A Single Man
by Christopher Isherwood
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Book Reviews of A Single Man
Book Review: boring, boring
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this book because after seeing the movie I had a lot of questions I thought would be answered. The book and the movie do not resemble each other at all. Some of the characters have the same names but that is as close as it gets. The stories in each are completely different. Nothing matches anything. The book is so boring to read it put me to sleep. It just rambles on and on. Usually the book is better than the movie. This is not the case. At least the person that wrote the movie completely changed the plot to make this story interesting. Reading this book was a waste of time and money.
Book Review: READ THIS BOOK!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Deceptively simple, this classic of gay literature from 1964 is a funny, sad, smart, political, and strangely prophetic read. A dynamic character study and day-in-the-life novel of cantankerous George, a 58 year-old gay widower and literature professor living, lusting, and loathing in California. The book engagingly explores the various roles he plays and displays to the world and hints at the reality of the role we all play as human beings. A SINGLE MAN is utterly fascinating, full of intriguing observations, poignant, and just as deep as you want it to be. It's a true work of genius.Book Review: Didn't do it for me
Summary: 3 Stars
I dunno why this one just isn't one of my favorites. I think the writing was gorgeous, the characters were fabulous, and the story was good enough to keep me hooked. And I realize that the point of the book is to be rather mundane and maybe alittle melancholy (?) but it wasn't something I particularly enjoyed reading. It seemed like instead of focusing on some kind of story or plot it was focusing on ridiculous details. Plus there's nothing particularly deep about it. I was left at the end like, "Oh, ok . . ."But if you're into that kind of book then go for it, honey!
Book Review: movie back to novel
Summary: 3 Stars
after seeing tom ford's wonderful translation of "a single man" at my neighborhood cineplex, i wondered about the novel upon which it was based. i read early christopher isherwood in my 20's--berlin stories, prater violet--loved them but never read another isherwood story for the next 50 years. now the film aroused my curiosity & i ordered the book from amazon. reading it made me appreciate how beautifully ford found ways to convert the novel's rather dry & somewhat remote tragedy into a film of painfully close-up loss. short & well-worth reading--but don't miss the movie!Book Review: great read!
Summary: 5 Stars
A great read, had trouble putting it down. It's the type of book where the story line is good and you want to keep reading it to see where it goes. But at the same time you don't want to rush it because the prose is so well written and has great insight also. You want to savor the each paragraph.
I finished this one too quickly, wish there was more!
Interesting film adaptation. There are some significant differences in the movie. Won't say more, but I'm not sure why they added things in the movie that were not in the book at all.