- Hardcover: 201 pages
- Publisher: Haworth Press Inc (18 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 156023184X
- ISBN-13: 978-1560231844
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14.7 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,655,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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54 of 57 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What an absolutely wicked book.
This book is a treasure to gay novels and beats all others that i have read of the same subject. If you are gay just pick this book up because it is outstanding. I cant beleive that i am the first to review it, if you like to read gay novels then this is for you. Enough of that lets get into the story (i wont give too much away)
The book follows Matt and what his life entails. Quinn is a great writer - fresh, real and clear in his approach to the story telling. The life of Matt is so beautifully portrayed that you get sucked in straight away. His relationship with his new and old family is very different and unique. My favourite has to be the love/sometimes just sex parts which have been written in a way that i have never read before. I keep reading certain parts again and again such as the sections on his smaller brother which is extremely heart-wrenching yet touching at the same time.
Quinn understands perfectly well difficult aspects of being gay and in love and has a realistic approach to what is a balanced gay relationship and what is not. It is here that as a young homo (me) you take away from the book much more than what is just being presented in front of you. His love scenes are full of passion and in depth emotion and you take breaks during the reading to allow all of it to sink in. It is written from the heart.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I brought this book on the basis of the other reviews, plus the 'blurb' looked promising and although I wasn't entirely disappointed with the purchase I must admit to having read better 'coming of age' novels.
I have two main problems with this book...
1 - the story is mostly told in flashbacks and memories, while the main character (Matt) contemplates surfing the fallout of a storm. This aspect of the novel meant that I had difficulty following the chain of events and understanding the timeline between key moments.
2 - Also, the text contains references to the dim view taken on homosexuality in the early 1980's (when the book is set) and the challenges faced by Matt in 'coming out' and meeting other gay men in homophobic South Carolina. Yet, Matt seems to have no problem finding and having sex with men including a bisexual student, an older married man and star of the local football team. This element made the story highly unbelievable, as no young man comes out and then ramdomly stumbles across a seemingly endless stream of hots dudes to make it with, especially in a small town like the one the story takes place in.
There are numerous characters littered throughout the text (most with crazy names like 'Dordeen'; 'Jeep' and 'Tillitt' - all strange, yet funky) but the character of Tiger (Matts young uncle) was the best and shamelessly under used in the story. I felt that he was potentially a stronger lead than Matt and yet as the novel progresses, he almost disappears to a less than supporting role.
Overall, the book is enjoyable and worth a read. The author's prose and structure are excellent, as is the dialogue which effortlessly encapsulates the southern accent and sentence wording. This is definately an adult aimed coming of age story by a author who is passionate about ensuring the essence burns through of not the bones.
There are better stories in this genre, such as 'Leave Myself Behind' and 'Rainbow Boys' but 'Metes and Bounds' is still worth a read if for no other reason than to allow the frustrated surfer dude in you come out!
I have two main problems with this book...
1 - the story is mostly told in flashbacks and memories, while the main character (Matt) contemplates surfing the fallout of a storm. This aspect of the novel meant that I had difficulty following the chain of events and understanding the timeline between key moments.
2 - Also, the text contains references to the dim view taken on homosexuality in the early 1980's (when the book is set) and the challenges faced by Matt in 'coming out' and meeting other gay men in homophobic South Carolina. Yet, Matt seems to have no problem finding and having sex with men including a bisexual student, an older married man and star of the local football team. This element made the story highly unbelievable, as no young man comes out and then ramdomly stumbles across a seemingly endless stream of hots dudes to make it with, especially in a small town like the one the story takes place in.
There are numerous characters littered throughout the text (most with crazy names like 'Dordeen'; 'Jeep' and 'Tillitt' - all strange, yet funky) but the character of Tiger (Matts young uncle) was the best and shamelessly under used in the story. I felt that he was potentially a stronger lead than Matt and yet as the novel progresses, he almost disappears to a less than supporting role.
Overall, the book is enjoyable and worth a read. The author's prose and structure are excellent, as is the dialogue which effortlessly encapsulates the southern accent and sentence wording. This is definately an adult aimed coming of age story by a author who is passionate about ensuring the essence burns through of not the bones.
There are better stories in this genre, such as 'Leave Myself Behind' and 'Rainbow Boys' but 'Metes and Bounds' is still worth a read if for no other reason than to allow the frustrated surfer dude in you come out!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I started off not particularly liking this book and felt I may have to give up after 20 or so pages. I couldn't really connect with the characters and felt them a bit too far removed from my own experience to make the plot believable. I thought that it would be a bit too sugar coated. It turned out not be so and I am glad I finished it. It isn't all straight forward. Others have examined the plot in more detail here but for a non surfing reader there may be some problems because the author assumes the reader is familiar with the behaviour patterns of surfers and the vocabulary of waves etc. I suppose it was written for the home US market. The football terms went over my head too but surfing is a foundation concept to the book but it is possible to read it but I do feel some of the atmosphere of the surfer's world is lost.
Some of it is a bit far fetched. An 8 year old child turning up on the doorstep and moving in is stretching things a bit. Worth reading but there are plenty of other novels out there to try first.
Some of it is a bit far fetched. An 8 year old child turning up on the doorstep and moving in is stretching things a bit. Worth reading but there are plenty of other novels out there to try first.
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