{"id":127955,"date":"2015-11-09T04:25:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-09T04:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/11\/09\/in-case-anyone-else-was-wondering-what-the-hell\/"},"modified":"2015-11-09T04:25:12","modified_gmt":"2015-11-09T04:25:12","slug":"in-case-anyone-else-was-wondering-what-the-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/11\/09\/in-case-anyone-else-was-wondering-what-the-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"In case anyone else was wondering what the hell Mark Gatiss is reading in that fancy shoe commercial"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Someone must have covered this already but I\u2019m still screaming about it so here.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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THE GAY FLESH \u2013 an autobiography only thinly fictionalized with all the stark reality of life in the twilight world left intact! Carl, a handsome, virile young man tells his own story. With vivid detail he recounts his experiences in the \u201cgay\u201d bar where Sunday afternoon parties are really excuses for unbridled sexuality as men cling close in the arms of other men. In this setting, Carl meets Charles and knows immediately that he must possess this muscular stranger. Nothing is omitted as we watch the strange affair develop from the tentative initial seeking, through the full bloom of unleashed savage passion. And then disaster strikes\u2026The two are discovered!<\/p>\n

The corroding forces of gossip, the humiliation of nights in a police cell, the forced separation all take their toll. Read how Carl attempts to escape from the homosexual world through marriage to a fiercely passionate woman. Here is the full story of a marriage ceremony between Carl\u2019s homosexual friends. Read also about the hasty \u201concers\u201d that appease Carl\u2019s urgent needs only for moments. Read about his unusual relationship with Ruth who is more than a sister. This is a story that teems with all the conflicting pressures, all the defiant emotions of those who live the \u201cgay\u201d life. Seldom is such vivid realism put into print!<\/p>\n

\u2013 Description from the 1965 dustjacket<\/p>\n

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Via Goodreads<\/a>\u00a0(courtesy of @hotdiggitydollie<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u201cCarl, a handsome, virile young man\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cmeets Charles and knows immediately that he must possess this muscular stranger\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cthe humiliation of nights in a police cell\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cattempts to escape from the homosexual world through marriage to a fiercely passionate woman\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cthe hasty \u201concers\u201d that appease Carl\u2019s urgent needs only for moments\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201call the conflicting pressures, all the defiant emotions of those who live the \u201cgay\u201d life\u201d<\/p>\n

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Shameless reblob for the Saturday morning crowd.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

may-shepard: may-shepard: may-shepard: (x) Someone must have covered this already but I\u2019m still screaming about it so here. THE GAY FLESH \u2013 an autobiography only thinly fictionalized with all the stark reality of life in the twilight world left intact! Carl, a handsome, virile young man tells his own story. With vivid detail he recounts … <\/p>\n

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