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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
god i love this book so much
dedicated to a happier year :(
dedicated to a happier year :(
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's easy to forget today, when publishers are practically firing romance about gay teenagers into our front room windows with trebuchets that there was a time, not that long ago, when a man confessing love for another man was a matter for public shame and criminality. This book was written a little over a hundred years ago and published a little later, so you can feel the hand of the law close to the necks of not only the characters but if the author, who was risking prosecution just for not having the protagonist come to a bad end.
Weird to us now of course. What the fuck were people thinking back then? But that's how it was, and that's how it still is in a lot of places.
It's a really well-told story, full of drama but with that added pressure-cooker element of societal disapproval. It's much better than Lady Chatterley's lover which is a similar vintage and deals with similar taboo-breaking (an illicit relationship between people of different classes) but is a bit cringey.
Weird to us now of course. What the fuck were people thinking back then? But that's how it was, and that's how it still is in a lot of places.
It's a really well-told story, full of drama but with that added pressure-cooker element of societal disapproval. It's much better than Lady Chatterley's lover which is a similar vintage and deals with similar taboo-breaking (an illicit relationship between people of different classes) but is a bit cringey.
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very boring, unlikable characters, frustrating decisions, lack of logic and thoughtfulness, a waste of time
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Truly an amazing novel. Talks about homosexuality in a way that was not allowed at the time. No wonder novel wasn’t published until after author’s death.
4.5
Estuvo MUY cerca de ser un cinco estrellas, pero no sé qué le faltó.
La manera en la que este libro está narrado me dio curiosidad, me gusta cómo se sentÃa el ir saltando de personaje en personaje, pero no me convencÃa en algunos puntos. Ahora, los personajes fueron todo para mÃ. Amo a Maurice y creo que le voy a añorar mucho.
Para mÃ, el valor del libro recae en todos los monólogos y luchas ideológicas. Se siente bien la manera en la que se plantea a las personas queer, especialmente teniendo el contexto de la época.
Lo terminé y me sentà medio vacÃa, pero luego lo procesé y deje de sentirlo en lugar de llorar a mares, asà que no fue una experiencia perfecta.
Estuvo MUY cerca de ser un cinco estrellas, pero no sé qué le faltó.
La manera en la que este libro está narrado me dio curiosidad, me gusta cómo se sentÃa el ir saltando de personaje en personaje, pero no me convencÃa en algunos puntos. Ahora, los personajes fueron todo para mÃ. Amo a Maurice y creo que le voy a añorar mucho.
Para mÃ, el valor del libro recae en todos los monólogos y luchas ideológicas. Se siente bien la manera en la que se plantea a las personas queer, especialmente teniendo el contexto de la época.
Lo terminé y me sentà medio vacÃa, pero luego lo procesé y deje de sentirlo en lugar de llorar a mares, asà que no fue una experiencia perfecta.