false 16842 14 When A Single Man was originally published, it shocked many by its frank, sympathetic, and moving portrayal of a gay man in midlife. George, the protagonist, is adjusting to life on his own after the sudden death of his partner, and determines to persist in the routines of his daily life; the course of A Single Man spans twenty-four hours in an ordinary day. An Englishman and a professor living in suburban Southern California, he is an outsider in every way, and his internal reflections and interactions with others reveal a man who loves being alive despite everyday injustices and loneliness. Wry, suddenly manic, constantly funny, surprisingly sad, this novel catches the texture of life itself. 1802690 1964 A Single Man total:174|5:62|4:72|3:32|2:6|1:2| 174 708 297 30 4 2 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 09:19:28 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 15:45:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 08:07:33 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 16 08:11:07 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 08:21:25 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 30 14:41:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Oct 25 10:19:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 07:50:13 -0800 2009
The truth (and humor) of this middle-aged, a bit eccentric, British literature professor is touching. From explaining the difficulties of simply waking up in the morning, to living without your partner......more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Nov 20 12:46:01 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 20 12:48:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Dec 29 09:44:07 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 09:44:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Nov 10 19:00:44 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 19:02:20 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 19:51:31 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 20:13:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 16 18:36:10 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 20:32:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 18 19:14:16 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 19:18:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 09:29:52 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 09:31:13 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Mar 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 13:55:33 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 14:09:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 03 07:21:10 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 06:22:38 -0700 2008 saving grace of this book is Isherwood's luminous prose, which shines dazzlingly through the cracks of what is an otherwise rather dim and clunky Mrs. Dalloway knockoff centered on a pretentious, vaguely racist character. Sorry Chris, but Michael Cunningham's The Hours is still the tops in gay r...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri May 02 13:25:17 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 13:28:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 1989 Sun Apr 05 14:07:02 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 14:10:10 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 12:52:38 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 10:16:55 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 11 08:27:27 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 08:40:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 15:38:02 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 18:15:02 -0700 2007 A Single Man takes place in a single day, it inevitably draws comparison with Mrs. Dalloway and Ulysses. It may be unfair to compare Isherwood with Joyce and Woolf, but I noticed that the book does not flow naturally as the other two do. In fact, Isherwood awkwardly sticks scenes and thought...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 21 06:56:48 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 02 07:50:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 08 21:02:06 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 19 09:12:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=16842