Borrowing Time: A Latino Sexual Odyssey
"Whatever your orientation, no matter your ethnicity, you'll never be the same after a journey through this odyssey. A vivid and visceral portrayal of a sexual and political coming-of-age in today's America-and beyond." Laura S. Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor, DePaul University. Columnist, Chicago Sun-Times\ 'Gay literature is rich in so many areas, yet we still have a great need for strong stories from the world of Latino culture-about family, about youth, about coming...
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\ Steve StrattonCarlos Mock has written a book that tells a sweeping story of life. It stands out from other stories in current gay literature because the tale is told from the standpoint of a Latino man, growing up in a strong Catholic family in Puerto Rico, a view not seen often in GLBT literature up until now. Floricanto Press, a publisher of digital products and Latino, Chicano, Mexican American, and Hispanic books, sought to reach out to a market they felt was not covered well. It is well past time for such a book, and Mock has a well told story, that examines life from this perspective.\ In some ways "Borrowing Time" fits the Magical Realism of García-Marquez. Mock has bent and turned the story of his own life into a fictional piece worthy of the allusion to Paul Monette in the title. The main character is struggling to understand his life in the face of his diagnosis with HIV. He is also struggling, in the stories he tells, with coming to terms with being gay, his family's rejection, a Catholic upbringing on the island, and a friendship that goes sour. It really is a story for all people to read and one that will be important for young Latinos coming to terms with their identity.\ —GLBTRT Fall 2004 Newsletter, Cal State-Channel Islands\ \ \
