My Love Is a Beast: Confessions

My Love Is a Beast: Confessions

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  • Author：Alexander Cheves
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Summary

How does the devout son of evangelical Christians， growing up dedicated to mission work in Africa， become one of America's leading sex columnists and a self-avowed slut committed to kink as his new religion？

Across his debut book， MY LOVE IS A BEAST: CONFESSIONS， Alexander Cheves details his path from piousness to faithlessness， and his awakening to the saving power of hedonism。 He tells intimate stories of what he sees as the sacred grace of pleasure as he embraces his life as a sex writer， worker， and activist。

In stories richly lyrical， boldly erotic， and fearlessly honest， Cheves takes readers on a tour through Savannah， Atlanta， San Francisco， Los Angeles， and New York City。 Along the way， he explores the darker corners of Queer culture and his own life， highlighting experiences most will have never considered。

His rise to national popularity among LGBTQ+ writers gets balanced by his own struggles with and recovery from substance use--and his public embrace of kink and fetish as a belief system， way of life， and identity。 In the end， Cheves writes with complete， even shocking， transparency and authenticity in the service of shattering sexual shame。 Graphic and at times controversial， this book is sure to become a watershed moment among erotic memoirs。

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Reviews

Rachel Gerald ，

Alex is an excellent sex writer and there are of course many stories about sex in this book， but， for me， this book was a book about sex AND was a meditation on identity。 It masterfully followed the author through his journey in understanding himself and his place in the world and it’s history。 I learned a lot about certain aspects of gay culture I wasn’t previously familiar with， so I appreciate the author taking time to teach through his stories。 My favorite chapters were the ones that focused Alex is an excellent sex writer and there are of course many stories about sex in this book， but， for me， this book was a book about sex AND was a meditation on identity。 It masterfully followed the author through his journey in understanding himself and his place in the world and it’s history。 I learned a lot about certain aspects of gay culture I wasn’t previously familiar with， so I appreciate the author taking time to teach through his stories。 My favorite chapters were the ones that focused on the author’s relationship with god， religion， family， and the author’s place in the history of and future of gay people。 My favorite chapter itself was “faithless” because I thought it was a great intersection of these major themes of the book。 A well-made point in the chapter “L。A。” was there is high risk some need to take to come to fully know and understand themselves。 This point helped me come to understand many of the book’s stories in a new light and some people I know personally， too。 I so appreciate the vulnerability the author shows in this book and the result is a cutting， deep exploration of self identity that had me thinking a lot the week I was reading it and I’m sure I will continue to think about for the weeks after。 。。。more

willowdog ，

Ah， sex。 It seems to me that it is the hardest thing to write about especially if one is writing about the sex one has and the sex one really enjoys。 Alexander Cheves writes about this in very honest， sometimes explicit， and very revealing terms。 As a sex worker， it is no doubt easier for him to write about this。 But the narrative goes well beyond just sex。 Cheves tells his story of getting to this point in his life， as an adult with a rich history in exploring his sexual， friendships and family Ah， sex。 It seems to me that it is the hardest thing to write about especially if one is writing about the sex one has and the sex one really enjoys。 Alexander Cheves writes about this in very honest， sometimes explicit， and very revealing terms。 As a sex worker， it is no doubt easier for him to write about this。 But the narrative goes well beyond just sex。 Cheves tells his story of getting to this point in his life， as an adult with a rich history in exploring his sexual， friendships and family relationships。 He also gives us insight into this quest for answers by trying to find some connections with a 'God' and trying to understand the role of that 'God' in life if there is one。My thanks to Edelweiss/Above the Treeline for this free ebook in exchange for an unbiased review。 。。。more

Lydia Pazienza ，

This book will likely be polarizing。I found it beautiful， but I could see others just as readily finding it horrifying。 I even had moments of repulsion that I had to question my gut reactions about， and I would say that none of this material was unfamiliar to me， and I'm very sex positive。 Yet， this book does describe a man having unprotected sex， knowingly， while HIV positive。 However， the stigma surrounding this means such a different thing today than it did in the 80s， and perhaps our reacti This book will likely be polarizing。I found it beautiful， but I could see others just as readily finding it horrifying。 I even had moments of repulsion that I had to question my gut reactions about， and I would say that none of this material was unfamiliar to me， and I'm very sex positive。 Yet， this book does describe a man having unprotected sex， knowingly， while HIV positive。 However， the stigma surrounding this means such a different thing today than it did in the 80s， and perhaps our reactions should evolve with that。 I found the exploration of queer identity， hedonism， and the boundaries between pleasure and pain very poignant， and thought provoking。 。。。more

Chris Andoe ，

In his captivating memoir， famed sex columnist Alexander Cheves details his childhood as the football-playing son of evangelical Christians， growing up on a farm and doing missionary work。 There are the universal queer experiences of adolescent sexual experimentation， unrequited crushes， and the fear of being exposed。 But those are the calm parts of the roller coaster just before your wig hits those behind you， soars out of the park and gets flattened by a Mack truck。 Cheves takes us on an unfor In his captivating memoir， famed sex columnist Alexander Cheves details his childhood as the football-playing son of evangelical Christians， growing up on a farm and doing missionary work。 There are the universal queer experiences of adolescent sexual experimentation， unrequited crushes， and the fear of being exposed。 But those are the calm parts of the roller coaster just before your wig hits those behind you， soars out of the park and gets flattened by a Mack truck。 Cheves takes us on an unforgettable， hedonistic journey through Savannah， Atlanta， San Francisco， Los Angeles， and New York City。 Kink is his passion， his livelihood （both as a writer and a sex worker）， and even his religion—and it’s hard to imagine a more effective evangelist。 While there are a lot of very descriptive sex acts in this book， the intimacy lies in the author’s unflinching， masterful storytelling。 You feel you're on the next pillow as he bares his soul and shares his profound convictions and observations。 Cheves is a millennial， but demonstrates a deep understanding of the generations before him。 Who they are and how they were shaped。 He also recognizes the unique moment in which he finds himself， at the dawning sexual revolution after decades of fear。 His is a generation that recognizes the limits of labels， as the rigid LG and to a lesser extent B are declining in relevance with the rise of the T and the flexible Q。 While he only writes of having sex with men， he has had opposite sex attraction and shares his regrets about not feeling he was permitted to explore those desires。 And while he immerses us in a gay man’s world， he comfortably shares anecdotes of kink scenes involving more than one gender。 In many ways Cheves is of his generation， but this hardcore memoir certainly flies in the face of the sanitized mores of his contemporaries。 Promiscuous queer men are often portrayed of as cold， vapid and soulless， but Cheves introduces us to a brotherhood。 After reading these pages， you’ll have no doubt of his love for his community， and you may see them in a new light。 Cheves’ publisher， Unbound Edition Press， is sending him on a 10-city tour with a stop in San Francisco on September 22nd， just in time for the Folsom Street Fair。 His tribe awaits his beastly embrace。 。。。more

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