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A Hole In God's Pocket (2012)

by K.Z. Snow(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 2

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Dreamspinner Press

review 1: A very sweet story about two really nice guys who find understanding and love. Although Greg is a former Catholic Monk and Faron was raised Amish, they find they have a great deal in common when it comes to reconciling their faith in god with the lack of acceptance for their gayness within their church's doctrines. The story emphasis their shared connection through many conversations with the physically aspect of their love left for later.The writing is often original and evocative. Snow made effective use of metaphorical language that is fittingly sweet and awkward since they represent both the voiced and unvoiced thoughts of the character's who struggle to put words to the feelings breaking free from them. I won't spoil the meaning of the title which isn't explained unti... morel the end except to say it is a beautiful sentiment and that's saying something coming from an atheist.
review 2: I liked this both more and less than I thought I would--which is a new and unusual feeling for me.What I liked more than I'd expected to: not once did the story ever come across and preachy or strident or soap-box-y. Another reviewer described it as being "a quiet story" and that's a beautifully apt description. Both Faron and Greg have to come to terms with their relationship with God and with religion, but it's handled in the most gentle and introspective way. Neither ever becomes angry or bitter about his situation, but instead they both strive to reconcile who they are and what they feel to be true with what they've been taught.What I liked less than I'd expected to: neither character felt fully-fleshed-out to me for some reason. And the relationship, even the friendship phase of it, developed so much off-page that I couldn't connect to it.So, I guess, I definitely felt their struggles to come to terms with being Christian and being gay, but I didn't feel how those struggles led to an emotional or romantic connection between them.This was still a beautiful, peaceful, and beautifully-written story, and was very enjoyable to read. less

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