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A review by nightpeaches
Imre: A Memorandum by Edward Prime-Stevenson
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This is a very short book, a big portion of which consists of long monologues about homosexuality. It's interesting to see the thoughts brought forward and how it responds to the contemporary views of homosexuality, but since I'm not fully familiar with the historical context of this exact piece of discourse it feels difficult to analyse it fairly.
Although the actual plot is pretty thin I adored what there was of it. The quick bond that formed between the two men really drew me in, and I felt their pain and fear as they tried cautiously to figure out each other's views on homosexuality, neither daring to ask outright or say what was really in their hearts. There are some soul-baring monologues, heart-felt letters, and most importantly a happy ending with an embrace and a proclamation of love.
In general this is a mix of a dry treatise and a sweet, if simple, love story, but the simple fact that it's a novel written in 1906 that both treats the gay characters as sympathetic and also gives them a happy ending, united and in love, makes me very happy.
Although the actual plot is pretty thin I adored what there was of it. The quick bond that formed between the two men really drew me in, and I felt their pain and fear as they tried cautiously to figure out each other's views on homosexuality, neither daring to ask outright or say what was really in their hearts. There are some soul-baring monologues, heart-felt letters, and most importantly a happy ending with an embrace and a proclamation of love.
In general this is a mix of a dry treatise and a sweet, if simple, love story, but the simple fact that it's a novel written in 1906 that both treats the gay characters as sympathetic and also gives them a happy ending, united and in love, makes me very happy.