Books by Michael Carson and Complete Book Reviews

Brothers in Arms
Brothers in Arms
Michael Carson, Author Pantheon Books $16.95 (220p) ISBN 978-0-394-57213-0
Although its theme may sound forbiddingly seriousan English adolescent comes to terms with his homosexuality while simultaneously sloughing off the hairshirt of a pious Catholic educationthis is a very funny first novel. Fat and unhappy, besotted...
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Serving Suggestions: Stories
Serving Suggestions: Stories
Michael Carson, Author Victor Gollancz $24.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-575-05436-3
British writer Carson's imaginative versatility is showcased in a collection of 26 unusual stories set in a variety of locales and eras. In ``The Punishment of Luxury,'' a man is executed for driving a car in a futuristic London where environmental...
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Sucking Sherbet Lemons
Sucking Sherbet Lemons
Michael Carson. Cutting Edge (IPG, dist.), $14.95 trade paper (292p) ISBN 978-0-907-63326-6
Demonstrating how Catholicism can be lethal for gay teens, this wonderful and maddening coming-of-age novel follows Martin “Wobbles” Benson’s attempted flight from his “deviant” sexuality into the arms of a lusty and hypocritical Catholic...
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