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The Marrying Kind (2012)

by Ken O'Neill(Favorite Author)

4.01 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1602826706 (ISBN13: 9781602826700)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Bold Strokes Books

review 1: The Smart Bitches recommended this book, and Sarah and I have similar taste, so when it came on bargain sale for Kindle, I bought it. This is not your standard romance. And in fact I'm not sure it's a romance at all, for all that there's a lot of love and romance in it, and it's described as a screwball romantic comedy. What it is, is an exploration of the matter of same-sex marriage in the state of New York (where it's now legal, but it wasn't at the time of publication). Adam More is a highly successful wedding planner, and his partner Steven Worth is a journalist who writes for a gay newspaper. (Yes, the main characters are Adam and Steve - it's deliberate.) The characters are fantastic, from the lead couple to their siblings, Peter and Amanda, who are also a couple, to... more both mothers, to co-workers. All the characters are real, rounded people. Even the characters who are referred to, but not present, during the story. The book is told first-person from Steven's point of view, and is both hilariously funny and tear-inducingly touching. The story makes a point, but never belabors it, or sacrifices the story to make it. Highly recommended. I will re-read this one, I'm sure.
review 2: A large part of my enjoyment of this book came from the descriptions of life in Manhattan, which I am not sure will appeal as much to a non-New Yorker. But even aside from that, this is a really good book, about two regular guys in a committed relationship and their adventures while campaigning for gay marriage (by boycotting weddings), while all around them their families are getting married. Kinda like a gay version of chick-lit - gay-lit, maybe? A lovely, light read, with off-page sex but lots of cuddling. :) less

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