The Little Book of Neuroses: Ongoing Trials from My Queer Life

by Michael Thomas Ford

Book Overview

Multi-award winning humourist and author of the bestselling 'That's Mr Faggot to You' and 'Alec Baldwin Desn't Love Me' is back again with this in-depth, on target and, of course, very funny guide to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555836437
• ISBN13: 9781555836436
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Alyson Books
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

He speaks to me!!!!!

I love all the books in this series. Much better than his current books. These books just hit right home! LOVE THEM!

Diary of a Gay Man

This was one book I was unable to put down. Michael Thomas Ford's THE LITTLE BOOK OF NEUROSES: ONGOING TRIALS FROM MY QUEER LIFE was a good read overall. Although I didn't like the quizzes, even though they were meant to poke fun and not be taken seriously. I thought he hit the nail with the hammer on so many issues, so many things that are relevent to everyday life. I found his thoughts on queer life interesting, and the misconceptions that come with it. For the first few short stories he discusses his neurotic behavior and how he believes its the way to be, which was quite humorous. His humor is a bit off center which is a good thing. He is quite humorous, and the short stories were nice to read. An easy book to read, and well worth the effort.

Well done but a change in tone

As other reviews have stated, this latest collection is well written but less funny than Mr. Ford's previous titles. Don't expect a duplicate of the earlier books.I enjoyed the read very much (knocked it off in two sittings), and there was humor. But it was not the laugh out loud humor of his three earlier books. Where the first three were hilarious with a few more serious or touching essays thrown in, this fourth collection is the reverse - predominantly serious, thoughtful or sentimental with a few chucklers mixed in for good measure.It's still head and shoulders above most so-called contemporary "gay" writing. Michael Thomas Ford exposes his thoughts, feelings and life. And when he's funny, he's a riot. At this point, after four books, I feel like I know him, and I like him, I really like him.

Another winner

Mr. Ford has given us another book in his excellent "My Queer Life" series. I especially liked the essays "Did Tiger Beat Make Me Gay" and "Thank You Note". "Thank You Note" is the last essay in the book; I read it first because I was wanted something short to read before I left for work one morning. I ended up reading it four times and I was late for work that day. Granted, there aren't as many laugh out loud moments in this collection as in the other three, but it is still worthwhile reading. The funny stuff will make you laugh; the serious stuff will make you think. That's what good writing does.

I had trouble thinking of a title, too.

With his fourth collection of essays, Michael Thomas Ford slips a little. I found his previous books to be more consistant with his typical wit, humor and insight. While the quality here is definately high and Mr. Ford certainly has his moments in this book, there are just too many essays that are serious. Some are to the point of being somber. "Dress Rehersal" is a prime example of this. While I am in favor of the examinations that make up our queer lives, the book is supposed to be mostly funny, isn't it?I am not discouraging the purchase of this book, since the writing is top notch. Just don't expect the rollercoaster of laughs from the previous collections.