John C. Houser
Autor(a) de The Door Behind Us
About the Author
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Séries
Obras de John C. Houser
Fly Up into the Night Air (Canny Tales) 1 exemplar(es)
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome padrão
- Houser, John C.
- Outros nomes
- Houser, John
- Data de nascimento
- 1962
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Saginaw, Michigan, USA
- Locais de residência
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Pequena biografia
- John C. Houser’s father, step-mother, and mother were all psychotherapists. When old enough, he escaped to Grinnell College, which was exactly halfway between his mother’s and father’s homes—and half a continent away from each. After graduation, he taught English for a year in Greece, attended graduate school, and eventually began a career of creating computer systems for libraries. Now he works in a strange old building that boasts a historic collection of mantelpieces–but no fireplaces.
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Resenhas
Billy Goat Stats (DIY Family) de John C. Houser
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How does an exceptionally bright but socially inept man find romance? Very, very carefully, according to John C. Houser.
Ruben loves numbers because they're safe and reliable, unlike people, except for his boss Terry, who aren't. Terry, whose business relies on Ruben, enjoys being with his totally obtuse employee. Between them, life is good--until Ruben decides what he needs in his life is a wife.
But in order to get a wife, Ruben realizes he needs to get a date and asks Terry for help. Terry, however, isn't quite as enthusiastic as Ruben about this whole dating thing. In fact, Terry refuses to help, so Ruben calls on his sister Yaffa and his therapist for advice.
As anyone can imagine, chaos ensues. Ruben tries, but since he has no clue what he's looking for nor can he read the hints and signs Terry leaves that he wants a relationship with Ruben, Ruben manages to drive Terry, his sister, and the patient analyst to the brink.
The author almost manages to create a French farce out of Ruben's search for a mate, including pratfalls and insanely incompetent moments on Ruben's part. Some antics are worthy of belly laughs while some are real groaners. But nevertheless, readers will sympathize with brilliant but hapless Ruben, and the drubbing he takes from those near and occasionally dear to him.
Read the rest of my review at The Romance Reviews: http://glbt.theromancereviews.com/viewbooksreview.php?bookid=13143… (mais)
Ruben loves numbers because they're safe and reliable, unlike people, except for his boss Terry, who aren't. Terry, whose business relies on Ruben, enjoys being with his totally obtuse employee. Between them, life is good--until Ruben decides what he needs in his life is a wife.
But in order to get a wife, Ruben realizes he needs to get a date and asks Terry for help. Terry, however, isn't quite as enthusiastic as Ruben about this whole dating thing. In fact, Terry refuses to help, so Ruben calls on his sister Yaffa and his therapist for advice.
As anyone can imagine, chaos ensues. Ruben tries, but since he has no clue what he's looking for nor can he read the hints and signs Terry leaves that he wants a relationship with Ruben, Ruben manages to drive Terry, his sister, and the patient analyst to the brink.
The author almost manages to create a French farce out of Ruben's search for a mate, including pratfalls and insanely incompetent moments on Ruben's part. Some antics are worthy of belly laughs while some are real groaners. But nevertheless, readers will sympathize with brilliant but hapless Ruben, and the drubbing he takes from those near and occasionally dear to him.
Read the rest of my review at The Romance Reviews: http://glbt.theromancereviews.com/viewbooksreview.php?bookid=13143… (mais)
Rarely are gay romances about men in middle age, so this interesting, well-written gem, despite its themes of bullying, gay bashing and suicide, shines.
When musical prodigy Jonah Winfield is bullied by two jocks outside Avakian music store, its owner Davoud hauls Jonah inside. There, Davoud learns that Jonah is a musical genius when Jonah sits down at the piano and plays a classical piece after only hearing it once on the radio.
Davoud is incensed about Jonah being bullied and talks to Jonah's high school music teacher, Paul Gaston, who passes on the message to the school principal. But since Jonah won't name his assailants and Davoud doesn't know the boys, there's nothing anyone can do until they either catch the boys in the act or Jonah reveals their names.
Like all high school kids, Jonah knows that stopping his assailants isn't possible through suspension or expulsion. So when he finds "faggot" written on his sax case, he decides to come out not only to the kids at school, including his friend Billy, but also to his parents, who take the news well.
But the bullying doesn't stop, and it takes Davoud and Paul, both gay men who in midlife aren't in relationships and have lost hope of ever finding love, Davoud's extended family of musicians, and Jonah's parents to protect the boy.
John C. Houser uses a gentle hand in telling the story, making Davoud and Paul the kind of men to get involved in the problems of a troubled teen even though neither knows the boy or each other well.
Read the rest of my review at The Romance Reviews: http://glbt.theromancereviews.com/viewbooksreview.php?bookid=12849… (mais)
When musical prodigy Jonah Winfield is bullied by two jocks outside Avakian music store, its owner Davoud hauls Jonah inside. There, Davoud learns that Jonah is a musical genius when Jonah sits down at the piano and plays a classical piece after only hearing it once on the radio.
Davoud is incensed about Jonah being bullied and talks to Jonah's high school music teacher, Paul Gaston, who passes on the message to the school principal. But since Jonah won't name his assailants and Davoud doesn't know the boys, there's nothing anyone can do until they either catch the boys in the act or Jonah reveals their names.
Like all high school kids, Jonah knows that stopping his assailants isn't possible through suspension or expulsion. So when he finds "faggot" written on his sax case, he decides to come out not only to the kids at school, including his friend Billy, but also to his parents, who take the news well.
But the bullying doesn't stop, and it takes Davoud and Paul, both gay men who in midlife aren't in relationships and have lost hope of ever finding love, Davoud's extended family of musicians, and Jonah's parents to protect the boy.
John C. Houser uses a gentle hand in telling the story, making Davoud and Paul the kind of men to get involved in the problems of a troubled teen even though neither knows the boy or each other well.
Read the rest of my review at The Romance Reviews: http://glbt.theromancereviews.com/viewbooksreview.php?bookid=12849… (mais)
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 6
- Membros
- 28
- Popularidade
- #471,397
- Avaliação
- 4.1
- Resenhas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 8