A review by endemictoearth
Eight Acts by A.L. Lester

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

4.5

This was mostly a gentle little tale, though there is an off-page homophobic violent sexual assault of a secondary character that is described in that British euphemistic detail, so . . . just be aware. It’s the summer of 1967 when homosexuality was decriminalized in the UK, and two men meet by chance and keep seeing each other all summer. Not a full five stars like a similar novella (In the Privacy of Their Home by R. A. Padmos is * chef’s kiss *), but quite affecting.
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