agillen93 's review for:

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst

3.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I wanted to like it more - I love long character studies, esp. queer ones. But even though the writing was great, there were too many British references for me to follow (not a critique of the book since obviously its British, but it impacted my enjoyment) and the Giles character felt so flat and underdeveloped for carrying this weirdly huge weight for the entire book. I loved the refrain of the title though, really smoothly done.