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A Gay And Melancholy Sound (1961)

by Merle Miller(Favorite Author)

3.73 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

genre

Fiction

publisher

William Sloane Associates

review 1: I have always liked Merle Miller's books; "Plain Speaking" made President Truman a personal hero of mine, his book on LBJ made this tragic man real for me. But when I read Nancy Pearl's intro to this book, I nearly didn't read it at all. Who wants to read a novel about an unloved, depressed PTSD driven alcoholic of uncertain sexuality who is contemplating suicide. But not reading this book would have been a mistake. Every glowing word in Nancy Pearl's introduction was deserved. For all of its sadness, this book is also filled with warm humor and it says things about the human condition that need to be said. Once again, thank you Nancy Pearl.
review 2: I found this book through something called "Nancy Pearl's Book Lust Rediscoveries" (she's an author and librari... morean in the U.S.)It's written in an autobiographical first-person style, which sometimes made me uncomfortable, but I actually like that. The author's done well in creating a character who is generally awful but frequently relatable as well. He's all the worst parts of yourself, particularly if you've ever thought you were smarter than everyone around you or been worried about living up to your "potential". When he talks about "always wanting to be invited everywhere but never wanting to go anywhere" I laughed because it was so like me. less

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