"Casillo's surprising and accomplished collection reveals a heartfelt observer of life's emotional emergencies and indignities told with immediacy and feeling." This description may be from another edition of this product.
I found "Boys, Lost and Found" completely engrossing. Charles Casillo has written a really engaging collection of short stories, interspersed with some factual first-person narratives. His writing is crisp, entertaining, and a quick read. Casillo's portraiture is always astute, whether describing a horny number in a bar, a true love object, or a group of queens at a Starbucks -- hot young guys who are growing older by the...
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I have heard several writers complain that many contemporary readers believe that nothing is invented in fiction and nothing is reliable in memoirs. Charles Casillo labeled the mixture of fiction and nonficiton in his delight-filled but often poignant book BOYS, LOST & FOUND simply "Stories," so does not seem troubled by readers' confusions. I'm sure that "The Secret of Marilyn Monroe" relates to the author's own fascination...
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From the cover art and title, I expected a series of dark, urban, tales of the brokenhearted "tragic" city boy. I was wrong. There is more emphasis on the "found" than the "lost". I am so tired of books targeted to gay men, with shallow, steriotypical characters. They may touch your surface, but this one touched my heart and intellect. I found an emotional piece of myself in virtually every story. From my highschool...
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I don't know how many times I've tried (and given up) browsing bookshops for compelling, gay-themed books that would hold my interest at least halfway to the rear cover. Who wants to read another thin, one-dimensional romance in which the same, tired cliches are played out: guy meets guy, guy desires guy, guy tries to get guy, conflict ensues, guy gets guy somehow anyway? The predicatbility of which is blatantly apparent by...
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I have heard Casillo described as "brilliant." I'm not sure he's reached that status yet, but there are some stories in this book that come pretty damn close. BOYS LOST & FOUND is crackling with passion and energy. It is full of unexpected moments of great insight and dashes of black humor and incredible wit. The qualm I have about his writing is that, at this stage, it lacks variety. Although the stories set up different...
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