Frame of Reference
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.94 (892 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1608207749 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 332 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A Main Character You Can Root For Christopher Stone, a new name on the GLBT romance scene, makes a memorable debut with FRAME OF REFERENCE. In this case, the titular frame of reference happens to be American television and the prologue takes us through the main character's life in vignettes showing how the medium shapes his past, present, and future. The book is a good example of how to create an extremely sympathetic character and how to tell a story with simple, unadorned prose that rises above the page to create true imagery where it belongs: in . a very pleasant surprise! Robert J. Van Dusen This book is definitely not in a genre I ordinarily read, so when a friend recommended it to me, I was admittedly a little skeptical. Skepticism, however, soon turned into genuine delight. Using an almost Christopher Isherwood, I-am-a-camera-like precision, Stone expertly evokes the world of a young gay man from a small town who struggles to establish himself as an actor in Hollywood. Written vividly and wryly, the book is by turns touching, exciting, erotic and dark, and is always compelling. The characters were fu. "could be a Series!" according to BettyG. A friend gave me a copy of this utterly charming book to read while on a plane to NYC. I must admit that being a "straight" woman I thought I might cringe, but I found the book to be an engaging page turner of a young man's path from the closeted small town of his youth to a wide open lifestyle and the tests and lessons learned when his boundaries are, for the first time, self determined. As a bonus, there are some great anecdotes about Hollywood and Hollywood history.
But can he remain focused on his big dream, or will Grant be swept away in the anything goes world of gay West Hollywood - including its adult film and male prostitution scenes?. Grant Jackson is a small-town guy, with the world-class, big city dream of becoming a network television star. But how do you make the dream come true when your resources are scant, and your frames of reference are retro motion pictures and the television series? Determined to find out, Grant moves to Hollywood