Daniel Allen Cox
Autore di Shuck
Opere di Daniel Allen Cox
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Cox, Daniel Allen
- Data di nascita
- 1976-02-03
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Canada
- Attività lavorative
- Author
Columnist - Premi e riconoscimenti
- One of the top 10 best local authors (2009 Montreal Mirror readers poll)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 6
- Opere correlate
- 2
- Utenti
- 138
- Popolarità
- #148,171
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 5
- ISBN
- 15
- Lingue
- 1
- Preferito da
- 1
Shuck feels like a true story, and that's because it contains grains of truth from the author's previous existence as a porn star and high-priced escort. Cox has said that Shuck is fiction, but much of it is based on actual events(including an incredible scene where Jaeven shows up for his first porn shoot.)
At the heart of Jaeven's life is an artist named David, who allows Jaeven to stay in his apartment for $300 a month, and the promise of showing off any bruises and scrapes he acquires. David needs those bruises to come up with brand new colors. His most recent artistic endeavor includes turtles and markers. The relationship between David and Jaeven (platonic throughout the book) is confusing. Jaeven isn't quite sure if David is jealous of Jaeven's sex with other men, even though David and Jaeven have never had sex, though they sleep in the same bed.
There are scenes of great humor in the book, along with scenes that will make you cringe. Some sections consist of lists of reasons why New York is not America. Others contain lists of things Jaeven finds while dumpster diving. Mostly, though, the book is a brief excursion into a life most of us will never know. It was an amazing read. Highly recommended.… (altro)