Alvin Orloff
Autor von Disasterama!: Adventures in the Queer Underground 1977 to 1997
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- Geburtstag
- 1961
- Nationalität
- USA
- Land (für Karte)
- USA
- Wohnorte
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Berufe
- writer
proprietor, Fabulosa Books
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Vulgarian Rhapsody von Alvin Orloff
Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben.I was excited about this, but in the end, it didn’t quite hit its mark for me. Plenty of humor, but the character vignettes weren’t quite deep enough to carry the thin plot. This was still enjoyable though – especially as a short read.
Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben.Vulgarian Rhapsody offers a slice-of-life look at roommates Harris, a fortyish gay man who's never figured out what to do with his life beyond being (as the book says) a "Party Person", and Maxine, a fiftyish trans woman who still considers herself an "aspiring" singer and actress. It's also a window into the queer community of San Francisco in the late '90s, recently ravaged by AIDS and about to be further trampled by tech industry-driven gentrification.
The book is zippy and funny, with a touch of Austen pastiche to the narrative voice. It's firmly in the school of comedy where the point is to watch terrible and somewhat pathetic people be hoist by their own petards, but it's not without a certain wistful affection for its now-vanished milieu. It has no plot to speak of, and its sense of humor won't be for everybody, but it's an enjoyable afternoon's worth of reading for anyone who does enjoy watching self-absorbed people self-sabotage, especially if you also have an interest in recent LGBTQ history.… (mehr)
The book is zippy and funny, with a touch of Austen pastiche to the narrative voice. It's firmly in the school of comedy where the point is to watch terrible and somewhat pathetic people be hoist by their own petards, but it's not without a certain wistful affection for its now-vanished milieu. It has no plot to speak of, and its sense of humor won't be for everybody, but it's an enjoyable afternoon's worth of reading for anyone who does enjoy watching self-absorbed people self-sabotage, especially if you also have an interest in recent LGBTQ history.… (mehr)
Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben.This was really a treat! Effervescent, witty, and very evocative of time and place, "Vulgarian Rhapsody" follows a loose network of queer bohemians in late 90s San Francisco. Orloff's voice is supremely confident as he expertly evokes the foibles and flaws of his characters, whose misanthropy and hang-ups ensure that the reader laughs at the absurdities of their misfortunes without losing a sense of affection and sympathy. I would have happily spent twice as long with this breezy novel.
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wevans | 9 weitere Rezensionen | Nov 16, 2023 |
wevans | 9 weitere Rezensionen | Nov 16, 2023 | Diese Rezension wurde für LibraryThing Early Reviewers geschrieben.Couldn't finish. The story seems to lack a cohesive structure and there are too many characters. Love the topic and the potential, but it just doesn't land.
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