The three novellas in this volume explore themes of escape, exile and homecoming. In "Saturn Street" a disaffected screenwriter volunteers to deliver lunches to housebound AIDS patients and falls in love. "The Wooden Anniversary" and "The Term Paper Artist" are the other stories.
If for nothing else, read this book for the beauty of its writing. The story ought to fall into the coming-of-age category, yet even here it is better than the average. It is told with poignancy, humour and not over the top. But the style takes this book into great modern literature. How often can a damned good read also be so well written.
Intended as an antidote to feel-good politics, this text aims to give readers the strength to admit they are not glad to be gay after all. The author considers topics including why most contemporary gay culture is trash and why being gay is like being in a religious cult, except not so open-minded.