From the Bookshelf of Queereaders…
Find A Copy At
Group Discussions About This Book
No group discussions for this book yet.
What Members Thought
Not sure what I missed with this one. A Single Man details a day in the life of George, a gay man living in the suburbs of Southern California, as he adjusts to the death of his partner Jim. While Isherwood incorporates phrases of beauty every now and then and through George ruminates on deep topics, the story as a whole failed to move me. Will probably reread at a later at a later date and/or watch the movie.
Much better than the movie for uncertain reasons, though I think the endings are a big reason.
Isherwood's craft is superb. It is hard to believe this was "shocking" when published, even though I was a sophomore in college at the time. ...more
Isherwood's craft is superb. It is hard to believe this was "shocking" when published, even though I was a sophomore in college at the time. ...more
Siempre hago confesiones en las primeras líneas de estas “reseñas”, primeramente he de confesar que vi la adaptación fílmica de este texto hace ya algunos años; y me encanta. Creo que en parte porque los dos actores principales son de mis cosas favoritas. Segundo; no tenía idea de que existiera el libro, y tercero; lo mas penoso, es que no sabía que se trataba de una obra de Christopher Isherwood. Lo he descubierto hasta el momento de tenerlo en mis manos, caso contrarío de lo que sucedió con Ad
...more
As a gay man in the 1960s and as a Brit living in America, George, the book's main character, possesses a unique "insider-outsider" status that colors his frequent social observations. His detached, all-too-accurate insights into those around him make him come across as more anthropologist than literature professor. The only real failing I found was that George's grief over his recently deceased partner seemed to be treated at with a distracted sort of tenderness at best.
...more
read
Dec 07, 2009
Martin
marked it as to-read
Jan 28, 2010
Amanda
marked it as to-read
Feb 02, 2010
Deana
marked it as to-read
Jan 31, 2011
A
marked it as to-read
Sep 19, 2011
Julia
marked it as to-read
Aug 07, 2013
Shanthi
marked it as to-read
Sep 23, 2013
Michelle Mueller
marked it as to-read
Jan 02, 2015
Erik Moscoso
marked it as to-read
May 18, 2015
Tim
marked it as to-read
Jun 24, 2015
Lindsay
marked it as to-read
Jun 17, 2016
KLS
marked it as to-read
