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"If Armistead Maupin and David Sedaris had a love child it would be Arthur Wooten." - The Huffington Post Although he was born gay, Curtis Jenkins has trouble picking fruit. Now a successful middle-aged New York City writer, he is still searching for that elusive man of his dreams. But unfortunately, Curtis has already formed a self-destructive pattern of choosing all the wrong men all the wrong places. After a bizarre yet comical attempt at suicide, Curtis becomes a reluctant patient of the aging and eccentric psychiatrist, Dr. Magda Tunic. Her gruff and unethical approach to therapy relentlessly pushes Curtis to explore the real reasons why he hasn't found love and helps him to discover the important qualities he desires in a man. Eager to help Curtis on his quest to find his true soul mate is his irreverent and unpredictable mother, Mrs. J., and his incorrigible best friend and soap opera writer, Quinn. Will Curtis discover who and what he truly wants in his life? While he barely survives dates that are funny, frightening, sexy, moving and even shocking, Curtis may just uncover the fortitude to find Mr. Right (or even Mr. Pretty Close). If gallantry in our day is defined as facing adversity with screams of laughter, then this is the most gallant book I know of. - Edmund White The great gay memoir you always wanted to write.HX Magazine, NYC No library descriptions found. |
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As a result of their first meeting, he's ordered to come return in two weeks to dig a little deeper into his emotional problems and in the meantime, he must have at least have a date or two to discuss at their meeting. So Curtis' adventures in dating begin, with a hunky foreigner named Desifinado. Unfortunately, Desi goes from hero to zero so quickly that Curtis can't get away fast enough. And his prospects go downhill from there, with one date after another, each stranger than the last.
Will Curtis ever find his Mr. Right hiding somewhere in the depths of the dating pool?
Once I picked up "On Picking Fruit", I could not stop laughing. I know it's wrong to laugh at another's troubles -- even fictional ones -- but everything from the variety of guys that Curtis dates to how his mother and his best friend act are simply ripe for comedy. And author Arthur Wooten makes it seem effortless with this book.
The best thing, though, is Curtis. Empathizing with him is very easy as he struggled through what can feel terrifying -- being gay and single -- and watching everyone around him find soul mates while he can't even get out of the starting gate. I think quite a few gay men will read this and understand exactly what Curtis is going through, the pressure that not only family and friends put on a person, but what someone puts on his/herself to find a partner. Yet, while his dating life appears to be on a downward spiral, Curtis begins to take control and to figure out what he wants from his life, and I found myself smiling at the end. (