Latter Days: A Novel by C. Jay Cox, T. Fabris
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Book Reviews of Latter Days: A Novel
Book Review: Nice and entertaining with useful insights to Gay Mormons
Summary: 4 Stars
Several friends recommended the movie, but I could not find a copy. But I did find the book, and read it. It is a rather slender gay love story, endearing on its own terms, and pleasantly written. It definitely shows its roots as a movie script.
I at first thought the love story implausible, especially the fate of Aaron in dealing with his feelings about his church, until I did some research on the internet, and discovered the Mormon Affirmation web site and Mormon PFLAG. Aaron is lucky to have escaped a worse fate, and to have lived the happy ending in the book.
I have family who are Mormon, and as such am interested in the LDS Church and its teachings, not for myself, but to understand better. This book indeed filled in another piece of the puzzle. I would have hoped, however, that the Mormon background to the story might have been written about with more depth and research.
Book Review: As you get older, you realize that most cliches are true...
Summary: 4 Stars
...so says Anderson Cooper in his latest article in "Details" magazine. I think he's right.
"Latter Days" was fun and moving. No, it wasn't "A Tale of Two Cities", but who needs soggy literature? Our economy sucks, our soldiers are dying, and I, for one, enjoy some decent but lighter entertainment. "Latter Days" isn't fluff, but it's not going to send you off to cut your wrists, either. We need more books like this (and yes, this adaptation is WAY better than the film). We need hope and humanity in the face of the radical religious right. "Latter Days" gives us that.
So, Janeh, get a life. Stop the hard-fisted book reviews and dust off that unpublished manuscript you're obviously holding against other published authors who are enjoying the success you wish you had. I hate sour grapes. Lighten up, and let the rest of us enjoy "Latter Days".
Book Review: Good...at least better than the movie
Summary: 3 Stars
Let me start by saying that I really feel there is a good story here somewhere just dieing to be told. Unfortunately, I don't think this book quite hits the mark. I remember seeing the movie and being sorely disappointed in its execution. I was hoping this story would get a better treatment through the book and was only somewhat disappointed. Having grown up with a strong Mormon influence and having had several Mormon friends, I will say that the missionary characters seemed believable, Aaron in particular. Christian, the other lead character, was equally as well developed and credible. The details of the plot just seem to get a little lost as they are thrown together in the end. I found myself really wanting to feel more of the emotion in the end but just couldn't fully buy into it. The dialogue is quite humorous at times albeit short lived. The romance between the characters feels real and--well--I too love a happy ending.Book Review: Never saw the film
Summary: 3 Stars
I haven't seen the film but I do get the idea it would be better than the book. The POV shifts are distracting and the side-characters' slight developement added nothing to the plot. I wanted to read about Christian and Aaron, not Traci, Ryder and Keith. The overall story was nice and sweet but the ending seemed rushed and didn't ring very real to me. It looks from the reviews that the movie would be the better choice in this case.Book Review: OK, but ...
Summary: 2 Stars
It's not bad, but it certainly doesn't merit the enthusiasm shown by some reviewers. It's basically a conventional romance plot, with characters whose motivations are completely unbelievable (it's never explained why either of these guys has the slightest interest in the other except that "they just fell in love" and are drippingly hottalicious). If this were a heterosexual romance it would be completely unremarkable and hardly anyone would pay attention to it. I fail to understand how changing one character's sex makes anything special out of what would otherwise be a tired potboiler. People should demand something more interesting, and more inventive, from fiction.