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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
24 hours in the life of George. It's a snippet of his life, and one I enjoyed. He's pretentious, a thinker, and that can be trying at times, but his dissections of what it means to be different are quite interesting, even if he does get lost in his words. The evening is by far the most interesting part of the text, as he feels most human. It was a fabulous read, but would I read it again or overly recommend it to somebody? Only for Isherwood's writing, I must admit.
emotional
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
As heartrending as the movie by Tom Ford, which is most likely the saddest movie I've ever seen. Best role for Colin Firth ever. Having seen the movie before reading the book, I found that the screenplay is ridiculously faithful to the novel aside from one large plot point. Beautiful writing and beautiful story.
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
for the girls and the gays...
“The perfect evening...lying down on the couch beside the bookcase and reading himself sleepy...Jim lying opposite him at the other end of the couch, also reading; the two of them absorbed in their books yet so completely aware of each other's presence.”
loved the mc'c pov. the way isherwood expresses grief and the raging thoughts is superb, chef's kiss.
“The perfect evening...lying down on the couch beside the bookcase and reading himself sleepy...Jim lying opposite him at the other end of the couch, also reading; the two of them absorbed in their books yet so completely aware of each other's presence.”
loved the mc'c pov. the way isherwood expresses grief and the raging thoughts is superb, chef's kiss.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
I think the reason I love Isherwood so much is because we seem to share a world-view; poetic about every day life with a touch of cynicism about others that is forgivable because of his self-deprecation. Every word of his is a pleasure to read, and even when George is cruel it is a pleasure. No one can conjure a scene like Isherwood. This is a must-read.
I didn't really think about reading this book. I just did it. I was alerted to it's existence with a beautiful quotation, floating around somewhere on the internet.
"These books have not made George nobler or better or more truly wise. It is just that he likes listening to their voices, the one or the other, according to his mood."
This isn't the one I found, but I'd like to be selfish and keep that one to myself. Besides, we're all here because we love books, and if you're anything like me you'll like books about books even more. I loved George with all his introspection and grumpiness. His grief is a character.
I'd like to be reminded of this book, when I am at the George or Charlotte, not the Kenny stage in life.
"These books have not made George nobler or better or more truly wise. It is just that he likes listening to their voices, the one or the other, according to his mood."
This isn't the one I found, but I'd like to be selfish and keep that one to myself. Besides, we're all here because we love books, and if you're anything like me you'll like books about books even more. I loved George with all his introspection and grumpiness. His grief is a character.
I'd like to be reminded of this book, when I am at the George or Charlotte, not the Kenny stage in life.