![]() ![]() ![]() Very Christopher Reeve, post-Superman, pre-tragic horseback riding accident.” Or, “I think the word ‘epiphany’ has been grossly overused of late (as have the words ’empower,’ ‘self-esteem,’ and ‘latte.’).” The prose is snappy and well-paced, laced with pithy descriptions like, “tall, dark, and handsome. ![]() Although older and (perhaps) somewhat wiser, Johnnie is still capable of emitting the clever quip and wise observations well mixed with pop culture references, running from Cher to Tom Petty to Charlie Brown. This book finds Johnnie dashing between Los Angeles, where he has started seeing an amazingly gorgeous young man whom he met on the Internet (where else) and Palm Springs, where his beloved mother is undergoing some serious medical treatment. 1985’s Eight Days a Week introduced the character Johnnie Ray Rousseau, whom he has described as “a young, black, openly gay, middle-class, college educated protagonist with a penchant for girl-group music, 1930s movie musicals and a well-placed wisecrack.” Johnnie is back, and the previous description remains accurate, although he’s no longer young (pushing fifty), and he’s starting to deal with the physical aches and pains of age. Got ’til It’s Gone is Larry Duplechan‘s fifth novel, his first in fifteen years. ![]()
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