j0evis 's review for:

A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood

3.5

reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Voyeuristic, reflective, yearning and restrained. It’s always nice to read gay literature, especially with it being such a taboo at the time it was published. I didn’t really warm to the main character but I understood him and felt for him. Perhaps I would have warmed to him more if it was a longer novel, but then I don’t think the story would have represented what it does as a whole, in that case.