Just finished Fruit by Brian Francis and thought it was pretty good. Very much a quirky coming of age story with such wonderful, real life, humor. Found myself constantly laughing out loud and thinking, "oh how I remember going through that too!".

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Here are some additions to my list:

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire Saenz - what a great book this is!!!

The Cranberry Hush - Ben Monopoli 2011

The Painting of Porcupine City - Ben Monopoli 2011 - another great book by a new author

Homo Action Love Story! A tall tale by Ben Monopoli


And a few more, especially if you like coming-of-age stories:

Collide - J. R. Lenk (2012)
2 books by Jack Robinson
Fearless - Chris O'Guinn (2013)
Openly Straight - Bill Konigsberg (2013) - a very interesting book
Alexander's Choice - Edmund Marlowe (purchase at Amazon.com)
P’tit Cadeau - Anel Viz (2011)
I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth The Trip - John Donovan (1969)
Sandel by Angus Stewart
Clicking Beat on the Brink of Nada by Keith Hale
Atom Heart John Beloved by Luke Hartwell (2012)
For a Lost Soldier - Rudi van Dantzig (1987)
The City and the Pillar - Gore Vidal (1948)
Dream Boy - Jim Grimsey (1996)
The World of Normal Boys - K.M. Soehnlein (2000)
Every Time I Think of You - Jim Provenzano (2011)
Annabel - Kathleen Winter (2010) - an intersex story
What They Always Tell Us - Martin Wilson (2008)
Something Like Summer - Jay Bell
Something Like Winter - Jay Bell
Something Like Autumn - Jay Bell
The Catch Trap ( Marion Zimmer Bradley, 1980)
The Vast Fields of Ordinary - Nick Burd (2009)
The Boys on the Rock ( John Fox, 1984)

Watch me (break you) by avril ashton
So goood...

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Thought to add my blurb, if a bit late xD
I do like well written plots and the genres: fantasy, historical (well researched), post-apocalyptic, sci-fi, mysteries, thrillers, psychologically challenging stuff, some paranormal, sometimes simple easy-read romances-without falling into something that assimilates a porn movie transferred to a book. I'd rather watch one...

The Company of Shadows by Santino (Sonny) & Ais (Dystopian/Postapocalyptic > Slash / RP)
After Midnight - Santino Hassel (from the IcOS universe)
The Administration series by Manna Francis (Dystopian > BDSM themed)
Secrets Hidden in Silence by Auster Rayne (Sociological > Contemporary)
Rum & Ginger by Eon de Beaumont (Contemporary Romance)
Better than Another Man by H K Carlton (Best Friends to Lovers... or not)
The Knife of Narcissus by Caroline Chand (Historical > Romans)
Scarlet and the White Wolf series by Kirby Crow (Fantasy)
Wolf's Own series by Carole Cummings (Fantasy > Assassin)
Dreams of Fire and God series by James Erich (High Fantasy)
Avondale series by Etienne (Mystery)
Maurice by E.M. Forster (Classic)
Brute by Kim Fielding (Fantasy > Sweet)
Billy's Bones by Jamie Fessenden (Romantic Suspense)
Temptation of the Incubus by S.A. Garcia (Paranormal > Romantic Erotica)
The Rifter series by Ginn Hale (High Fantasy > Assassin)
Lover's Knot by Donald L. Hardy (Historical > Fantasy)
Whyborne Mysteries by Jordan L. Hawk (Historical Alternate World > Suspense)
The books of the Wode (Greenwode and Shirewode) by J. Tullos Hennig (Tales Early Mid-Age > Robyn Hode)
A single Man by Christopher Isherwood (Classic)
My Roommate's a Jock? Well Crap! by Kelly Wade (Humorous > New Adult)
Into this River I Drown by TJ Klune (Contemporary > Psychological/Sociological)
Adrien English Mysteries & The Ghost Wore Yellow Socks by Josh Lanyon (Suspense)
Roads series by Leigh Garrett (Substance Abuse > Contemporary)
Steamcraft and Sorcery series by August(a) Li & Eon de Beaumont (Fantasy)
A Thread of Deepest Black by Finn Marlowe (Shapeshifters)
The Voice series by Sarah Masters (Romantic Suspense/Mystery > Paranormal)
The Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann (Historical Thriller)
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Historical > Greek Myth)
Halfbaked Promises & Midnight Muffins by Erika Pike (Contemporary Light Read > Humorous)
Krabat by Otfried Preussler... ah wait, that is not MM but right after *Winter is coming...* a must-read =)
After Ben by Con Riley (Contemporary > Hurt/Comfort)
Stained Glass by Jaime Samms (Contemporary > Substance Abuse)
Vampires series by Michael Schiefelbein (Paranormal > Religion/Vampires)
Aleksandr Voinov is a look worth
He speaks Death by Adrienne Wilder (Paranormal Suspense)

The Eskimo Slugger by Brad Boney - it's a spellbinding novel like for real!

Agree with Truth in the Dark, it's beautiful!

A recent read for me was Superhero by Eli Easton, is a really sweet story, and it surprised me because i don't read stories with teens in high school and all that, so i had my doubts, but is very nice written. So if you are looking for a light, sweet romance, well, there you go.

Another recent read was Rattlesnake, from Kim Fielding. God I love the way she writes!!! Her characters are mature and they have depth, you get to know them and understand their actions because of that.
Other books from this author i recommend are Night Shift, Guarded, and The tin box another fave.

And a must read to me is Isabelle Rowan's A note in the margin. Very original plot, really sensible, with a comforting HEA.

Might I recommend these books:

Mysterious Skin - Scott Heim (my all time favorite)
A Little Life - Hanya Yanagihara
Hotel De Dream - Edmund White
A Boy's Own Story - Edmund White
The Beautiful Room is Empty - Edmund White
Like People in History - Felice Picano
A Perfect Waiter - Alain Claude Sulzer
Bitter Eden - Tatamkhulu Afrika
Death in Venice - Thomas Mann (a classic)

Just sharing my list from Goodreads, of those books that impressed me, delighted me... Hope this list helps.

Sweet Like Sugar by Hoffman, Wayne

My Awesome/Awful Popularity Plan by Rudetsky, Seth

The Brothers Bishop by Yates, Bart

Rainbow Boys (Rainbow Trilogy, #1) by Sanchez, Alex

The Order of the Poison Oak(Russel Middlebrook, #2) by Hartinger, Brent

Slant: A Novel by Wang, Timothy

My Brother and His Brother by Lindquist, Håkan

Hot Lava by Rosen, Rob

Remembrance of Things I Forgot by Smith, Bob

Captive Prince: Volume One (Captive Prince, #1) by Pacat, C.S.

Hoppa and Other Stories by Weber, Marten

Someday Never Comes by Kayem, M.K.

I Fell in Love with a Zombie by Kennedy, Sean

How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship & Musical Theater(Edward Zanni, #1) by Acito, Marc

Cast Not the Day by Waters, Paul

Discreet Young Gentleman by Pearson, M.J.

Cast Not the Day by Waters, Paul

Buddies by Mordden, Ethan

Other People's Weddings(Petit Morts, #4) by Lanyon, Josh

(In)visible by Sunday, Anyta

Almost Like Being in Love by Kluger, Steve

Rounding Third by Meyer, Walter G.

Object of Desire by Mann, William J.

Divas Las Vegas by Rosen, Rob

Tigers and Devils (Tigers and Devils #1) by Kennedy, Sean

Drama Queers! by Polito, Frank Anthony

Gulliver Takes Manhattan by Zirilli, Justin Luke

The Front Runner (Harlan's Story, #1) by Warren, Patricia Nell

David Inside Out by Bantle, Lee

Fairy Tales: Traditional Stories Retold for Gay Men by Cashorali, Peter

The Sticks by Smith, J.F.

Southern Fried by Rosen, Rob

Everything I Know by Lanyon, Josh

The Hell You Say (Adrien English Mystery, #3) by Lanyon, Josh

The Boy From Brighton by Knight, Geoffrey

Glamourpuss by McLaughlin, Christian

An Arrow's Flight by Merlis, Mark

Prayers for Bobby: A Mother's Coming to Terms with the Suicide of Her Gay Son by Aarons, Leroy

The Price of Temptation by Pearson, M.J.

Sex Toys of the Gods by McLaughlin, Christian

Vintage: A Ghost Story by Berman, Steve

The Boys and the Bees by Babcock, Joe

Vampire Vow (Vampires, #1) by Schiefelbein, Michael

Turning 17 (Turning 16, #2) by Wolford, Perie

Out of the Pocket by Konigsberg, Bill

Fatal Shadows (Adrien English Mystery, #1) by Lanyon, Josh

Stranger on the Shore by Lanyon, Josh

The Republic of Vengeance by Waters, Paul

Blackbird by Duplechan, Larry

Turning 16 (Turning 16, #1) by Wolford, Perie

Drawing Blood by Brite, Poppy Z.

What They Always Tell Us by Wilson, Martin by
Gulliver Takes Five by Zirilli, Justin Luke

Two Boys in Love: Stories of Romance and Desire by Schimel, Lawrence

Suicide Watch by York, Kelley

A Strong and Sudden Thaw by Day, R.W.

Captive Prince: Volume Two (Captive Prince, #2) by Pacat, C.S.

Geography Club (Russel Middlebrook, #1) by Hartinger, Brent

Dream Boy by Grimsley, Jim

The Magpie Lord (A Charm of Magpies, #1) by Charles, K.J.

One Man Guy by Barakiva, Michael

Broadway Nights: A Romp of Life, Love, and Musical Theatre by Rudetsky, Seth

Bilal's Bread: A Novel by X, Sulayman

Fearless by O'Guinn, Chris

Boy Meets Boy by Levithan, David

One Night in Bangkok: The Short Stories by X, Sulayman

Hushed by York, Kelley

Southern Fried by Rosen, Rob

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The Bitterweed Path by Thomas Hal Phillips

First published 1949, recently republished. This lost book is an interesting exercise in reading between the lines.

Better Angel by Richard Meeker

"Published in 1933, Better Angel provided one of the few positive images of gay life and became an instant underground classic. Today, it remains a touching story of a young man's discovery of his sexuality in the 1920s and 1930s and is considered to be one of the most important gay books ever written."

Lost Gay Novels - Anthony Slide (2003)
Lost Gay Novels: A Reference Guide to Fifty Works from the First Half of the Twentieth Century

"In Lost Gay Novels, respected pop culture historian Anthony Slide resurrects fifty early twentieth-century American novels with gay themes or characters and discusses them in carefully researched, engaging prose. Each entry offers you a detailed discussion of plot and characters, a summary of contemporary critical reception, and biographical information on the often-obscure writer."

The 2 books mentioned above are both listed in Anthony Slide's book, and are part of an on-again-off-again project of mine to make the best of these lost novels available again.

Thank the gods for this topic. I only just got hooked with MM novels because of Captive Prince. I'll make sure to check out all your lists. <3

I just saw haggard's post and was about to mention 'Captive Prince' by S U Pacat.
I didn't see it on the other recommendations, but it's one of the very few M/M stories I've read and I absolutely loved it.
It's a fantasy novel, set in a wartorn world, so beware that it's NOT a sweet story - it has r*pe, child abuse, torture, slavery, you name it.

I just saw haggard's post and was about to mention 'Captive Prince' by S U Pacat.
I didn't see it on the other recommendations, but it's one of the very few M/M stories I've read and I absolutely loved it.
It's a fantasy novel, set in a wartorn world, so beware that it's NOT a sweet story - it has r*pe, child abuse, torture, slavery, you name it.

Glad to know that I'm not the only one who've read Captive Prince. As of the moment, it's the best MM novel I've read. I'm really hoping that my next MM fantasy would be as mindblowing as Captive Prince.

Read anything by Tom Spanbauer:

The Man Who Fell In Love With the Moon
The City of Shy Hunters
Now Is The Hour
I Loved You More'

Tom is a fantastic author out of Portland and is the mentor of Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club et al). His stories will have you laughing one moment and crying the next.

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Read anything by Tom Spanbauer:

The Man Who Fell In Love With the Moon
The City of Shy Hunters
Now Is The Hour
I Loved You More'

Tom is a fantastic author out of Portland and is the mentor of Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club et al). His stories will have you laughing one moment and crying the next.

Agree with that.

Chronicles of Ylandre by Eresse
Whyborn & Griffin series by Jordan L Hawk