A review by lupetuple
Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx

reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is going to be a personal review but... this book gives meaning to the phrase "Don't die wondering" to me. The language Proulx uses is so intensely evocative; she situates the mood with imagery and dialect so perfectly that I can't help feeling the weight of each character and their passion. It gripped me from start to finish and I felt such overwhelming sadness at the end. Flipping back to the first page after finishing it decimated me--that the last sentence is the same one that Ennis says earlier in the book didn't do me any favors in the "I wanna eviscerate myself" department.