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David G. Hallman worked in environmental ethics and has written six nonfiction books, including his memoir, August Farewell, in which vignettes from his thirty-three-year relationship with his gay partner are integrated into an intimate chronology of the final two weeks of his partner's life. He lives in Toronto.
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David G. Hallman worked in environmental ethics and has written six nonfiction books, including his memoir, August Farewell, in which vignettes from his thirty-three-year relationship with his gay partner are integrated into an intimate chronology of the final two weeks of his partner's life. He lives in Toronto.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When I was initially pitched this book for a review I was thrilled that I was being offered a book that had gay characters. I don't often read many books with gay characters outside of the YA genre, and even then it's usual the character's "gayness" that is the big issue in the novel, or the catalyst for a series of issues. What I loved about this book was it wasn't a novel about gay protagonists; it is a novel about the human condition whose protagonists just happen to be gay.
The novel is broken into five sections spanning the 33-year relationship of Tommy and Jonathan's relationship. Yet the novel not only focuses on their relationship but the lives of their friends, families, careers, joys, struggles and tragedies.
I was drawn into this book very early on, about page 20. The characters are debating setting up a joint library. It was such a realistic scene that anyone could be living at any moment. It was that scene that made me fall in love with the characters, and made me wish that they were real people. I didn't want this novel to end; I read it slower than I've ever read a novel that I didn't hate. I savored this book. It is exquisite.
I had such an emotional response to this book that it may have bordered on the ridiculous. I read the second have in bed and more than once succumbed to tears. It took me hours to articulate how I felt about this book, to feel like I was doing it justice. While I know that some readers may be turned off by the fact that there are gay characters, but I will say that had this book featured a straight couple, I would have enjoyed it just as much.
I have only two negative comments about the book and they are quite superficial. The formatting of the page numbers at the top of the page near the section header stating the year of the section was a bit annoying to me. If I looked quick, I became confused. Secondly, I wish that we knew more of what happened between when one section ended and another picked up several years later. I love that the plot was set up to cover parts of their relationship, but I would have loved for the novel to cover the entire 33 years in more detail. I realize that had such scenes been included, the novel probably would have been quite the chunkster...but I'd still read it.
I'm very proud that this book has a place on my shelf.
The novel is broken into five sections spanning the 33-year relationship of Tommy and Jonathan's relationship. Yet the novel not only focuses on their relationship but the lives of their friends, families, careers, joys, struggles and tragedies.
I was drawn into this book very early on, about page 20. The characters are debating setting up a joint library. It was such a realistic scene that anyone could be living at any moment. It was that scene that made me fall in love with the characters, and made me wish that they were real people. I didn't want this novel to end; I read it slower than I've ever read a novel that I didn't hate. I savored this book. It is exquisite.
I had such an emotional response to this book that it may have bordered on the ridiculous. I read the second have in bed and more than once succumbed to tears. It took me hours to articulate how I felt about this book, to feel like I was doing it justice. While I know that some readers may be turned off by the fact that there are gay characters, but I will say that had this book featured a straight couple, I would have enjoyed it just as much.
I have only two negative comments about the book and they are quite superficial. The formatting of the page numbers at the top of the page near the section header stating the year of the section was a bit annoying to me. If I looked quick, I became confused. Secondly, I wish that we knew more of what happened between when one section ended and another picked up several years later. I love that the plot was set up to cover parts of their relationship, but I would have loved for the novel to cover the entire 33 years in more detail. I realize that had such scenes been included, the novel probably would have been quite the chunkster...but I'd still read it.
I'm very proud that this book has a place on my shelf.
By winfred cook
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I can't make a review just yet. I haven't finished the book, I had to put it down. It was becoming a little to syrupy, and unbelievable. I will finish it and get back to you as soon as that has occurred. The author writes well but not enough to keep my interest. However that could all change when I finish the book.
Format:Paperback
The great thing about vacation is endulging in reading some great books. On my trip to Mexico I had the pleasure of seeing author David Hallman and the timing felt right to read his novel on the flight home. Im glad I did. Hallman has utilized that same exquisite use of description, narrative, and characterization fom his memoir in this, his debut novel. Full of love, longing and social issues, Hallman pulls his readers into his world and takes them on a beautiful journey through several decades.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
A well written novel in tune with modern life and news
The book tells a realistic story about two men who are partners in life, one being more thoroughly committed than the other. Read more
Published 3 months ago by S J Schmittle
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Compelling Story
David G. Hallman, the author of August Farewell, did it again--wrote a compelling and captivating book. Read more
Published 10 months ago by A. Oswald
