"Straightforward and candid … a story that must be told."     -- In Touch

 

"An often funny and introspective novel … Downey is keenly aware of the controversy that his book has caused."     -- Outword Magazine

 

“The Moralist is worth reading because it brings much needed light to a subject generally   considered taboo.”        -- Key West Celebrate!

 

“… this voice needs to be heard in these new dark ages for civil liberties.”                               -- Frontiers Newsmagazine

 

“Read it if you dare.  The Moralist is brilliant and outrageous. It is about things that matter: art, philosophy, politics, science, religion.  Above all it is a love story, and one like no other. But be warned. Your settled notions of right and proper conduct could be blown sky high by this  controversial oeuvre.”                                                                                                            --Tom O’Carroll, author of Pedophilia: The Radical Case                                                             

“The Moralist … expresses a radical moral perspective that challenges contemporary ethical   thought in an outrageous and funny way.   ”    

-- Dr. Frits Bernard, author of the novella Costa Brava

 

 

 

“The Moralist is a stunning personal and political document. Rod Downey has created an antidote to the poisonous hysteria surrounding intergenerational relationships in today's society.”

-- Gerald Moonen, creator of the photographic collection Image Dei

                                         

 “This daring book should be read by all who are concerned about building a healthier, more compassionate, more richly diverse society.”                                                                              -- David Werner, author of the internationally acclaimed community health care handbook Where There Is No Doctor

                                                                                                                                              

 

 

“The Moralist is an impressive statement about a kind of relationship that few have heard of. It should be read for that reason.”         -- Dr. Frans Gieles, educational specialist

 

       

 

                Readers’ Comments …

 

“This book is so real it is destined to be burned!  Looking for a transformative experience?  Read this book! … At last, we have the long awaited ‘New Novel’ of America! It should be enough to make Albert Camus salivate. Not only is it a book, it is a dare.” -- Montana

“Downey tosses a torch into the fireworks factory. A work of courage but deeply disturbing, The Moralist can change lives, and so should come with a warning label: ‘Flammable: Handle with Care.’” -- Texas

“The sometimes light-hearted treatment of the serious subject matter belies the importance of the underlying fusion of recent real events combined with outrageously funny fiction.” -- Australia

 

“Witty and truly refreshing.  Rod Downey needs to be congratulated on a fine, fine piece of art.” -- Pakistan

 

“I have never in my life been so transfixed into another man’s mind as when I have been reading this ‘novel.’  I see myself and many of my friends in these pages.  This book makes me rethink much of my life.” -- Florida