by Patricia Nell Warren
“The angel of death had cruised him. Death, that hustler, that last lover.” Published between the era of Leave it to Beaver and Father Knows Best, and the AIDS crisis, The Front Runner is a very blunt and honest look at homosexuality in the world of American sports, circa 1975. By its time’s stand...
I read this book on the recommendation of my brother, he says it is his favourite book and I can see why. The first thing I would say is don't read this if you want an easy read - though beautifully written, nothing about this book is easy. It is however heartbreaking.This book reads so like an actu...
Absolutely Brilliantand sad...It gripped me from the first page, and I just couldn't stop reading
I’ve wanted to read this book since I first heard about it a year or so ago. Actually, I got really close once, found it at the library, but returned it without opening it. Last week, after reading two depressing books in a row, I decided to finally find this book and just start. I thought the story...
Creo que si me encontrara a Patricia Nell Warren por la calle (cosa que dudo , je ) iría corriendo a abrazarla y le gritaría TE AMOOOO en la cara (asi tipo Guido Suller TEAMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO) . O al menos la agarraria por los hombros y le lloraría : AMO A HARLAN , LO AMO , LO AMOOOO , LE JURO QUE LO A...
This was a taboo buster when it was published. Paul Newman was going to star in the film version but it never happened.
Looking forward to read this one, I have heard so much about it!
3.5 stars.
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