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The Little Book of Neuroses by Michael Thomas Ford


From what I can tell, this is the final collection of essays the Michael Thomas has produced to date. More recently he has been focusing on producing fiction. Ford once again uses his critical and satirical look at life, particularly in relation to gay men and lesbians, in this funny set of articles. Topics range from covering when gay men realize they are gay and what made them that way to quizzes about whether you are this or that.

It is interesting to see how he is changing over the years as his books come out. For example, he still questions whether he would want to get married, but he has adjusted his view of same-sex marriage since an earlier book. It is clear that he thinks the right should be available even if he doesn't think he would ever want to take advantage of the right.

It is also fun getting to see as he settles down into his relationship with Patrick even further. He touches on their first anniversary, how so many people seem surprised at the idea that they are monogamous, and even how they treat their exes is different. (A lot of gay men tend to end up being life-long friends with a lot of their exes).

Some of the essays in this collection are wonderful. As with earlier books I found myself laughing out loud at times. There were a few of the essays that just seemed off. He is well-known for his harsh and honest reactions to various things, and that definitely comes across in this book. I am a bit of a softie so I had a harder time connecting with those essays even though they were well done so it is more a reflection of me than the writing.

I was able to read this in just two sittings so I definitely couldn't put it aside.

posted on Apr 20, 2009 7:50 AM ()

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