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Brokeback Mountain
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"I goddamn hate it that you're goin a drive away in the mornin and I'm goin back to work. But if you can't fix it you gotta stand it...."
The story of Jack & Ennis who met and loved on Brokeback Mountain is unutterably raw. Though a quick read coming in at around 55 pages, it certainly packs a punch.
It's a sparse tale. Minimalist. Kind of like their time together. Over in a rush, never enough. Sometimes only seeing each other every few years, each having their own family. But always on each other's minds.
"One thing never changed: the brilliant charge of their infrequent couplings was darkened by a sense of time flying, never enough time, never enough."
"I wish I knew how to quit you."
My heart ached for Jack & Ennis. Who has the right to question anyone's love?
The end of this book... I felt sadness for a life half lived. The cruelty of having to live a lie. But the reality being that at that time, men in the area even suspected of being gay met their untimely end with the help of a tyre iron.
This is definitely a story that will stay in my find for some time. It's just one of those that resonate long after the book has been closed.
JV's review caught my eye. Reading it made me wonder why I'd never read the book before (though I'd seen the movie long ago). I figured it would be a good change of pace to the usual bookclub pick. Please have a look at JV's words, they're beautiful, as they come from the heart 💝
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bookshelves: 2019-books, bookclub-2019, novella, makes-you-think, westerns
May 25, 2019
bookshelves: 2019-books, bookclub-2019, novella, makes-you-think, westerns
"I goddamn hate it that you're goin a drive away in the mornin and I'm goin back to work. But if you can't fix it you gotta stand it...."
The story of Jack & Ennis who met and loved on Brokeback Mountain is unutterably raw. Though a quick read coming in at around 55 pages, it certainly packs a punch.
It's a sparse tale. Minimalist. Kind of like their time together. Over in a rush, never enough. Sometimes only seeing each other every few years, each having their own family. But always on each other's minds.
"One thing never changed: the brilliant charge of their infrequent couplings was darkened by a sense of time flying, never enough time, never enough."
"I wish I knew how to quit you."
My heart ached for Jack & Ennis. Who has the right to question anyone's love?
The end of this book... I felt sadness for a life half lived. The cruelty of having to live a lie. But the reality being that at that time, men in the area even suspected of being gay met their untimely end with the help of a tyre iron.
This is definitely a story that will stay in my find for some time. It's just one of those that resonate long after the book has been closed.
JV's review caught my eye. Reading it made me wonder why I'd never read the book before (though I'd seen the movie long ago). I figured it would be a good change of pace to the usual bookclub pick. Please have a look at JV's words, they're beautiful, as they come from the heart 💝
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Reading Progress
May 13, 2019
– Shelved as:
to-read
May 13, 2019
– Shelved
May 13, 2019
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2019-books
May 13, 2019
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bookclub-2019
May 13, 2019
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novella
May 24, 2019
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Started Reading
May 24, 2019
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"It's going to be tricky to read this and not visualise Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal as Ennis & Jack."
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May 25, 2019
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makes-you-think
May 26, 2019
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Finished Reading
January 19, 2021
– Shelved as:
westerns
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May 26, 2019 08:53PM
The movie was such a gut-wrencher! I guess I need to read the book now.
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Gina wrote: "The movie was such a gut-wrencher! I guess I need to read the book now."It surely was. The book is along the same vein. It's such a quick read, you could knock it back over a cuppa.
Nicola - the film as an absolute must - it's heart-rending!
Thanks for this wonderful review , Nat. Now I'll have to read the book. Funny that I've read a lot of Annie Proulx, but never this one. On the pile now.
Nicola wrote: "Fantastic review Nat! I bought the movie recently of this and still haven’t got to it! It’s one I’ve been wanting to watch for sometime. I’d love to read the book too! 💕"Thank you Nicola. It’s a quick read, and a good one. Most emotional ❤ It really shows how unfair life can be.
Andrew wrote: "Nicola - the film as an absolute must - it's heart-rending!"Have to agree Andrew. I think it’s high time I watch it again. Especially while the book is still fresh in my mind.
Kim wrote: "Thanks for this wonderful review , Nat. Now I'll have to read the book. Funny that I've read a lot of Annie Proulx, but never this one. On the pile now."Thanks for such a lovely message Kim! You could easily read this in one sitting. Let me know what you think when you do.
JV wrote: "I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed this dear Nat! Marvellous review! 🥰"I did JV, thank you. And it's really your review which led me to read it 💕
Lovely review, especially your "sadness for a life half lived". Doors and minds have opened since the story was set, but people are trying to close them again. They mustn't succeed.
I think half the problem in the world today is people are unable to get out of their mindset and be more accepting of others. On so many levels.
