wern_vz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
3.75
hannahfalcone's review against another edition
5.0
Een leven verweven in een ontembare tuin. Vertaald in film scènes en de seizoenen van planten in een landschap vol verrassingen.
Queer literatuur over de zoektocht naar een veilige haven van rust en ruimte.
Queer literatuur over de zoektocht naar een veilige haven van rust en ruimte.
charlie_pearson's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
wrenly_reader's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.75
marije_j's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
originalmelodie's review against another edition
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.25
First half: I discussed this book with a work colleague who'd read the book without enjoyment in the past. I see how that could happen - it is boring but it's quite nice reading something simple about a man trying to garden and reflect on a life whilst on the bustling tube he had once spent many nights on.
The diary format does mean that some days are more interesting than others - some entries useless to the reader, not adding much other than the passing of time. Half-way through I wondered: Is it bad that the moments I liked the best were when he was in London?
When his illness becomes a forefront of his life the book becomes a really honest and intimate take of AIDS and it's devastation. How quickly it takes over and in so many different ways. A reminder that not so long ago the government and people were actively letting people die a slow and painful demise.
The diary format does mean that some days are more interesting than others - some entries useless to the reader, not adding much other than the passing of time. Half-way through I wondered: Is it bad that the moments I liked the best were when he was in London?
When his illness becomes a forefront of his life the book becomes a really honest and intimate take of AIDS and it's devastation. How quickly it takes over and in so many different ways. A reminder that not so long ago the government and people were actively letting people die a slow and painful demise.
elliot3004's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
4.0
Beautiful reflections on life and nature through the vehicle of Prospect Cottage garden. Hard not to feel despair at how many wonderful queer people, like Derek, were lost during those desperate years of the AIDS crisis.