Freshman Pledge: The Magic of Love
by Larry Coles
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Author: Larry ColesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-17
ISBN: 1933720212
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: P.D. Publishing, Inc.
Book Reviews of Freshman Pledge: The Magic of Love
Book Review: (OUCH!!!.....Larry Coles, you did it.........
Summary: 5 Stars
........you "Wiccan-ed" up this addictive read.......and now I can't stop).
((Here is my approach to obtaining / reading / reviewing Gay romance tales in book form (you could see it as seeking the holy grail of that genre---or as looking for the "Addictive Read"). Selection of read materials is based mainly upon purchase of new stories by favorite authors or on comments/reviews by others of you in these online "Book" pages. Re the latter, sometimes I feel correctly steered by you (the "Keepers" filling my shelves), other times mislead---occasionally badly (the "Throwaways"). Rarely, I come across the "Addictive," those I can reread at least monthly (see below starred *** area for a list......and for some of the "near-Addictive" as well). For some reads, I'll want to share comments with you, as follows. Thanks for sticking with me so far.))
Please just let this reader say, Larry Coles, if you are anything at all like the magical Tommy Ford, then---facts aside that you're already taken and I'm way too old---I could fall for you. Further I say: Shame on you for creating this need, this addiction for at least a monthly read of what you've created here. (Aren't there Federal laws against that?). Well now, with all that out of the way, let me pour out to you, my circle of fellow addictees here today, some random impressions concerning just how I fell into this hellish cycle of read and reread. Without giving away plot points, they include:
Discovering this author being the first in memory who's shown me it "takes a village" to make a writer.......for he certainly has that (just read his lengthy Acknowledgments, his Dedication and Memorium).
My firm belief that what makes this work so rereadable, so "returnable to" is that Larry gives us this special creature (Wiccan or not), this Ford, Tommy "who " (notice use of "who" and not "that") lifts and carries our spirits as few other characters in this genre have done. Tommy's the most self-effacing / look forward to be with / gets under your skin, individual one could imagine. He's most often pleasantly upbeat---and sometimes playfully smartass---to wit, the most wannabe-with gay character you're likely to meet. He is, in his very being, magically "addictive." Wanting the best for him makes us all feel better.
My thinking that, from a certain point of view, we've been given a real life Fairy-tale, one starring a Sterling Prince who is perfect in most every way........and a troubled King in need of saving. We all love such stories and learn from their morals. Along this line of thought, for those of you out there looking for something "heavy" (read: lots of tongue and penetrations) then you should know that what author Cole has fittingly given us is "Sex-Lite." It's the lack of sledgehammer emotions that endears the oh-so-likable central character to us, and we come to see that's what makes Tommy Ford who he is: straight arrow, loyal and true, the someone you'd want as your own partner.
My finding that, being a non-"Greek" college graduate, I learned a lot from this book. Somebody obviously did his studying (or lived the life) before starting to write. A peek into such a non-'animal house' environment was both interesting and amusing. I appreciate it, Mr. Writer, and following is a final thought and improvement wish for you.
Larry Cole, you are my favorite male, gay romance writer of all time, and you'd be absolutely perfect........if only you straighten out your use of the pronouns, "who" and "that." I began to cringe over this matter shortly into and then throughout the book. As pronouns, "I" believe it is preferrable to use "who" when relating to humans/people, and "that" when writing of objects and non-humans. You did use "who" on occasion, but rarely (here's an example from Page 177: "With all due respect, Doctor Young, any woman 'who' raises two children and works her way to a doctorate in psychology is not a woman 'that's' going to be a pushover."). You did get it half right, but, in future, please be consistently correct---'who' for people. Thank you, sir.
Many successes to you in the future, Larry. We're all anxiously awaiting that next one.
PS--***Other "Addictive" reads: "Caught Running" (Madeleine Urban and Abigail Roux)(my favorite by female authors) // "Bareback" (Chris Owen). Some "near-Addictives: "Brokeback Mountain" (Annie Proulx) // "The Dreyfus Affair" (Peter Lefcourt) // "The Carnivorous Lamb" (Agustin Gomez-Arcos) // "Afterlife" (Paul Monette) // "Cowboy Up" (short stories edited by Rob Knight)
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