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julianpyre 's review for:
Lie with Me
by Philippe Besson
If the book's aim was to make me despise what it stands for — then, perhaps, I should grant it 5 stars.
The author would do well to replace the word "love" with "lust" throughout this novel. It included some beautiful prose, but the romanticisation of the toxic dynamic between these two men — rooted in shame, internalised homophobia, and desire — made me physically uncomfortable.
What if "Brokeback Mountain" was a book, you ask?
Here's your answer.
The author would do well to replace the word "love" with "lust" throughout this novel. It included some beautiful prose, but the romanticisation of the toxic dynamic between these two men — rooted in shame, internalised homophobia, and desire — made me physically uncomfortable.
What if "Brokeback Mountain" was a book, you ask?
Here's your answer.