Confessions Of A Casanova Author:Chris Kenry Casanova perhaps, but just plain slut to many, thirtysomething Tony Romero has the arts of seduction and deceit down to a science. Start with "the eye game," an eye-contact flirtation with slight smile, followed by "the approach," in which artist Tony shows the Object of Desire (O.O.D.) the flattering sketch he has drawn of him. "The Ruse" is th... more »e pretense of having to leave, necessitating the hasty scribbling of phone numbers. So it progresses into the "Middle Phase," complete with first-date guidelines ("miniature golf is good . . . since no one is very good at it"), and after several months, "The End" inevitably follows, complete with tried-and-true exit lines. Tony even describes his routine of bizarre self-wounding to mask a hickey. Not surprising that he is shot one evening, with so many angry ex-boyfriends around. Despicable, right? Actually, no, thanks to Kenry's masterful use of a disarmingly forthright first-person viewpoint that invites readers' trust and keeps them turning the pages right up to the surprise ending.« less