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Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

grace_madeleine's review

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4.0

 “There was some open space between what he knew and what he tried to believe, but nothing could be done about it, and if you can't fix it you've got to stand it” will probably never leave my mind.

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kgosi's review

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4.0

"'Jack, I swear—' he said, though Jack had never asked him to swear anything and was himself not the swearing kind."

These gays... they're trying to kill me

a_reader_obsessed's review

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4.0

4 Stars


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

Heartbreaking and no less powerful for its 50 sparse pages.

andie_1504's review

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emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

spacehooves's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

pleasantboat's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was like a gut punch - the imagery and the. Whole way it was written? I will be thinking about this for a long while yet

blastoise's review

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emotional sad tense fast-paced
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5.0

akmatz's review against another edition

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

3.5

klaudiusz's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

charliepeculiar's review

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fast-paced

1.0