Out of Bounds
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.94 (885 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1413405924 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 212 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This book is terrible C. Keith I like a romance as well as anyone. I not only don't require books be brilliantly written to enjoy them, I don't LIKE literary fiction, or books where the writing is more important than the story. But this book is so badly written that it distracts from the story. If you want a book about gay men in professional sports, read "The Dreyfuss Affair." This particular book is really dreadful, and doesn't even have any good sex scenes to recommend it.. Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are Jak Klinikowski Matt Walker is a seldom used shooting guard for the New York Knicks, however, as the novel begins, that is about to change. Anthony Michaels, the hotshot, signed out of high school. hoops star, is not playing up to his potential, and Matt is getting more and more court time, proving to the coach that he should be the starter. At the same time his star is beginning to rise, Matt attends a fund raiser for his old private high school, where he makes sure to run into Reese Gibbons, the socially outcast editor of their c. Not your uncle's gay novel Out of Bounds grabbed me from the very beginning and didn't let go. With its rapid pacing and clear writing, it was a perfect story to read for the upcoming basketball season. The characters were vividly brought to life, and I heard their own voices sooner than many other books I've read.But if' you're looking for a Kensington-esque gay novel, this isn't your book. There are no rich boys pining away over the new hot, brilliant boy next door. There are no over-the-top story lines where everyone ends up laughing at a
After a heated love affair, Matt and Reese's relationship turns as the pressures of being a closeted professional athlete take their toll on both men. Out of Bounds is a story of understanding courage in the face of losing everything and meeting the challenge to rise above it. Through Matt, we learn truths aren't as simple as black and white and homophobia within the boundaries of sports is very real. Ultimately Reese's agenda of outing gay celebrities comes in direct conflict with keeping Matt's secret. What would it be like if one of the New York Knicks was gay? What would a gay professional athlete go through to keep his secret and remain safely in the closet NBA Star Matt Walker faces these questions and more when he returns to his high school's centennial celebration and finds Reese Gibbons, a former social misfit who now writes for a leading New York publication. With wit and charm, the story tells the road into the light isn't a smooth one for closeted gay professional athletes, but that the path is there for those who want to step out of bounds.