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Elliott appears to be living the dream as a successful TV writer with a doting boyfriend. But behind his Instagram filter of a life, he’s grappling with an intensifying alcohol addiction, he can’t seem to stop cheating on his boyfriend with various sex workers, and his cerebral palsy is making him feel like gay Shrek.
After falling down a rabbit hole of sex, drinking, and Hollywood backstabbing, Elliott decides to limp his way towards redemption. But facing your demons is easier said than done.
Candid, biting, and refreshingly real, Just by Looking at Him is an incisive commentary on gay life, a heart-centered, laugh-out-loud exploration of self, and a rare insight into life as a person with disabilities.
Victoria Shields @anika.gleason_651
August 9, 2022
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Yes, I really did. The writing is beautiful, a mix of sitcom… with gay sitcom… and tremendous pathos. I really loved it. I am totally naive about cerebral palsy and so this book opened me too whole new world within our gay world that I knew nothing about. I am very, very moved. I loved Gus. I love Gus; what can I say? Jonah didn’t quite replace him. Nevertheless… that’s the way it goes, the cookie crumbles; I wish the best for all; love them all. …I was born in Santa Paula, down the road from Ventura! Just nice to know beautiful people came from our area…