Tim and Pete

...which is too bad. This is truly one of my favorite novels, when it first appeared in the early 90s. I was sad that it was out of print, until recently. But now that I have a new copy, I will be able to share this story with friends again. I loved the pace at which Tim and Pete made their adventures though Orange County and LA; it reminded me of my own un-real road trips. And much like Brett Easton Ellis' Glamorama, it is hard to fathom a group of gay artists-slash-terrorists; yet, their existence in an anti-gay society is not completely impossible. This book challenged my very safe notion of what it means to be gay--and that is never a bad thing.

I first read this book when I was fifteen, and five years later, I still love to read it all over again. It has never lost its appeal to me. "Tim and Pete" has the best damn dialogue I've read in a long time - it's sarcastic and witty, and you'll feel like you're living the characters' lives in no time. This book is funny and subversive, and has more than enough black humor to make a conservative person have a heart attack. I recommend "Tim and Pete" to anyone who's ever felt out of place or rejected in this world, be it male or female, gay or straight.

James Robert Baker unapologetically hilarious post-modern adventure novel goes right for the jugular and the funny bone and refuses to let go. Thelma and Louise on acid, Tim and Pete is a scathingly accurate portrait of everything insane: arch-conservatism, radical liberalism, gay life, straight life and everything LA. How it's title character's manage to find love amidst the ruins is astonishing and heart-wrenching. Above all, Tim and Pete is an empowering work for almost any reader, so long as you're not a Republican.

What a book! The author has packed in one of the most eventful days one could ever imagine, and yet makes it all highly plausible. Most of the other reviewers here seem to have gotten the same basic idea, except that Kirkus guy(gal?) - who seems highly subjective in his interpretation. And, heterophobia? I've only seen raging homophobes use that word - clearly he was unprepared and unable to grasp the fundamentals of the book he's reviewed. Anyway, Tim & Pete is a terrific, powerful, hopeful and at the same time believable read. Read this book - it's a true antidote to the insipid schlock that would win the approval of William Bennett.