- Paperback: 220 pages
- Publisher: Harrington Park Press Inc (1 May 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1560231858
- ISBN-13: 978-1560231851
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 15 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 468,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The beauty of his prose and the strength of his characters are apparent from the opening sentence. This book is a sheer joy to read." - Lambda Book Report; "Quinn has written a treasure: a novel with a whole landscape behind it." - Jim Grimsley, author of Dream Boy
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Surf, Sand and Sex Meet the Macho World of Construction Workers in this Debut Novel; In language immediate and haunting, this vivid and unique tale, from Lambda Literary Award-finalist Jay Quinn, tells the coming-of-age story of a young man claiming his place as a surfer and coming out gay. Set against the broad skies and beaches of North Carolina's Outer Banks, Matt's story of growing up, moving on and coming out is vivid and unique in its candour, subject and small-town setting. Amidst the small and large worlds of construction sites, fishing piers and surf breaks, readers will be inspired by the courage Matt exhibits to find erotic and emotional maturity in the familiar - and at times frightening - place he knows as home.
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54 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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By Dan "Dan" (Uk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Metes and Bounds (Southern Tier) (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:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Surfer dudes go gay!,
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This review is from: Metes and Bounds (Southern Tier) (Paperback)
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!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Coming of age story with a difference,
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This review is from: Metes and Bounds (Southern Tier) (Paperback)
Good looking Matt is seventeen years old, while not yet out he knows he is gay but it something of a surprise when his father intimates that he understands, and arranges for Matt to go and live with his young uncle Tiger on the North Carolina coast. Tiger is beautiful, slight of build, fair haired and with yellow eyes, yet an outcast to the rest of Matt's family.
The story takes us through Matt's first year with Tiger, along with Matt's recollections of past events in his life. He describes the growing all male family; Tiger and his lover Mark and Mark's son Shane, and Billy an "adopted" local young waif. He relates his various sexual encounters from the tender to the rough; and we watch him grow in maturity and awareness. All this is played out against the back drop of the Atlantic coast and surfing in the early 1980s. This is a beautiful and different coming of age story; while Matt experiences his ups and downs the story has an easy aimlessness and pleasantness about it, enabling one to relish events as they happen. The all male family that gradually grows in size is a very loving and happy affair, made all the more delightful with its differing age make-up, no two members being of the same age group. I thoroughly enjoyed Metes and Bounds, and highly recommend it.
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