John Irving
Hardcover | Pages: 425 pages Rating: 3.67 | 24227 Users | 3303 Reviews
Details Regarding Books In One Person
| Title | : | In One Person |
| Author | : | John Irving |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 425 pages |
| Published | : | May 8th 2012 by Simon & Schuster |
| Categories | : | Fiction. LGBT. Contemporary. Literary Fiction. Novels. Young Adult. Coming Of Age. Literature |
Representaion To Books In One Person
His most daringly political, sexually transgressive, and moving novel in well over a decade" (Vanity Fair).Winner of a 2013 Lambda Literary Award
A New York Times bestselling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love—tormented, funny, and affecting—and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character of In One Person, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a "sexual suspect," a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 in his landmark novel of "terminal cases," The World According to Garp.
In One Person is a poignant tribute to Billy’s friends and lovers—a theatrical cast of characters who defy category and convention. Not least, In One Person is an intimate and unforgettable portrait of the solitariness of a bisexual man who is dedicated to making himself "worthwhile.
Be Specific About Books Toward In One Person
| Original Title: | In One Person |
| ISBN: | 1451664125 (ISBN13: 9781451664126) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Literature (2013), San Francisco Book Festival for General Fiction (2013), Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2013), Bisexual Book Award for Fiction (2012) |
Rating Regarding Books In One Person
Ratings: 3.67 From 24227 Users | 3303 ReviewsCritique Regarding Books In One Person
There is a scene near the end of John Irvings latest novel, In One Person,in which a character who is a writer is confronted:Ive read all your books and I know what you doI mean, in your writing. You make all these sexual extremes seem normalthat is what you do. Like Gee, that girl, or whatever she isor what shes becoming. You create these characters who are so sexually different, as you might call themor fucked up, which is what I would call themand then you expect us to sympathize with them,There is a scene near the end of John Irvings latest novel, In One Person,in which a character who is a writer is confronted:Ive read all your books and I know what you doI mean, in your writing. You make all these sexual extremes seem normalthat is what you do. Like Gee, that girl, or whatever she isor what shes becoming. You create these characters who are so sexually different, as you might call themor fucked up, which is what I would call themand then you expect us to sympathize with them,
This book seriously annoyed me. This review may make me seem somewhat fanatic, but once I get hung up on something in a book, that's it, I can't really let it go. The low rating for this book is based on one huge pet peeve of mine: authors not doing their research - combined with ridiculous stereotypes. Also, I might throw in "extremely unrealistic and weird-sounding dialogue", "unrealistic events Hollywood movie style" and "generally zero credibility". I never for a second while reading this
I loved this big-hearted novel that portrays the life trajectory of boy growing up bisexual in a small Vermont town in the 50's and his erotic and personal transformations to old age. Coming of age for Bill begins to veer in disturbing fashion by crushes on "the wrong people". These include a fellow private school student, who is a champion wrestler and actor in the town drama group, and older women such as the town librarian, Miss Frost. Despite the usual homophobic repression and antagonism
I was a John Irving devotee for much of my life. Since I first read Garp, I have been an avid fan of Irving's writing, and have enjoyed much of it. But since The Fourth Hand, I've been feeling somewhat cheated, and this latest novel was the last straw. I confess I have not finished it, but I am so completely detached and disinterested in the story and characters I am not compelled to spend my time slogging through to the end. On top of the familiar people and places (New England town with a boys
john, john, john!!you suck me in. every time!there's this matrix on wikipedia (now deleted, but preserved here: http://s.mlkshk.com/r/5BKP). i am sure you have seen it. the matrix makes me sigh and amuses me. it's a conundrum. near the end of the book, I felt like you were ticking boxes. giving readers a list of socially important things to mull. i don't take issue with the issues...they are important and need to be written about so that tolerance and acceptance become the norms...i take issue
Rating: 3.75* of five The Publisher Says: A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled lovetormented, funny, and affectingand an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character of In One Person, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a sexual suspect, a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 in his landmark novel of terminal cases, The World According to
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