A Single Man

No need to add another comment about this extraordinary novel, but I do want to note that the reader of this audiobook, Simon Prebble, was an excellent choice. His pacing and intonation fit George perfectly.

4.5 stars “I mean, what is this life of ours supposed to be for? Are we to spend it identifying each other with catalogues, like tourists in an art gallery? Or are we to try to exchange some kind of a signal, however garbled, before it’s too late? You answer me that!” This book beckoned to me with its......more

I couldn't put this book down and found it absolutely fascinating to study in the context of both feminism (in the depiction of Charley) and queer theory (George and his perceptions of homosocial, and homosexual, relationships). Definitely a contender for my dissertation!!!......more

English (A Single Man)/ Italiano George, a middle-aged professor, has an ordinary life, but now he must relate to loneliness because of the untimely passing of his partner. Glimmers of light thanks to few daily joys can be seen in his gray days: a female friend who invites him to dinner to distract h......more