tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post6163959604708596752..comments2024-03-22T19:13:05.266-04:00Comments on The Dusty Bookcase: The Jacket, the Dressing Gown and the ClosetBrian Busbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-51067418557144243742011-04-16T12:44:35.095-04:002011-04-16T12:44:35.095-04:00I admit I was a bit taken aback by the depiction o...I admit I was a bit taken aback by the depiction of gays in <i>Dark Passions Subdue</i> - but then no one, save a few <i>very</i> minor characters, comes off well. To be honest, I was expecting something much more positive. <a href="http://brianbusby.blogspot.com/2011/01/of-sex-and-drugs-and-montreal.html" rel="nofollow"><i>Hot Freeze</i></a>, the only other Sanderson title I've read, features a bisexual teenager who comes off as fairly worldly, intelligent and confident. True, he ends up being murdered, but he's just one of many.<br /><br />I wasn't aware of the Im-Hoffs, though I had noticed Hoffman's fascination with eyeballs. Disturbing.<br /><br />Many thanks for the add.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-10990869944648815982011-04-16T12:41:15.333-04:002011-04-16T12:41:15.333-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Brian Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04120341319506205062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6747768554703669866.post-63305357862956292382011-04-15T14:13:04.086-04:002011-04-15T14:13:04.086-04:00"...the irrevocable truth of his lack of norm..."...the irrevocable truth of his lack of normal maleness" Ugh. Sadly many people still think this way.<br /><br />Discovered your blog fairly recently when you popped at as Follower #13. Lucky #13 for me. Thanks. I'm adding this to my blog roll.<br /><br />I keep wanting to write a piece on how gay men were treated in the Golden Age thrillers. Not very well, as you can probably guess. This may prod me to crank it out.<br /><br />As for H. Lawrence Hoffman, when he was collaborating with Sol Immerman for Popular Library and the two of them signed their work as Im-Hoff he did far more interesting often surreal work. Though they tended to be fascinated with eyeballs. <a href="http://bookscans.com/Publishers/pop/images/pop0093.jpg" rel="nofollow">Like this one.</a> And <a href="http://bookscans.com/Publishers/pop/images/pop0061.jpg" rel="nofollow">this one.</a>J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.com