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chimichannika's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
I haven’t seen the movie but decided to read this book this year and am so glad I did. Two rural, low-income queer men find connection and love in one another, and are drawn to each other over the years but because of society cannot be together. Brokeback Mountain is a series of short and poignant snapshots throughout their lives with many things unsaid between them and in the narrative, but in a way that works, both from a storytelling perspective and to mirror their own relationship. At times it has beautiful moments of prose and at times is raw and gritty. In only 55 pages Proulx tells a lifelong story of compelling, heartbreaking love. It’s emotive and incredibly sad and definitely worth the read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Murder, and Alcohol
Minor: Biphobia, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Excrement
malloyjordans's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Car accident, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail