneath the Wheel, Lord Dismiss Us and Call Me By Your Name all rolled into one.
Highly recommended!
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 | The Vampire Lestat (Vampire Chronicles, Book II) by Anne Rice
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 One of my favorite novels! Seductive, engaging and humorous. Interview With A Vampire is also worth checking out
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 | Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 This novel doesn't have anything to do with vampires but you won't care about that. Who would have ever thought that opera could be so very sexy...
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 | The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.65 Chronicles the relationship between Alexander the Great and his servant Bagoas
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 | Dancer from the Dance: A Novel by Andrew Holleran
Buy new: $11.05 / Used from: $4.00 Somewhat grim but still very worthwhile novel
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 | Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $4.83 Another somewhat grim novel made all the more interesting by Baldwin's terrific writing style which makes you feel as if you're actually in Paris with the characters
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 | Like People in History by Felice Picano
Buy used from: $0.01 One of the first gay novels I read as a teenager
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 | The Lure: A Novel by Felice Picano
Buy used from: $4.80 Suspense, seduction and humour all in a 409 page package. Picano has a great way with words and the only thing which dampened things for me was the constant reminder (via the mention of mustaches and record players)that this book was set/written in the 70s. Every guy seemed to be built like a house with rippling muscles and big, bushy mustaches. 'staches aside, this novel is well worth reading
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 | Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $0.01 Stunning! Read the novel, watch the made for TV series. Enjoy them both
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 | Better Angel: A Novel by Forman Brown
Buy used from: $2.10 I really enjoy reading early gay themed novels and this is a worthwhile one to check out
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 | Maurice: A Novel by E. M. Forster
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.74 Pure classic. Way ahead of its time even if it wasn't published til after Forster's death. The movie starring Hugh Grant is also worth checking out afterwards
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 | The Picture of Dorian Gray (Modern Library Classics) by Oscar Wilde
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $0.88 Classic...
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 | Lord Dismiss Us (Phoenix fiction) by Michael Campbell
Buy used from: $12.00 Really, really great novel which revolves around the lives of a group of mischievous students and their teachers at a boys' boarding school
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 | The World of Normal Boys by K. M. Soehnlein
Buy new: $11.90 / Used from: $0.01 Wonderful coming of age novel. Can't wait to see the film!
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 | Peter by Kate Walker
Buy new: $5.95 / Used from: $0.46 Here's another one which will never go out of style. It's a coming of age story geared towards teens but older readers will also identify with its central themes. Loved it!
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 | Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.76 Worthwhile read. The protagonist is snarky, sarcastic and annoying but overall this was a good coming of age story
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 | Dream Boy: A Novel by Jim Grimsley
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $2.65 Heartbreaking novel about first love between two teenagers in the South. This novel is beautifully written and conjures up some very strong imagery towards the end
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 | Winter Birds: A Novel by Jim Grimsley
Buy used from: $0.01 Not much gay content in this book but it's still a worthwhile read anyway. Tells the story of an introverted, hemophilic boy living in a very abusive home. The sequel is pretty good as well
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 | Comfort and Joy by Jim Grimsley
Buy used from: $4.94 Superb follow up to Winter Birds. Follows Winter Birds' protagonist as he begins a relationship with a closeted physician and deals with a chronic illness
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| Dance on My Grave by Aidan Chambers
Buy used from: $0.76 Very amusing tale of first love and tragedy
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| David and Jonathan (Point) by Cynthia Voigt
Buy used from: $0.01 Not sure whether this can be classified as a gay novel but I thought it was
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| Thursday's Child by R. Godden
Touching coming of age story about a young boy who wants to study ballet. Good book for younger readers
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 | Night Kites by M. E. Kerr
Buy used from: $0.01 Good novel for early teens. Tells the story of a young boy whose family is trying to come to grips with the fact that their eldest son has AIDS. Interwines humorous and touching moments well and isn't too heavy
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 | Am I Blue?: Coming Out from the Silence
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.48 Collection of gay themed short stories
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 | Boys Like Us
Buy new: $13.56 / Used from: $0.20 Collection of interesting coming out stories submitted by well known (and lesser known) authors
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 | Leave Myself Behind by Bart Yates
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $3.85 I read this book in 24 hrs! I could not put it down, I kid you not! Bart Yates is a new emerging author who does not disappoint
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 | The Brothers Bishop by Bart Yates
Buy new: $18.40 / Used from: $0.66 Could hardly put this book down. Although Yates does revisit several/most of the same themes seen in 'Leave Myself Behind' this is still a very well written novel full of surprises
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 | Clay's Way: A Novel by Blair Mastbaum
Buy new: $11.65 / Used from: $1.81 So funny your sides will hurt. Wonderful coming of age story set in Hawaii. I finished this one within a few days
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 | Letters to Montgomery Clift: A Novel (Working Classics) by Noel Alumit
Buy new: $12.55 / Used from: $2.00 An amazing first novel! The imaginary friend aspect reminded me of a Touch of Pink and the ending made me think of Tarnation. Novel went on a bit longer than I would have liked. I thought that it could have ended nicely either on page 202 or 232. The characters were more than likable and I can't wait for the author's next book. Read this one!
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 | Avoidance: A Novel by Michael Lowenthal
Buy new: $13.68 / Used from: $0.91 Michael Lowenthal (Mysterious Skin author Scott Heim's other half) brings us a novel filled with youthful obsession and temptation in the style of Mann's Death in Venice.
I read this book within 3 days flat. It was very, very hard to put down and the only reason it took me three days to finish it was because I had to do things such as sleep, eat, go to class etc.
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 | Call Me by Your Name: A Novel by Andre Aciman
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $3.02 Simply incredible... I really enjoyed this one although I didn't care for the fast forward ending. Read this one now!
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 | The Man Without a Face by Isabelle Holland
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 Excellent coming of age novel. The movie's not half bad either altough most of the gay content -as little as there is- was removed
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| Sea of Tranquillity: 2 by Paul Russell
Buy used from: $0.38 Very engaging novel about a spirited young man and the lives of those he touches over three decades
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 | War Against the Animals: A Novel by Paul Russell
Buy new: $14.52 / Used from: $1.02 It takes about 250 pages before anything much actually starts to happen and even then not a whole lot goes on but this is still another interesting novel from a promising writer. If you enojoyed Russell's Sea of Tranquillity but weren't thrilled to death with The Salt Point then you'll probably find that this novel falls somewhere in between the two.
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 | Wings in the Snow: A Novel by Jim Oliver
Buy used from: $0.65 Entertainig novel about a very busy doctor whose professional and personal life is turned upside down when his young daughter is suddenly dropped off on his doorstep
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 | A Place I've Never Been (Contemporary American Fiction) by David Leavitt
Buy used from: $0.01 Everyone's read Leavitt at one point or another. The Lost Language of the Cranes is also worth a go
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 | Breaking the Surface by Louganis
Buy new: $14.95 / Used from: $1.25 Excellent autobiography by the former king of the high dive
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 | The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant by Dan Savage
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.99 Author of the notorious Savage Love column lets loose in this book about the adoption of his son with his partner. Enjoyable enough
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