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Title: Kept Boy by Robert Rodi ISBN: 0-525-93926-1 Publisher: Dutton Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.22 (9 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Not Rodi's Best - But Still Decent
Comment: Overall, I have enjoyed Robert Rodi's novels tremendously. I've read them all except for the Birdcage novelization, and I will continue to read his works. My favorite is probably Closet Case, but they're all good. Of all of them, I enjoyed Kept Boy the least. If you've read any of Rodi's other novels, Kept Boy basically delivers the same type of thing. I think what killed Kept Boy for me is the main character. For the story to succeed, the protagonist needs to be likeable, and Rodi never manages to make this happen - at least in my opinion. As a result, I had to read about someone I didn't care for, and I even had to put up with this person receiving a very undeserved happy ending. Anyway, I don't mean to sound as if I flat-out disliked the book. Even the least of Rodi's works is still pretty good, and if you liked the others, you'll probably like this one (though perhaps not as much).
Rating: 4
Summary: good fun beach reading....
Comment: ...but if you're looking for literary merit, find it elsewhere. I enjoyed reading this book immensely. The dialogue is funny and the plot is enjoyable even if it's a tad predictable. The plot twist is a surprise, however, and it's actually what turned me off the most. I think the ending could have used some more creative imagination.
Rating: 4
Summary: More Rodi
Comment: This book in some ways is a fun fast paced read but in others it made me feel a bit sad for the main character.
This book starts off with the main character sitting out by the pool, he is a very attractive early 30 year old man living with his wealthy older boyfriend. The precarious situation of his life is revealed when he mentions to his boyfriend that "we" should redo the pool this year. His boyfriend sarcastically responds, oh WE should, should WE? And then gives some subtle jabs about how the other makes no money. This starts the ball rolling and leads us to the next plot turn of his older boyfriend becoming distant, working late and finally telling him he has to get a job. Start with the panic and the phone calls to friends asking for advice. The fan really gets hit when the pool boy is then hired by the older boyfriend and put into a job way beyond his skills. Can divorce be far behinde??
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Title: What They Did to Princess Paragon by Robert Rodi ISBN: 0452271630 Publisher: Penguin USA (P) Pub. Date: 01 May, 1995 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Fag Hag (Plume Fiction) by Robert Rodi ISBN: 0452269407 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Closet Case: A Novel by Robert Rodi ISBN: 0452272114 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Bitch Goddess: A Novel by Robert Rodi ISBN: 0452283108 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 26 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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Title: Last Summer by Michael Thomas Ford ISBN: 0758204051 Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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