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L'(autre) Homme De Ma Vie (2000)

by Stephen McCauley(Favorite Author)

3.42 of 5 Votes: 4

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review 1: This is a frank and fascinating portrait of a gay couple and the "insignificant others" each of them has in his life. I really enjoyed reading this, and truly was left wanting more. I love how the friendships and relationships between various characters metamorphosed over the process of the book and its exploration of the importance of first impressions; how they cause us to be steadfast to some and dismissive of others despite subsequent, contradictory evidence. It also imparted a strong sense of place - set in Boston - that was very charming and made me feel like I was due to visit that city again.
review 2: This book was organized into very many short units of a few paragraphs or maybe two pages at most. This made it very easy to read and it felt real, a... mores if the reader is immersed in the stream of Richard's life, rather than being presented with polished chapter-length episodes. At the same time, as in life, it was tricky to tell what was important and what was a small incident with no future repercussions. Some things that came up had no follow up. For instance, what ever happened with Jerry? But ultimately it did prove that the book covered a crucial time period in Richard's life. It was quite well done, and there were a lot of interesting observations about human nature along the way. I feel the book really accomplished what it set out to do, and I recommend it. less

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