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The Value Of Rain Tekijä: Brandon Shire
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The Value Of Rain

Tekijä: Brandon Shire (Tekijä)

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Charles is 14, and after being discovered with his first love he is forced into a mental hospital to cure his sexuality. For the next ten years he endures mental and physical torture as part of that treatment and when he is finally free, he begins a relentless quest for vengeance against the woman who abetted his commitment into that hospital, his mother Charlotte. The Value of Rain chronicles Charles' journey from hate to the unexpected beginning of redemption, and reveals the destructive nature of families, secrets and revenge. What are people saying about The Value of Rain? "A must read!" "Could not put it down." "Masterfully woven." "A work of amazing beauty." "Utterly brilliant!"… (lisätietoja)
Jäsen:Brandon_Shire
Teoksen nimi:The Value Of Rain
Kirjailijat:Brandon Shire (Tekijä)
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Avainsanoja:glbt, gay liturature, gay fiction

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The Value Of Rain (tekijä: Brandon Shire)

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A very painful read that has no real moments of levity to temper the angst, but it wasn't supposed to. I've read dark fiction for quite awhile. That's the best way I know to classify this one because it's so intense. Haunting, even. While it's certainly worthy of a reread or twenty, I don't know that I could. I think I spent at least half of it with tears in my eyes. It's not an easy read, but it's definitely worthy of your time if you choose to do so. ( )
  .riley. | Sep 21, 2013 |
This is the moment for which Charles Benedict has been waiting his whole life: to stand in front of Charlotte, his mother, on her deathbed and finally confront her, finally prove to her that she didn't win. He survived the betrayal by his family, being separated from the young man he loved after Charlotte finds them sleeping together. He survived being moved around from mental institution to mental institution, each trying to "cure" him of his perverse ways. He survived life on the streets, toughening him up so that he could face this one singular day.

"The Value of Rain" delves into Charles' past to uncover his tortuous life behind the walls of the mental institutions. From days spent undergoing electroshock therapy at the hands of sadistic guards and doctors to brief glimmers of love, Charles plots his revenge allowing it to fester and blossom. In spite of warnings from tentative friends, a kindly doctor, and even a homeless man who becomes his teacher, Charles refuses to let go of his anger and revenge, allowing it to taint everything that crosses his path, both good and bad.

And now that he's reached that final moment, where Charlotte sits on her deathbed in front of him, still mocking everything that he is and that he does, will he allow his desire for revenge overtake him, or will he finally be able to let go of the past and move into a new future?

It's a gritty novel that doesn't flinch when describing the horrors of young Charles' life both within the institutions and with his equally sadistic mother. But I like that it doesn't hold back, making it easier to empathize with Charles. It's also easy to see how too much desire to exact revenge can cloud all the good things going on around you, especially when it comes to the young men with whom Charles tentatively falls in love throughout the story.

My only gripe concerns the character of Breece, the homeless man from whom Charles learns how to survive the streets. Charles' being directed to him specifically seems a bit too coincidental, especially given Breece's relationship to Charles' family. But it can be overlooked because the story is entertaining and definitely worth a read. ( )
  ocgreg34 | Aug 30, 2012 |
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Charles is 14, and after being discovered with his first love he is forced into a mental hospital to cure his sexuality. For the next ten years he endures mental and physical torture as part of that treatment and when he is finally free, he begins a relentless quest for vengeance against the woman who abetted his commitment into that hospital, his mother Charlotte. The Value of Rain chronicles Charles' journey from hate to the unexpected beginning of redemption, and reveals the destructive nature of families, secrets and revenge. What are people saying about The Value of Rain? "A must read!" "Could not put it down." "Masterfully woven." "A work of amazing beauty." "Utterly brilliant!"

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