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Title: The Wild Man by Patricia Nell Warren ISBN: 1-889135-05-4 Publisher: Wildcat Press Pub. Date: April, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.81 (16 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Legend Returns
Comment: Patricia Nell Warren wrote the definitive gay novel obver 20 years ago with her landmark novel THE FRONT RUNNER. With The Wild Man, Warren again gets into the heads of gay men ever with a tale of love, desire, and the longing we all share to find the love of our life and make it work.
The title stems from the love interest, the story is told form the point of view of the central character, a bull fighter in Spain in the 1960s.
What makes this story so special is that Warren started it in the 1960s when she lived in Spain. It is only now that she felt she was ready to fully tell the story.
It reads like a piece of finely researched biography, travelling through almost four decades of growth, pain, love and harmony!
This is a must read for any one who loves gay fiction!
Rating: 5
Summary: Legendary Author' Best Novel
Comment: Patricia Nell Warren is a legendary icon in gay literature. Her landmark novel "The Front Runner" has captivated over 10 million readers in two generation since its publication in 1974. It has been published in ten languages.
Warren's newest novel, "The Wild Man" is argueably her greatest novel. The saga is set in fascist Spain in the late 1960s during the reign of Franco. The book is captivating. Once your read the first twelve pages you are hooked. The story revolves around a gay bullfighter, Antonio Escuedero, poised on the verge of retirement. A chance encounter with a peasant, Juan Diano Rodriguez, who has a unique ability to raise animals, leads to an unthinkable love story in an oppressive environment. The story is deepend through the relationship of Antonio and his twin sister, Jose, who is a lesbian with a hidden love life of her own.
Warren has often come under for writing about men. "The Wild Man" is proof that she writes drmaticly about women as she does about men. Once again, however, she is able to get into the emotions and psyche of gay men in a way that is unique in glbt literature.
Though set in Fascist Spain, Warren points out in the Notes and Acknowledgement section that follows the novel, that the increasing power of the religious right spells needed concern. Liberties fought for valiently can be easily lost if not carefully guarded.
"The Wild Man" is an excellent book. It is a quick read, a glimpse into a distant time and culture and a great deal of fun....
Rating: 5
Summary: It's a Romance Novel, and a Damn Good One, Too!
Comment: amazon.com's editorial reviewer complains that The Wild Man too often reads like a romance novel. DUH! It IS a romance novel, among other things . . . the best romance novel I've ever read.
I can't say enough good things about this book. I'm about halfway through, and I love it, love it, LOVE IT . . . the mix of romance, religion, history, environmentalism, feminism, the bullfighting metaphors, and especially the underlying message that lesbians and gay men need one another to survive in a hostile world. The difficult love scenes between Juan and Don Antonio ring so true! I never dreamed women understood about gay men who refuse to kiss and who won't accept the sexually passive role because it isn't "manly," but Ms. Warren understands, and she dares to write about it here. And she is courageous in addressing physical abuse in gay relationships (i. e. the characters of Josefina and Sera). I picked up this book after reading James M. Cain's extremely homophobic novel "Serendade," which is set in Mexico. This book is the anecdote to that one . . . it's like a breath of fresh air.
I'm reading it now as a library lend, but I plan to buy The Wild Man as soon as I can afford to do it. It fairly cries out to be made into a movie! I can practically hear the flamenco guitars on the soundtrack.
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Title: Harlan's Race by Patricia Nell Warren ISBN: 0964109956 Publisher: Wildcat Press Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Billy's Boy by Patricia Nell Warren ISBN: 096410993X Publisher: Wildcat Press Pub. Date: November, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Fancy Dancer by Patricia Nell Warren ISBN: 0964109972 Publisher: Wildcat Press Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Front Runner by Patricia Nell Warren ISBN: 0964109964 Publisher: Wildcat Press Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Beauty Queen by Patricia Nell Warren ISBN: 0964109980 Publisher: Wildcat Press Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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