Closet Case by Rodi, Robert - 1993

New York, Ny.: Dutton/Plume. Fine in Fine dust jacket 1993. Hardcover. NrF/Fine collectable 1st Ed in shiny white unclipped DJ; name inside - else marfree no other writing. Usually mail within 12 hours. ; 8.75 x 1.25 x 5.75; 330 pages; Hilarious! Rodi's best, Dec 9, 2001 Reviewer: lauralb from Redmond, WA USA I give it 4 not 5 only because I have to admit that Rodi's books are pretty silly. You have an ad exec firmly in the closet, his flamboyant hairdresser, his conservative, gossipy coworkers, his army dad, his fundamentalist Christian sister, and his downstairs Latina neighbor and her 'gay straight man' boyfriend. Not to mention the guy from Transylvania...I could totally see this being made into a movie. Very much a French farce feel to it (think The Birdcage or The Closet) . I just read it again for about the seventh time, and all my friends have borrowed it. A good farcical romp, March 15, 2002 Reviewer: Donald G Fox from Minneapolis, MN USA If you are looking to deconstruct this book in a gay studies class, I can assure you that you will leave the class very frustrated and with a skewed understanding of gay culture. On the other hand, if you want a good read which will make you laugh and read on, then this might be the book for you. Rodi's protagonist, Lionel, reminds me of the Bertie Wooster of P. G. Wodehouse. The craziness inherent within the scheming and plotting of the characters in such a farce is part of the fun. Coincidences too wild to imagine are perfect for such a book. .