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Dewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780981487908 ISBN: 0981487904 Label: PANIC Press Manufacturer: PANIC Press Number Of Pages: 120 Publication Date: April 08, 2008 Publisher: PANIC Press Release Date: April 08, 2008 Studio: PANIC Press Editorial Review: Product Description: College freshman Brian Lucas treads the academic waters well, enjoying Deans List candidacy despite having slept or daydreamed through the majority of his classes, until the beguiling beauty of a curiously out-of-touch mystery man sends him spiraling downward in a maelstrom of cat-and-mouse courtship as he attempts seduction of a lover more manipulative than moral. A first novel. Original. Long-Form Description Nathaniel was not so much a man as he was a muse. From happenstance introduction to romantic intrigue, our relationship blossomed almost as quickly as my infatuation, I was awed by his articulate tongue, inspired by his indefatigable spirit, seduced by his sexual finesse. Yet despite my being completely and wholly enamored, there persisted a nagging fear that something was awry. Occasionally, I could see it in his eyes, hear it in his words, feel it in his embrace--a darkness. There resided within a sickness for which, as I soon came to discover, no cure existed. In retrospect, I should have gotten away when I had the chance, I should have withdrawn, retreated, disengaged. Instead, I cherished, fantasized, and idealized. I was foolish, I allowed him to break me. What I'm about to reveal is as much erotic as it is endearing, as ruinous as it is reassuring, it's the tale of a me I so dearly miss, an account of tender torture, stifled sadism, graceful guile, it's my memory of the boy with black eyes. Related Items:      see moreAverage Rating:
 Rating:  - Gay coming of age fiction written with style and flair"The Boy With Black Eyes" is tremendously well-written, with a style and flair not often seen in gay coming of age fiction. The almost constant choice of rarely used words combined with an orgy or alliteration make for a fascinating read. This is not so much a novel but a novella. And the suspense based on the title builds to the very last chapter. Just a warning: The descriptions I read of the novel beforehand made the ultimate subject of the book sound literally lethal, and it's not. But it is most heinous and sad. This is a great novella about lust and obsession, and what it can do to change a person in dangerous ways. Rating:  - I Want My Money Back/Don't Waste Your MoneyI have nothing against Bryan Lucas...don't know the guy, but cummon! This book is just plain awful and if the rating schedule had allowed me to give it negative-five-stars, I would have quickly and gladly done so. While I admire the author's attempt to tell a tale, the book is melodramatic, at best-much too "Turn your composition in by Tuesday, or get an F." If that isn't bad enough Chapter 14 and 15 are actually one chapter-add insult to injury and the break in chapters is in the middle of a sentence! Isn't that what Editors are for? In reading this book, it is clear there was NO Editor. This book remindeds me of the first gay themed movies, where the film would end and you thought the film makers ran out of money and just stopped shooting-you felt robbed of your interest in a story that had no real ending and most importantly robbed of your time. To be just plain blunt, save your money and your time and skip over this book-it's none of the good things people write about it, which leads me to wonder how they are connected to the Author. More disturbingly, in looking at the book, the story and the contents over all, it lends concern to either people who publish their books themselves and manage to get a bunch of "great reviews" so they can sell their drivel, or writers who know all the right people to sleep with to get their "term papers" published. Either is unacceptable and should be punishable by imprisonment. It's likened to just right out stealing my money. I would have rather given the money to a stranger on the street than to waste it on something I can't even burn in the fireplace. Probably worse of all, the story gives gay youth a bad name. The character, which without question was the Author at that same age is young and horny and thinks sex is love-I don't recall making that mistake in my youth. Then suddenly in the story-BOOM-out of nowhere, your drawn into this deep poetic style of ramble that leads you to believe the boy was raped-puhlease! Add to it the repeated nastiness about the only girl in the book being fat and the story is just offensive. Mr. Lucas couldn't have made it any clearer that he HATES fat people-gee, what a lovely picture to paint of gay youth! I mean cummon...if he was merely wanting to describe that the girl was fat, he could have simply said so, but he's gone on and on and on with some rather interesting descriptive words to convey his repulsion of the girls weight. But then again, Mr. Lucas rambles on endlessly about so much in this book, it all just kinda becomes a blur. May I suggest you all do some real reading-Anything by Michael Thomas Ford has been delightful and well written and Andre Aciman's "Call Me By Your Name" is one of the most touching books I've read in a very long time. Those who gave this book 5-Stars HAD to be paid by the publisher or Amazon to give a good review to boost sales or know the Author personally. If not, then you dudes need to either get out more or read more. I can't understand how you thought "Black Eyes" was entertaining, much less a good book. Rating:  - Nice try... but not reallyAs one of the other posters has already mentioned, I bought the book as a hopeful alleviation to the boredom of a plane ride. I expected sheer genius from the onslaught of recommendations and reviews plastered all over the website, but instead I found a weakly constructed piece. While I'm sure it took Lucas a good deal of effort to bring up horrid memories of the past, it is something we all have and I see no reason that this story should stand above any other romantic disaster. Overall, there were a few minor interesting pages, the whole of it seemed like it was roughly glued together and stretched in a number of places to reach its rather short 116 pages which as already mentioned was achieved through some creative organization of fonts and chapter titles. Rating:  - A no hold barred tale of romance and painThe one - their presence can do so much more for someone than that of a lover. "The Boy with Black Eyes" is a story of Brian, a gay college freshman who begins a relationship with a twenty-something young man known as Nathaniel. The result is an emotional hurricane that leaves Brian confused and conflicted. A no hold barred tale of romance and pain, "The Boy with Black Eyes" is a top pick for gay fiction enthusiasts and for community library collections catering to gay literature. Rating: - Thought it was a practical jokeI was pleased to order a book online for an upcoming flight. One great misfortune is that it was the only book I had from Portland to Frankfurt. 'The Boy..' failed to interest me, but through impetus and lack of alternate literature, I was finished the book. The storyline has plot holes large enough to drive Mac trucks through, and the language is reminiscent of a play written by a high schooler during study hall. At first I was confused by the four-star ratings of the story, but confirmed by the if-you-bought-this you-might-like suggestion of 'Daddy's Little Boy'. Yeah... I had great hopes, however, for a young author that was interested in writing, but a quick search of the author's name found a profile acclaiming the story as a 'bestseller'. I'm afraid no amount of falsity or faux-hawks can force sales of a novel. However - the young author has gone far beyond what many of us have done, and spent his no-doubt hard earned money to get a foot in a difficult door to open - I wish him the very best of luck. |
