Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

O Segredo de Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

10 reviews

e_r_q's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

"One thing never changed: the brilliant charge of their infrequent couplings was darkened by the sense of time flying, never enough time, never enough."

At times Brokeback Mountain somewhat reads like a Wikipedia summary of the movie, which is by no means the fault of this short story, considering it did come first.

But, despite its brusque pacing, Annie Proulx still finds the time for some beautifully descriptive moments. I was also surprised to find a lot of the best lines from the film were adapted directly from the text.

Brokeback Mountain created a knot in my stomach as I read it. The intense longing, and the grappling with hegemonic gender roles and sexuality, is truly gut-wrenching.

At times you could definitely tell this was written by a straight person (I'm looking at you unrealistic gay sex scenes), but Brokeback Mountain is a powerful and heartbreaking story, that feels like a perfect companion piece to Giovanni's Room.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity and Domestic abuse

Minor: Rape

ivan_yume's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Homophobia

Moderate: Death and Physical abuse

Minor: Hate crime and Murder

chimichannika's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

I haven’t seen the movie but decided to read this book this year and am so glad I did. Two rural, low-income queer men find connection and love in one another, and are drawn to each other over the years but because of society cannot be together. Brokeback Mountain is a series of short and poignant snapshots throughout their lives with many things unsaid between them and in the narrative, but in a way that works, both from a storytelling perspective and to mirror their own relationship. At times it has beautiful moments of prose and at times is raw and gritty. In only 55 pages Proulx tells a lifelong story of compelling, heartbreaking love. It’s emotive and incredibly sad and definitely worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Biphobia, Excrement, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Child abuse, and Homophobia

alisonfaith426's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Cursing, Classism, Hate crime, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Murder, and Outing

Minor: Animal death, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

mirandyli's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is a beautifully written short story about two cowboys in Wyoming. If you watched the film, it stuck very closely to the original short story. Quotes from the film are taken directly from the book. Definitely a great quick read if you loved the film.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Hate crime, and Biphobia

bruisedtigers's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

If you can’t fix it you’ve got to stand it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Death, and Infidelity

luckystarlane's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Child abuse, and Violence

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I heard this was sad, but it was really sad. I was in high school when the movie came out, and I never saw it. I really wish people had not made fun of this deeply human story the way they did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Infidelity, Homophobia, Outing, and Biphobia

Moderate: Hate crime, Alcoholism, Addiction, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, Gore, Blood, and Death

Minor: Death of parent, War, and Classism

cfell's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Infidelity, Outing, and Homophobia

Moderate: Torture

raeannht's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Sexual content

Moderate: Infidelity