Need
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Rating | : | 4.76 (706 Votes) |
Asin | : | 1896332102 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 139 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2014-08-24 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A worthwhile investment for the short story enthusiast Need is a primal desire, overwhelming a simple craving. "Need" is a collection of short stories from Robert Thomson exploring the concept of need and how it drives people to do things they say they never would do. Honest and candid, these stories explore the frankness of human nature and are highly entertaining. "Need" is a worthwhile investment for the short story enthusiast.
Thomson delves incisively into the varieties of need we experience - sometimes through emotional fireworks, but more often in the personal, quiet, sometimes funny, and painful details of daily life. Written with immediacy, grace and wit, the 16 stories in this collection can be held up like mirrors to our emotional selves.. Robert Thomson's second collection of short, gay-themed stories marks his growth as an observer with a pen
Mr. --Xtra West . Thomson's energetic writing style and succinct format combine to create wonderful glimpses into the personal peccadilloes of anyone's life, gay or otherwise. --XtraThere is an immediacy to Thomson's writing, a sense that he is capturing the fleeting thoughts which comprise the texture of day-to-day life. Highly recommended. Need is a book that belongs on the nightstand as much as Tylenol or condoms. Thomson's queer credentials are solid--his stories have appeared in the anthologies Queer View Mirror and Brothers of the Night--but it's easy to praise them for reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with what makes his ch