- Paperback
- Publisher: Avon Books (P); Reprint edition (Jun 1992)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0380717972
- ISBN-13: 978-0380717972
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,667,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Angry, joyful, funny and sometimes outrageous."
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"Affecting and lyrical...A wise and intensely touching book."--San Francisco Chronicle In Halfway Home, Paul Monette, the National Book Award winning author of Becoming a Man delivers a "fast-paced novel that swings between humor and tragedy, high camp and lowdown realism, gays and straights, winners and losers, people who are dying and people who are afraid to live" (Los Angeles Times). Halfway Home centers around the story of thirty-four year old Tom Shaheen, an actor living with AIDS in southern California who has been forced to retire, because of his illness, to an isolated beach house. Tom's peaceful existence is shaken to the core when he receives a sudden and unexpected visit from his brother, Brian, a former high school football hero who, well-loved and athletic, was Tom's exact opposite while growing up. Brian's visit turns out to be more than Tom bargained for--Brian is seeking safety and sanctuary for himself and his family because of shady dealings in his contractor business back in Connecticut. In the midst of dealing with his brother's crisis, Tom begins to bond deeply with his landlord. Gray--a connection that evolves into a bittersweet love affair, inspiring hope that there can be a life after AIDS. Halfway Home is "an exceptionally honest and expressive work...a satisfyingly sane novel about living in an insane time" (The New York Times Book Review).
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Tom Shaheen is waiting to die. As far as he is concerned his life is all but over and then out of the blue his estranged brother comes back into his life giving Tom a chance to live a family life that had eluded him until now. Old hatreds turn to love, Tom develops a special relationship with his young nephew and discovers love when he least expected to.
As I wallowed in the warmth of this novel I laughed and cried and smiled and screamed and couldn't wait to turn the page to see what else Paul Monette had in store for me!
A sensitive, gentle, romantic book that makes me want to read everything else this author has written.
As I wallowed in the warmth of this novel I laughed and cried and smiled and screamed and couldn't wait to turn the page to see what else Paul Monette had in store for me!
A sensitive, gentle, romantic book that makes me want to read everything else this author has written.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A Gay Story for Straight People
14 Jan 2003
Format:Paperback
Reading this book humanized gay men for me, in a whole new way. I had many gay friends before, but this was different. It's as if Monette reaches out to his straight brothers and sisters and, while not hiding ANYTHING, makes us understand that there's nothing to be afraid of from gay men, or from art, or even (gasp) gay male artists! We all really want the same things in life; to be reconciled with our families, and to be loved for who we are.
Please read this book. As a love story, and a thriller, it's fantastic.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A gripping, life affirming and funny page-turner.
14 Dec 1998
Format:Paperback
Initially, I thought this was going to be a weepy, grim AIDS-related drama. The big surprise is that it's anything but that. Smoothly written, it vividly captures its Southern California setting and populates it with characters you care for. Heartbreaking and very funny.
I didn't want it to end.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
If I was a man, I would become gay now....
10 Dec 1998
Format:Paperback
WOW, I'm seventeen years old now, and I swear, Paul Monette's "Halfway Home" is the first book that touches me to tears. When I bought this book, I thought it would be just an ordinary "gay-story".I started to read without big expectations, hoped that I don't fall asleep(I often become tired while reading boring stories)and the more I was surprised: After four hours of reading without any interuptions I realised that I fell in love with "Halfway Home". I'm deeply impressed how wonderful Paul Monette discribes the growing love between two men, their feelings and their life together. I have not been confrontated with homosexuality or AIDS yet, and so this book opend my eyes. In May 1999 I will pass the matura and for one of my special topics I chose "HIV and AIDS". I love this book!!!!I thank you, PAUL MONETTE for a few lovely, romantic and also sad hours.
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