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All work and no play have made Jack Ackerly a dull boy. It's also made him very rich. Now, at age 53, he regrets devoting his youth to capitalism over hedonism. Alas he can't turn back time;but according to a self-styled "fusion witch" named Francesca, he can trade places with a willing participant. He just has to find a hot young stud ready to make the switch.
Enter Corey Szaslo, 26, a jaded party boy whose life of sex, drugs, and barhopping has left him with no education, no career, no assets, and no prospects. Jumping into the skin of a retired millionaire seems a fair way out of this predicament, even if it means doubling his age and adding five inches to his waistline.
Faster than you can say, "Be careful what you wish for," Jack and Corey are living each other's lives to the fullest. But their successfully swapped lives soon begin to come apart at the seams. And when Jack's former lover comes back, begging "Jack" for another chance, all bets are off, driving both Jack and Corey into unsuspecting competition--and resulting in a climax that takes each of them farther beyond their essential selves than they ever dreamed they'd go.
"Rodi's quick-paced satire of the joys and sorrows of body swapping is one kind of perfect vacation and beach reading." --Booklist
"Another fabulous and funny book." --After Elton.com
Robert Rodi is the author of six novels, including Fag Hag, Closet Case, What They Did to Princess Paragon, Drag Queen, Kept Boy, and Bitch Goddess. He lives in Chicago with his partner, Jeffrey Smith, and a constantly shifting number of dogs.
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Brandie Lawson
reviewed When You Were Me on December 29, 2010 When You Were Me
Works best when skewering gay mid life crisis. Bloated at over 400 pages. Plenty of extraneous characters that could be excised for clarity and pacing. Too much plot denouement with the witch and the pet dog.
Some wonderful Rodi snarkiness (e.g. so much inherited Victorian furniture crammed into an apartment that it looks like the barricade in Les Miz).
A romp like this should be less than 300 pages. This sizzles when Jack anguishes over his shallow wishes and fizzles when it slams to a halt with Jack's sister, the fat goth friend, therapist Alan and poor Nelly (the dog). If the characters don't exist to advance the plot or provide color then ditch 'em.
I love Rodi and have eagerly read everything he's written. This one needed more editing.
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