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Stanza 1 consists of five lines. In the third stanza, the poet gives examples of things of beauty that give us joy and happiness. The 1980s and especially Conservative politicians, and rich families weren't something that I thought interested me, but although that's the decade this book is set in, and that's the backdrop to what happens, it isn't about that at all. Finally finished... the plot started to pick up -or rather, the author found the plot- in the last third of the book or so, but that was 300+ pages in. I'm mixed on this one. To see what your friends thought of this book, I just finished reading this book for a school project, and there are quite a lot of sex scenes (which I was not prepared for). It will never Pass into nothingness i.e. His words make made me breathless even if his milieu is something that I am not very familiar with: London in the eighties. It's about thinking that you are accepted and welcomed, and then suddenly those that you thought loved you, turni. I can't really do justice to the book in a short review, for which I apologise. I loved the innovative, inspiring description (a favourite line: 'Sally Tipper had a lot of blonde hair in expensive confusion') and the development of the characters was masterful - in particular, Wani's physical deterioration was so vividly depicted, and all the more powerful for being detailed more through others' reactions than by direct description. The poet then compares the thing of beauty with a number of other things to describe how much important it is for us. I started this last night, heading home after one of the most dreadful evenings in recent memory. Alan Hollinghurst’s prose is simply beautiful. Bored beyond belief. I wish I knew more about the Thatcher administration since the novel is coupled with those years as efficiently as THE HUMAN STAIN goes hand-in-hand with the Lewinski scandal. Alan Hollinghurst’s prose is simply beautiful. There are many models of beauty and as old saying goes. There are unhappy moments in our life. And his spirit hovers all over last week's Man Booker Prize winner, "The Line of Beauty," by Alan Hollinghurst. We’d love your help. Finally, the poet refers to the beauty of the grandeur (magnificent and impressive memory) of the mighty dead i.e. It is the beauty which builds the desire in us to live though there are sad moments and cruel people around us. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. This Study Guide consists of approximately 29 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Line of Beauty. The narrative is so powerful that I was able to picture much of the story as clearly as if I had actually witnessed it all taking place, and several of the more disturbing scenes were so real to me that they stuck in my head in graphic detail, as if they were horribly memorable scenes from a film, for days afterwards. Update: The BBC World Book Club podcast with Alan Hollinghurst, in which he talks about this novel, is available now at. people who like old-timey british novels about rich people, but want more gay sex. It will never Pass into nothingness i.e. There are some terrific set-pieces: an aristocratic twenty-first birthday, awkward introductions of gay lovers to parents who don't know (or won't ad. Hollinghurst has superb senses for texture, heft, sound, movement. Oh, and antiques. Can the reality TV show - "Serve Tea to Henry" - be fa. Checkout English Summary's free educational tools and dictionaries. The line means that nature gives us immortal joy that comes from heaven and hence it is the ultimate source of happiness. According to him, it is a bower quiet for us i.e. I enjoyed this enormously. There are summers in which the fair musk-rose blooms that shine (sparkle) the season. The early 1980s were a time of great change socially and politically. It is the beauty which is created by god which helps us to remove the sadness from our hearts. This was a thought-provoking, haunting read that has stayed with me quite lucidly since I finished it. As it took me so long to read, I spent an embarrassing amount of time repeating to people who asked me what I was reading that it was. In contrast, other characters describe lines of cocaine as "beautiful". Having been more than a little disappointed in the most recent Booker Prize recipients, it is nice to read something truly worthy of that honor. Thus nature is the endless fountain of immortal drink which it pours unto us from the heaven’s brink. Considering AIDS, the boom in cocaine use, and parlimentary scandal, this is nonetheless much more than mere social documentation. Can the reality TV show - "Serve Tea to Henry" - be far behind? At times I felt the symbolism suggested by the title became a bit strained and occasionally I had the sense that Hollinghurst was overindulging in his ornate style. I wouldn't say it's ve. Nick is a homosexual and the story is of his journey coming out and experiences starting with Leo a Jamaican he meets through a lonely heart ad. And his spirit hovers all over last week's Man Booker Prize winner, "The Line of Beauty," by Alan Hollinghurst. It took me a little while to get into this book, but when I did, I couldn't stop. It was all very Henry James and I mean that with the greatest respect. Stanza 3 consists of seven lines and Stanza 4 consists of five lines. This wasn’t my introduction to Hollinghurst’s writing. James has become something of a literary rock star this year. It makes me angry that I don't know much about U.S. history, modern U.S. history... & British history? Reading this, I often felt to be in masterly hands: Hollinghurst has that completeness of play, that perfect union of the dramatic and the psychological. Despite having read most of the Booker winners I had been oddly reluctant to tackle this one, partly because I had heard about its graphic descriptions of gay sex and that is just not a subject that interests me. People were carefree and enjoyed excessive lifestyles. Reading this, I often felt to be in masterly hands: Hollinghurst has that completeness of play, that perfect union of the dramatic and the psychological. Hollinghurst is like a god in the Olympus and I am just a mortal slave and I am not even worthy to kiss the ground he steps on. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published A 'Brideshead Revisited' for the Thatcher era, it contains some of the most exquisite prose in a modern book. Hollinghurst's gay protagonist, Nick Guest, more or less ingenuously follows his sexual and aesthetic inclinations, which lead him, somewhat incongruously, into the house of Tory MP Gerald Fedden, the arms of a Lebanese millionaire's son, and finally personal disaster and tragedy.

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