But, this is a story so much more than that. Just please keep in an open mind and an open heart when reading it because it's a very intense and exciting journey! :-)Īt first glance, The HardBody Chronicles starts promisingly as just another great summer beach book. I will gladly add this paperback to my personal library and plan on reading it again! I really hope you give it a go and post your reviews about it. All I can say is that this book has it all. Those of us that have survived and are still here to talk about it remember well. Even though I was the skinny party boy in the 80's I was part of that whole scene and when AIDS hit it was a horrible time for so many of us. This book was written coming from my time period as an openly gay man. Bobbie is just the sweetest of all of them, in my opinion, I can totally relate to allot of what he's about from his drag days and just wanting to be loved and accepted and reaching the highest personal pentacle one can achieve in ones life regardless of how silly or mundane another may find it! You will just have to read the book to know what I'm talking about. Jake and Luca are the stars and they are probably the most "together" in mind body and spirit of all the characters in the book.
Beau, another outstanding character in the book, had a journey many of us have taken in various ways! His journey is intense and tragic but that's just my take on him. Besides Jake and Luca I really loved Big Daddy and Bobbie and then there was the all American gorgeous Eric. The Hardbody Chronicles is quite the ride in every way you can imagine! Very emotional at times, some shocking sexual fantasy moments and some very interesting characters.