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Just Call Me Greg |  | Author: Jeff Laver
Publisher: CreateSpace
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 2097470
Media: Paperback
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.3 x 0.4
ISBN: 1441464921
EAN: 9781441464927
ASIN: 1441464921
Publication Date: February 23, 2009
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Product Description
A tale of forbidden homosexual love in the patriarchal and sometimes secretive world of Mormonism. A world where things are not always as they seem and the smiles sometimes mask great pain.
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 Nice first novel October 22, 2009
J. Townsend (Seattle)
The most enjoyable part of "Just Call Me Greg" is that Laver really gets the lives of young single adults and depicts this accurately. On the gay side, though, I was certainly annoyed by Greg's persistence in pursuing in the wrong man, but (stop reading if you don't want to know the ending) he does finally get some sense. And it is painfully obvious that most of Greg's difficulties in making good choices earlier come from the fact that he is highly oppressed by a church that claims to love him but really does everything it can to make his life miserable. "With friends like these..."
"Just Call Me Greg" is worth reading as one of the first entries in the fledgling field of gay Mormon literature.
An inside look May 2, 2009
M. Tenold (CA)
As I have worked for gay rights, I have often thought it must be very hard to grow up gay in a Mormon family. This book gives an inside look (fictional, but realistic) at how people can strive to live good lives and find that they are in an impossible situation. Nature wins out, but it is a painful process.
 Laver's "Just Call Me Greg" April 3, 2009
Ralph E. Hamon
This is a good first novel written by a man who grew up in, and out of, the Mormon culture of the Salt Lake valley. The well-written book deals with questions of sexuality, but in a larger context of questions about love, companionship, and honesty, particularly self-honesty. The overriding issue is how and why we allow ourselves to deny our own possibilities for happiness by trying to conform to the cultural expections of those around us. This pattern of denial can be particularly problematic given the 24/7, cradle-to-grave, daily home-school-society indoctrination by the Mormon church. As the book exemplifies, it's not surprising that many gay men and women Mormons just give up and give in, creating misery for themselves but also, unfortunately, for those who become involved with them in their deceptions.
Very Enjoyable Read - Emotionally Provocative March 31, 2009
Scott
Just Call Me Greg
Very thought provoking and emotionally introspective. I'm sure I missed some of the subtleties the author was conveying, but I found the book to be very compelling as it weaves a tale around the subject's conflicted beliefs, emotions, societal expectations and biases along with his own personal sanity and happiness. This story illustrates the pain and suffering we inflict upon our fellow beings that believe or live differently then we do.
Unable to find happiness and fulfillment in what one might call "normal" society, but forbidden to pursue his natural desires and attractions from that same "forbidden" society - a very compelling drama as he must choose one side or the other and the pain he might experience in his relationships with his family, church and friends.
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