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The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Writting a review after a second read. I first read last year and i loved it but i was a bit less critical and the recording at the end sold the story to me and rated it 5 stars. I'm a extremely visual reader and in my re-read i could imagine Lionel and David as Paul Mescal and Josh O'Connor and loved it even more but in a different way. I rated it lower now because I didn't get everything in my first read, but that's on me! Still a great short story that I'm sure will make for a really good movie.
The History of Sound is a story about two young american men, music students, who met in a pub in 1916 (right in the middle of world war I) and they fall in love and make a trip recording folk music sang by regular people in the country side. The tale is told by old Lionel, reminiscing about his love and his life after him.
The History of Sound is a story about two young american men, music students, who met in a pub in 1916 (right in the middle of world war I) and they fall in love and make a trip recording folk music sang by regular people in the country side. The tale is told by old Lionel, reminiscing about his love and his life after him.
Maurice by E.M. Forster
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
if you are not feeling reading this book, i actually recommend the movie.
they're almost 1 to 1 and the movie adds a bit more of context that forster couldn't because the whole gay thing was illegal back in his time. don't let the marketing of the movie fool you into thinking hugh grant is the main character... he plays clive and forster kinda hated clive by the end of the book (his afterword is so funny).
maurice as a character is very gray and kinda boring but it's nice to see him grow from his classist views to persue love.
they're almost 1 to 1 and the movie adds a bit more of context that forster couldn't because the whole gay thing was illegal back in his time. don't let the marketing of the movie fool you into thinking hugh grant is the main character... he plays clive and forster kinda hated clive by the end of the book (his afterword is so funny).
maurice as a character is very gray and kinda boring but it's nice to see him grow from his classist views to persue love.
Manor by Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
5.0
This is a very short story about two teenagers, Har and Manor, in the Faroe Islands who fall in love but can't quite live their love when tragedy strikes one of them. Their love is so strong that not even death can stop them from being together.
This story is TOO short! I would've loved to read a whole book about this but I think, being a very short story adds to it. Just read it, it's fast and easy to read and very very gothic. I loved it.
This story is TOO short! I would've loved to read a whole book about this but I think, being a very short story adds to it. Just read it, it's fast and easy to read and very very gothic. I loved it.
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror by Robert Louis Stevenson
4.25
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75