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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
Rip Jane Austen you would've loved Christopher Isherwood's writing style
"Because the persecuting majority is vile, says the liberal, therefore the persecuted minority must be stainlessly pure. Can't you see what nonsense that is? What's to prevent the bad from being persecuted by the worse? Did all the Christian victims in the arena have to be saints?
"And I'll tell you something else. A minority has its own kind of aggression. It absolutely dares the majority to attack it. It hates the majority - not without a cause, I grant you. It even hates the other minorities - because all minorities are in competition; each one proclaims that its sufferings are the worst and its wrongs are the blackest. And the more they all hate, and the more they're all persecuted, the nastier they become! Do you think it makes people nasty to be loved? You know it doesn't! Then why should it make them nice to be loathed? While you're being persecuted, you hate what's happening to you, you hate the people who are making it happen; you're in a world of hate. Why, you wouldn't recognise love if you met it! You'd suspect love!"
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
There were some really profound and beautiful moments in this book and it was definitely ahead of its time. Giving it 3/5 because I got bored in the middle and had trouble following at times.
A day in the life of a single queer man, struggling with the death of his friend and trying to fit in society. Described in the most beautiful way possible.
Written after my second read:
This is really excellent. What struck me most the second time I read this was how funny this book is at times. George's observations during class were hilarious, and I suppose what I like about his way of thinking is how similar it is to mine (this is not to say that the content is the same, just the structure) - this seems to validate one's own way of thinking, being, because one is not the only one, one is not that different.
Written after my first read:
Oh, my heart. What a stunning book - it pulled me right in, right away. The flow of language is just breathtaking and there were so many passages that stood out. And the mood that's created in it - there's so much sadness and at the same time joy. And there are these "snapshots" that really aren't more than that, just a few sentences, but those scenes are more vivid than what other authors manage with pages of description. A book that made my life richer, without a doubt.
And now I really can't wait for the movie.
This is really excellent. What struck me most the second time I read this was how funny this book is at times. George's observations during class were hilarious, and I suppose what I like about his way of thinking is how similar it is to mine (this is not to say that the content is the same, just the structure) - this seems to validate one's own way of thinking, being, because one is not the only one, one is not that different.
Written after my first read:
Oh, my heart. What a stunning book - it pulled me right in, right away. The flow of language is just breathtaking and there were so many passages that stood out. And the mood that's created in it - there's so much sadness and at the same time joy. And there are these "snapshots" that really aren't more than that, just a few sentences, but those scenes are more vivid than what other authors manage with pages of description. A book that made my life richer, without a doubt.
And now I really can't wait for the movie.
Read this for my F2F book club and found it very well-written and enjoyable, with lots of interesting ideas to discuss.