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"Albert is the story of two worlds - our own, in the midst of political and cultural turmoil - and Ki, a tiny pristine planet, besieged by tribal war and the threat of overpopulation, where gay men mate for life and possess the Egg of the Eye, a third testicle that allows them to listen to the thoughts of others, to reproduce, and to transcend space and time." "Using his Egg, Albert, the endangered son of a Same-Sex male couple from Ki, will be reborn on Earth. The year is 2025, after the show more fundamentalist White Christian Party has taken over a divided America. Traveling through a nation split among fundamentalist strongholds and "gay reserves," Albert will find the Earth mate who will claim his heart - and allow him to return to Ki and reclaim leadership of the planet. Mesmerizing, erotic, and truthful, Albert is the story of two men - and two worlds - finally merging in these amazing chronicles of The Book Of Man. There, as the gay Everyman at the crossroads of life, death, and identity, Albert will tell his own story and define the ultimate tribe from which he comes."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved show lessTags
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Perry Brass has produced a real mess of a book in "Albert, of, The book of man". The character development is weak. The motivations and actions of many of the main characters, particularly the antagonists, are confusing at best. While the eponymous protagonist Albert is a likable character, the sudden and maladroitly handled plot twists and reversals don't so much chart a story arc as feel like random lurches in all directions. Ultimately, this leaves the reader not caring what happens to our hero. All in all, a disappointing read.
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- Canonical title
- Albert, or, The Book of Man
- Original publication date
- 1995
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- 43
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- Reviews
- 1
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 2
- ASINs
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