Justin Luke Zirilli
Autor(a) de Gulliver Takes Manhattan
Séries
Obras por Justin Luke Zirilli
Brayden's Sweet Revenge (Gulliver's Travelers) 12 exemplares
Servando and Rowan's Random Reunion 2 exemplares
Todd's Major Meltdown 1 exemplar
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Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425- Justin Luke. Writer. Promoter. Social Media Nerd.
Justin Luke is the Co-Director and Head Promoter of the New York-Based gay nightlife events company, BoiParty.com. Together with his partner, Alan Picus, they throw weekly dance parties around New York City.
Justin is the author of the best-selling, 5TH HIGHEST RATED gay book on the Kindle, Gulliver Takes Manhattan, released on May 1st, 2012 in paperback, eBook, and audiobook from Amazon Publishing. He's also the author of the best-selling sequel, Gulliver Takes Five, released in October of 2012. To find out about more of Justin Luke's writing, click here.
He also runs the wildly popular gay blog Justin Plus Six, which features seven gorgeous gay writers posting on a daily basis.
Justin is also a social media consultant and addict. He has helped countless companies and individuals take advantage of Facebook, Twitter, Blogs and Podcasts to get out into the world, and grab attention by the throat.
He is the creator of Gorgeous, Gay and Twenty-Something, a private international Facebook group now comprised of over 7,300 members.
When not being a nerd and/or writing, Justin spends his time in Hell’s Kitchen, usually playing Playstation and watching 30 Rock with his boyfriend, Mash-Up Mastermind DJ JoeRedHead.
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Brayden's Sweet Revenge por Justin Luke Zirilli
The story itself isn't terrible, but the writing left a lot to be desired. It started out a bit rough, with the narration abruptly wavering back and forth between first and third person. After an awkwardly worded sequence of rapid thoughts running through the main character's mind, the writing smoothed out a bit and got better as the book continued. If it was a bit more polished this COULD have been a 4-star story, but it's a 2. Just glad it was a short read.
I was so fascinated by Gulliver Takes Manhattan that I did not understand the need to take a five.. as in to take a break from the main character. I wanted more of Gully. Granted, I enjoyed Justin Luke Zirilli's style of writing.. witty, fast, engaging etc.. but I wanted more Gully. I bought this ebook months ago and did not settle down soon enough to start reading. That was the mistake. I did not remember exactly what went on in the first book. But then again, it was not really difficult for me to follow the story.. and I was impressed. Again.
I was hooked on Brayden although I had to admit that he was scary. Marty's story was good as well and I was surprised that I wanted to know more of Chase, although there was this one incident he almost sounded like a Brayden. A bit of turn-off but I guess that could happen given that he was seriously lacked of sleep.
I did not care much for Rowen and on-off boyfriend. Todd was the mysterious one but he turned out to be a commoner. His storyline was too. I was expecting more.
But hey.. it was money well-spent. I enjoyed this book much. Sigh.. Now, I have to wait for the third serving.. Please don't make us wait too long...… (mais)
I was hooked on Brayden although I had to admit that he was scary. Marty's story was good as well and I was surprised that I wanted to know more of Chase, although there was this one incident he almost sounded like a Brayden. A bit of turn-off but I guess that could happen given that he was seriously lacked of sleep.
I did not care much for Rowen and on-off boyfriend. Todd was the mysterious one but he turned out to be a commoner. His storyline was too. I was expecting more.
But hey.. it was money well-spent. I enjoyed this book much. Sigh.. Now, I have to wait for the third serving.. Please don't make us wait too long...… (mais)
This book is good. It is for those who yearn for a good replacement for Queer As Folk. This feels like Queer As Folk meets Sex & The City, in New York. Delicious, entertaining and fast-paced.
Gulliver Travels is young, funny but not “light”; it’s about a young boy trying to recover from a broken heart in New York City. On an impulse Gulliver left West Hollywood and cheating Graham and came to New York City and best friend Todd.
Todd is living the life of the rich and beautiful, parting each night and changing partner more or less at the same time; if you think that Gulliver, with his broken heart, would be that character moping on the past and not enjoying his lucky star, than you are wrong. Gulliver embraces full front the city and its chances, and sincerely he got it easy; sure at the beginning he is like any other unemployed boy, and it’s not far away the time when he realizes that his dream to be a designer in the Big Apple will never come. Of course there is the classical Starbucks gig, but then, thanks also to cute puppy Senor (Todd’s dog), rightly one of the protagonist of this novel, he lands a job in a theatrical agency.
Sure the author could have it easy, having Gulliver meeting the love of his life, this time the true love, and living happily ever after, but as in the notorious novel, more or less with the same title, there are lot of various adventures waiting for Gulliver on his life travels: on so from designer to waiter, to agent, to porn actor and then to bartender, Gulliver will manage not only to sleep his way to independency (meaning that, in good and bad, it’s Gulliver sleeping with the right or wrong guy that generate a change in route) but also to gain more friends and a lot of self-esteem.
I really liked this novel, even if it’s not strictly a romance, my favourite genre, but more a discovery journey to adulthood. The Gulliver we met at the beginning of the story is far away from the one we will leave at the last page, but in a way, even if completely different, I like them both. First Gulliver is your typical party boy, the one who always looks with critical eyes to other boys, who labels them considering how they are dressed or who they frequent; he is not a bad guy, on the contrary, he is cute and pretty, twink and all. Second Gulliver is more aware of what life cost (and not only on a money level), he is less inclined to judge other people, and probably a better friend. Yes since in the end, more than a love story this is a friendship story: true, Gulliver will have his unrequited love, but while he is able to rip off a lover like an old plaster, the same is not for his friends, especially Todd. Most of the time, I had the feeling that Gulliver was more worried to loose his friends than losing a possible lover, and again, that felt quite right: in the end, for a gay boy alone in a strange city, what is more important than your supporting circle of friends?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615489621/?tag=elimyrevandra-20… (mais)
Todd is living the life of the rich and beautiful, parting each night and changing partner more or less at the same time; if you think that Gulliver, with his broken heart, would be that character moping on the past and not enjoying his lucky star, than you are wrong. Gulliver embraces full front the city and its chances, and sincerely he got it easy; sure at the beginning he is like any other unemployed boy, and it’s not far away the time when he realizes that his dream to be a designer in the Big Apple will never come. Of course there is the classical Starbucks gig, but then, thanks also to cute puppy Senor (Todd’s dog), rightly one of the protagonist of this novel, he lands a job in a theatrical agency.
Sure the author could have it easy, having Gulliver meeting the love of his life, this time the true love, and living happily ever after, but as in the notorious novel, more or less with the same title, there are lot of various adventures waiting for Gulliver on his life travels: on so from designer to waiter, to agent, to porn actor and then to bartender, Gulliver will manage not only to sleep his way to independency (meaning that, in good and bad, it’s Gulliver sleeping with the right or wrong guy that generate a change in route) but also to gain more friends and a lot of self-esteem.
I really liked this novel, even if it’s not strictly a romance, my favourite genre, but more a discovery journey to adulthood. The Gulliver we met at the beginning of the story is far away from the one we will leave at the last page, but in a way, even if completely different, I like them both. First Gulliver is your typical party boy, the one who always looks with critical eyes to other boys, who labels them considering how they are dressed or who they frequent; he is not a bad guy, on the contrary, he is cute and pretty, twink and all. Second Gulliver is more aware of what life cost (and not only on a money level), he is less inclined to judge other people, and probably a better friend. Yes since in the end, more than a love story this is a friendship story: true, Gulliver will have his unrequited love, but while he is able to rip off a lover like an old plaster, the same is not for his friends, especially Todd. Most of the time, I had the feeling that Gulliver was more worried to loose his friends than losing a possible lover, and again, that felt quite right: in the end, for a gay boy alone in a strange city, what is more important than your supporting circle of friends?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615489621/?tag=elimyrevandra-20… (mais)
Estatísticas
- Obras
- 12
- Membros
- 72
- Popularidade
- #243,043
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 4
- ISBN
- 10