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frazzle 's review for:
Our Evenings
by Alan Hollinghurst
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Alan has done it again. My third Hollinghurst now, and each one hits the spot. 500 pages but never did I feel the pace or interest slacken.
A biracial boy growing up in rural England develops into a man driven by the beauty of literature and the male form, but haunted by discrimation, prejudice, and feelings of insufficiency.
I thought Hollinghurst's branching out to exploring race as well as sexuality as a locus generative of narrative tension was brave, and ultimately successful. I hope he doesn't receive small-minded criticism for speaking "beyond his lived experience."
Dramatic interest is propelled by Dave's sense of indebtedness to the Hadlows, to whom he owes his privileged schooling and with him he never seems to lose touch. The book is quite "political", both in social identity and policy senses.
Hollinghurst has a knack for capturing a feeling in words both accurate and beautiful. This book will be a pleasure for any who share his obvious pleasure in the arts and language.
A biracial boy growing up in rural England develops into a man driven by the beauty of literature and the male form, but haunted by discrimation, prejudice, and feelings of insufficiency.
I thought Hollinghurst's branching out to exploring race as well as sexuality as a locus generative of narrative tension was brave, and ultimately successful. I hope he doesn't receive small-minded criticism for speaking "beyond his lived experience."
Dramatic interest is propelled by Dave's sense of indebtedness to the Hadlows, to whom he owes his privileged schooling and with him he never seems to lose touch. The book is quite "political", both in social identity and policy senses.
Hollinghurst has a knack for capturing a feeling in words both accurate and beautiful. This book will be a pleasure for any who share his obvious pleasure in the arts and language.