Tropic of Libra
Tropic Of Libra
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Tropic of Libra: A Passionate Journey, from 1976 to the Present Day, and Other Writings
Preview — Tropic of Libra by Thom Nickels. When struggling novelist Billy is left by his lover, he begins a diary whose pages soon spur him on to greater and greater sexual thrills. First he must escape from the menace of a meth-addicted Italian drug lord he allows into his home and his bed. Then Billy has a series of affairs with strangers and colorful characters that fill his diary, but leave him wanting more.
He When struggling novelist Billy is left by his lover, he begins a diary whose pages soon spur him on to greater and greater sexual thrills. He seeks advice from a humorous parade of astrologers and gypsy psychics, but love still eludes him. His diary seems to be carrying him further into the sexual netherworld when he meets Francis, the working class Irish boy who holds an eleventh hour secret.
Will Francis give Billy what he truly desires, or will he just be another entry in a diary that seems to be taking on a life of its own? Paperback , pages.
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This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Feb 08, Robert Dunbar rated it did not like it Shelves: With Tropic of Libra , Thom Nickels maps out a landscape of back alleys, back rooms, steam rooms, and tearooms, terrain so long removed from contemporary queer consciousness as to have become virtually mythologized. Suddenly, it all seems like yesterday. On many levels, it would appear to be a simple journal, a litany of grudges and defeats, of slights and sex acts — with the emphasis resolutely on the latter. The fact that the book is set in actual locations, clubs and restaurants and apartment buildings, adds to the verisimilitude, as do the appearances of several well-known locals, often with their names only slightly disguised.
A particular kind of fiction. Ever listen to a fanatic go on about religion? Always on the verge of homelessness, he starves from one freelance writing job to the next, while burying himself in sex the way some people lose themselves in drink. In pursuit of his bliss, he employs a foolproof technique. You quickly understand your life is not all that bad by watching just the last 25 minutes of The Shining.
I've often wondered why horror movies had such devoted fans.
I know it's not really because you horror film watchers need to feel better about your own lives. Or, maybe you appreciate the score. Many horror films I've seen have some of the best scores in movies. And they can be cerebral, primal and physical.
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I think that the real horror playing out in society would obviate the need. They say some people like to be scared, to get a charge off it. People just want to be scared in different ways. They jump out of airplanes, they go into the burning building, they make unpopular social and political stands, they blow the lid off of NSA domestic spying operations, they martyr.
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