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A review by edonaldson2k
The Lost Weekend by Charles Jackson
4.0
My favorite line from the book: "Spinal tap, baby."
I read the novel first, then saw the film. Both are excellent, but very different. Novel: super gay (sex in the church sheds with boyhood friend Melvin; getting kicked out of his fraternity for his big crush on a senior boy; the fiance who will NEVER become his wife; lots of closets, filled with booze, of course; a dream in which he is saved from a homophobic lynching by his brother). Film: super hetero (Don kisses two girls [what?!] and even the swishy male nurse is butch [Bim is less lovable and less dangerous here]; outstanding female supporting roles, even though there is little basis in the book for them). A great contrast.
I read the novel first, then saw the film. Both are excellent, but very different. Novel: super gay (sex in the church sheds with boyhood friend Melvin; getting kicked out of his fraternity for his big crush on a senior boy; the fiance who will NEVER become his wife; lots of closets, filled with booze, of course; a dream in which he is saved from a homophobic lynching by his brother). Film: super hetero (Don kisses two girls [what?!] and even the swishy male nurse is butch [Bim is less lovable and less dangerous here]; outstanding female supporting roles, even though there is little basis in the book for them). A great contrast.