I guess the main thing to accept about desire is that it's part of being human - that there's no point in wrestling with it or trying to extinguish it; that it's part of us; that's it's part of being alive; that it's part of our essential nature. ✨️
This is one of my favourite books of all time. Thank you for this wonderful review! ❤️
I feel this book also speaks volumes in regards to masculinity and internalised homophobia as a result of these gendered standards. Throughout the book, David is extremely disgusted by supposedly “effeminate” men, or men who do not conform to masculine expectations - and this results in his fear of being loved.
Just a few thoughts - again thanks for your writing! It’s inspiring me to pen down some of my own thoughts and reflections on the book.
Thank you for this :) and I totally agree, is a very complex book with so many deep topics. The theme of masculinity as much as the model of what is to be a woman are of great interest and needs to be read with caution. Is really brilliant
Love writers/novels that shine a light on human desire. And the relationship between love and desire is so interesting - love and attachment etc.
It is definitely one of the most complex and beautiful topics, desire and how we move within it
I guess the main thing to accept about desire is that it's part of being human - that there's no point in wrestling with it or trying to extinguish it; that it's part of us; that's it's part of being alive; that it's part of our essential nature. ✨️
This is one of my favourite books of all time. Thank you for this wonderful review! ❤️
I feel this book also speaks volumes in regards to masculinity and internalised homophobia as a result of these gendered standards. Throughout the book, David is extremely disgusted by supposedly “effeminate” men, or men who do not conform to masculine expectations - and this results in his fear of being loved.
Just a few thoughts - again thanks for your writing! It’s inspiring me to pen down some of my own thoughts and reflections on the book.
Thank you for this :) and I totally agree, is a very complex book with so many deep topics. The theme of masculinity as much as the model of what is to be a woman are of great interest and needs to be read with caution. Is really brilliant