A Single Man, by Christopher Isherwood - A [Personal] Book Review
[Spoilers abound. You could read the book or watch the movie, or don’t because no one cares and life is fleeting] “Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book. And then there are books like An Imperial Affliction, which you can’t tell…
oh my god victor frankenstein is such a loser. he spent two years building the creature and then literally the moment he finishes he freaks the fuck out and gets sick aND JUST?? LOSES THE CREATURE. WHERE DID HE GO FRANKENSTEIN……. BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR GARBAGE SON
We will be monsters, alone in the world, but we will have each other.
— Mary Shelley, Frankenstein. (via persaephonie)
“…books have not made George nobler or better or more truly wise. It is just that he likes listening to their voices, the one or the other, according to his mood.” #novels #asingleman #literature #books #ChristopherIsherwood
These are the books I bought over the summer. The ones on the left are the ones I’ve read, the ones on the right I have yet to get crack open. Do you see my problem? #dontevengetmestartedonmycomics #books #literature