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A review by emilydk
The Beautiful Room Is Empty by Edmund White
3.0
- The book was alright. White's writing style bothers me at times because it is, as he says in the book, braided together. Thoughts flow in between each other. I can handle non-linear writing but I've seen other authors do it better.
- It was interesting to hear about the homosexual culture in Chicago and New York during the 50s/60s but there were parts I just didn't understand. Like the focus on them being like so much like women. Maybe it's because I live in a different time period where gender and sexual identity are not considered the same thing.
- I probably wouldn't recommend this to anyone unless they are a gay male themselves.
- It was interesting to hear about the homosexual culture in Chicago and New York during the 50s/60s but there were parts I just didn't understand. Like the focus on them being like so much like women. Maybe it's because I live in a different time period where gender and sexual identity are not considered the same thing.
- I probably wouldn't recommend this to anyone unless they are a gay male themselves.