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by: Michael Thomas Ford
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780758204080
ISBN: 0758204086
Label: Kensington
Manufacturer: Kensington
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 336
Publication Date: December 01, 2005
Publisher: Kensington
Sales Rank: 305991
Studio: Kensington
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Mike Monaghan is the bartender at the Engine Room, a meeting place for the small but thriving community of gay men in Cold Falls, New York. As Mike pours beer, wipes glasses and hears everything, he’s also witness to the men who come here looking for what they need—sex, direction, friendship, spiritual fulfillment, and love. People like: Stephen Darby—As an accountant, he knows many secrets. But Stephen has his own secret, one he’s never been able to share with anyone close to him. Being the perfect son costs him dearly, and now it may take from him the one man he longs for.
Pete Thayer—Playing it straight, Pete takes out his frustrations on transmissions and engines during the day, then spends his nights trying to quench his needs through anonymous sex. But once the thrill of the forbidden begins to fade, what will he be left with?
John and Russell—The golden couple in town has the ideal relationship everyone wants. But behind the scenes, their storybook marriage is on the verge of facing some explosive trials that will shake both men completely.
Father Thomas Dunn—More and more the gentle priest is feeling a need to express the secret desires that conflict with his devotion to the church, sending his faith into a tailspin and making him question what he really wants from life.
Simon Bird—He’s a fixture in town, an old queen everyone finds amusing and entertaining. Still mourning the loss of his longtime lover, Simon yearns to find love and a place in a culture that worships youth and beauty.
As Mike hands these men their drinks, he marvels at their determination, strength and foolishness. But most of all, he begins to question his own dissatisfaction, pondering what’s missing from his own life, and what risks he may have to take to find fulfillment. Looking For It is an extraordinarily human tale of community, friendship, and the search for happiness. With unflinching honesty, keen insight, and his trademark humor, Michael Thomas Ford weaves together the unforgettable stories of these seven men, chronicling their dreams, hurts, heartbreaks, joys, and hopes, while taking readers on an emotional journey to find what it is we’re all looking for.
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Rating:  - Could Have Been So Great
Although I read the entire book, I found it more depressing than enjoyable. I enjoy gay and lesbian fiction, but there was so much unnecessary sex in this book that it took away from the actual story line.
The scenes with Pete Thayer, a blatant homophobe who harbors homosexual tendencies, were especially explicit and, in some cases, disgusting, and I felt they did nothing to explain his beliefs and his character.
There are lots of good fiction books out there dealing with ... Read More
Rating:  - Rewarding tale about a group of supportive gay men
Simon is an aging and lonely queen still trying to get over the death of his lifetime partner. Stephen is a young accountant, secretly gay, that is except to two of his clients, John and Russell. John and Russell themselves appear to have the perfect relationship; but appearances can be deceiving. Greg is looking for the right partner, but without success. Mike, barman in a local gay bar where the various characters gather, happily listens to his regulars' woes while ignoring his own; and Thomas, the ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent for a gay novel
When I read gay-themed novels, I usually have low expectations, which is a shame. I have read Michael Thomas Ford's humorous essay books and thoroughly enjoyed them, but was hesitant to pick up one of his novels. I was very pleasantly surprised! In this book he creates a string of characters and manages to connect them all as they come together for a summer in Provincetown, MA, which serves as an excellent back-drop for the story. The characterization is excellent and the humor sprinkled throughout ... Read More
Rating: - Searching
I found that Looking for it has a meaning behind it. I mean is Mike the main character was lost and he found what made him happy and you could say this connects with every day life. I really enjoyed the book and how Ford Created the characters its was great and it deals with situations that homosexuals face. For an the way people react seeing the same sex together and this case i felt that you could connect with each character.
Rating: - Great Story, Terrific Characters, Very Erotic!
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, "Looking For It." I had previously read Mr. Ford's "Last Summer" however, this more recent endeavor was the better of the two books. I loved the story, with its clan of characters. Among my favorites were Mike, the bartender at the Engine Room; Thomas, the Episcopalian priest; and Simon, the older gay gentleman who is the partiarch of this cast. I do hope that Mr. Ford is planning a sequel to this novel that includes the characters I have mentioned above. I finished the ... Read More
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