Keith Glaeske, a medievalist and collector of speculative fiction, has written a review of Jeff’s novel Country at Lambda Literary
For all the seriousness of Mann’s novel, it is not without bright spots. Mann’s 
descriptive prose is a sensual delight, whether he is describing the natural beauty of his native state, the hotness of sex between two men, or every feast of a home-cooked meal. Flashes of humor also leaven the story (an episode of a visit to a snake-handling church is a fine example). – See more
descriptive prose is a sensual delight, whether he is describing the natural beauty of his native state, the hotness of sex between two men, or every feast of a home-cooked meal. Flashes of humor also leaven the story (an episode of a visit to a snake-handling church is a fine example). – See more