Like Son

By Felicia Luna Lemus

Submit to B&N Discover Program. Broad appeal: general fiction, gay/lesbian fiction, Latin-American fiction. Major media push: print, radio, television.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Akashic Books
• Release date: Apr 1, 2007
• ISBN: 9781617750533

Felicia Luna Lemus

FELICIA LUNA LEMUS is the author of Particulate Matter (Fall 2020), and the novels Trace Elements of Random Tea Parties and Like Son. Her writing has been anthologized in numerous collections, and has appeared in publications including BOMB, the Believer, ZYZZYVA, and the California Sunday Magazine. She is currently the Visiting Writer at Pitzer College. Sharpie Ultra Fine black markers and crossword puzzles are among her favorite things. She lives in Los Angeles with her spouse and their wild one.

Reviews for Like Son

[turtlebella · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is a novel which sucks you into it. The characters are intense and intensely likable, you find yourself walking along with them, like old chums or your favorite pair of funky shoes. Lemus takes the stories of love and dysfunctional families and manages to present them as if you've never heard those stories before, or lived them. Love, obsession, letting go, holding on, heartache and heartbliss.

[eye_gee-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed the writing, but not the book. Too dark, or maybe just the wrong time to be reading something dark. But in spite of being in a rush for it to end, I was impressed by the writing and the strong central character.