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A review by ausma23
Intimitate şi alte povestiri by Hanif Kureishi
3.0
I’m a little disgusted and embarrassed to admit how much I actually enjoyed this lol… props to Kureishi for writing a selfish, sex-obsessed, immature man going through a midlife crisis who is even a tad human and empathetic, I guess??
My interest in this book was initially piqued when I watched Patrice Chereau’s film adaptation many years ago. Though from what I recall the film differs quite a lot from its source material, Chereau’s film possesses the same depth I sought and found in Kureishi's book (maybe I found the Jay character in the film more pitiable because he's played by the endearing Mark Rylance).
Despite some cringey sex scenes (to be expected) and the story's unconvincing and unsatisfying conclusion (like... after all that??...), Jay's philosophical musings on monogamy, modern Western culture, and British society and politics held my interest, and I'm curious to read Kureishi's other (non-hetero) stories.
My interest in this book was initially piqued when I watched Patrice Chereau’s film adaptation many years ago. Though from what I recall the film differs quite a lot from its source material, Chereau’s film possesses the same depth I sought and found in Kureishi's book (maybe I found the Jay character in the film more pitiable because he's played by the endearing Mark Rylance).
Despite some cringey sex scenes (to be expected) and the story's unconvincing and unsatisfying conclusion (like... after all that??...), Jay's philosophical musings on monogamy, modern Western culture, and British society and politics held my interest, and I'm curious to read Kureishi's other (non-hetero) stories.