[.ca] Discharge: A Gay Navy Novel (ISBN 0738854387)

This is Like Nothing You Have Ever Read!:
For those of you who search (sometimes vainly) for Good Gay Fiction, this is an absolute rare find. You have already read the basic blurb of the story-line by now, but this is an amazing intertwining of events that few of us have ever read with such wildly evolving personal experiences of a truly frightening event in The Gay Man's Life under the control of an American institution that cares not a whit for his struggles... or his feelings. These four men, as different as they can be, come together under the worst of situations and form an unusual bond that is, at times, almost heart-breaking... except for the outrageous events that carry them through this insane adventure. Trust me on this: I have been there! This is as real as fiction gets in telling the story of a group of men whose lives are thrown into the Lion's Den of the Defense Dept. You will laugh a lot... and cry a little. But you will be come away with an experience unlike most that a novel can offer. PS: I don't know anything about you, Ron Belpedio, but I would definitely love to shake your hand - and give you one big hug - for sharing your creative genius with those who are interested in your story... and those of us who still care~

David Sedaris meets Jack Kerouac:
First off, this is a funny, laugh-out-loud book (Sedaris), but it also has a stream of conscious depth to it (Kerouac) that most gay novels ingore. Both confessional and compelling, I couldn't stop reading it - but then I've always had a weakness for books with lots of short to-the-point chapters moving the plot along like a television show. It's a simple tale, told honestly with humor, an entertaining outlook, and a hint of voyeurism. Hysterical and insightful at the same time, it should be required reading for all lawmakers opposing gays in the military because it proves that normal campy gay people do exist in the navy. I'm sure anyone with compassion and a sense of humor will like this book as much as I did.