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4.36 AVERAGE
4.36 AVERAGE
worst escape room ever. obviously beautifully written. probs a 4.5 but minus star because David is insufferable
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
It was interesting because the beginning went very slowly, but after the first 50 pages I couldn’t put the book down! Allows you to take a bigger look at the internalized homophobia that many face and the realities of it. Very interesting but realistic take on gay relationships
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
dark
emotional
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
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
This is the story of an american in Paris, finding himself drifting onto a relationship with an Italian boy. Both have had heterosexual relationships in the past.. For one, it's a source of conformity and for the other of tragedy. They live together in the Italian's roomfor a while until the American's fiancée comes on the scene,forcing the inevitable confontation.
The mixture of longing with a sense of confusion and - in the case of the the protagonist - self revulsion at the thought of winding up like one of the "old fairies" he meets, is mapped out incredibly skilfully. I found the whole thing completely believable, and surprisingly (because I can't normally be doing with this sort of introspective story) non-boring. The key is in the writing style of course. He has a humour and a lightness of touch that enable him to describe the unfolding development of the characters with amazing clarity. I think I might be gushing. Really, though, it's very good!
The mixture of longing with a sense of confusion and - in the case of the the protagonist - self revulsion at the thought of winding up like one of the "old fairies" he meets, is mapped out incredibly skilfully. I found the whole thing completely believable, and surprisingly (because I can't normally be doing with this sort of introspective story) non-boring. The key is in the writing style of course. He has a humour and a lightness of touch that enable him to describe the unfolding development of the characters with amazing clarity. I think I might be gushing. Really, though, it's very good!