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An Asian Minor: The True Story of Ganymede by Felice Picanco – a book review

30/07/2021 By ACOMSDave Leave a Comment

 

An Asian Minor: The True Story of Ganymede

An Asian Minor is a clever retelling of the Greek myth of Ganymede in the language of a likeable streetwise American ‘teen’.  There are a couple of lapses of style, but the joke never outstays its welcome.

The illustrations are “Gay Art” at its worst, they appear to have been bought as a job-lot.  They are irrelevant, contradict the words, the main character in the pictures being an Aryan blond while the script describes him as swarthy and having curly brown hair.

The drawings are probably the reason why the book is so pricey though they drag it down from the plane of genuine wit to that of a questionable jest.

 

 

 

 

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  • Amazon – An Asian Minor: The True Story of Ganymede
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Title An Asian Minor: The True Story of Ganymede
Author Felice Picano
Publisher Lethe Press
Amazon Link AmazonLink
Pages  
Price £5.94
Other Formats Kindle and Audiobook
   

Filed Under: Book Reviews, Reviews Tagged With: An Asian Minor, audio book, Felice Picano, Ganymede, Jason Frazier, Kindle book, Lethe Press

An Asian Minor by Felice Picano

28/06/2015 By ACOMSDave Leave a Comment


By Felice Picano
Publisher: Sea Horse Pr Ltd (Oct. 1981)
An Asian Minor: The True Story of Ganymede  is a clever retelling of the Greek myth of Ganymede in the language of a likeably streetwise American ‘teen’.  There are a couple of lapses of style, but the joke outstays the welcome.
The illustrations are “Gay Act” at its worst, they appear to have been bought as a job-lot.  They are irrelevant, contradict the words, the main characters in the pictures being an Aryan blond while the script describes him as swarthy and having curly brown hair.
The drawings are probably the reason why the book is so pricey though they drag it down from the plane of genuine wit to that of a questionable jest.
Amazon link

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: An Asian Minor, Felice Picano, Ganymede

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