Christopher Davis (6)

Something like an elegy and a memoir combined, this is a quiet novel, and one which depends on voice and characterization moreso than plot. Davis' prose is simple and quick, with passages that rely on rambling sentences and conversational tone. The book as a whole is wandering, though, and reads a bit too naturally at parts, as if Davis work really were simply an un-edited journal/memory. That may well add to the beauty of the book, but it also takes away a bit of the emotion and suspense that I might have been here, and instead get lost at various moments. Simply, I wanted more about the narrator's life outside of the novel's focus, and wanted to feel more like I knew him, instead of knowing one aspect of his life. The narrator's focus makes sense, considering the circumstances of the book, but I still needed more to see him fully as a person.

In the end, I have mixed feelings about this one. It has a simple beauty to it, and the fact that it doesn't read like a novel does make it stand out in a certain way. I can't help feeling, though, that it feels marginally undone or unfinished. But then, perhaps that's the point, considering the subject.… (mehr)

Andrew es un abogado prometedor que tiene todas las papeletas para añadir su apellido al bufete de abogados en el que trabaja. La firma le concede llevar un caso multimillonario como primer paso para su ascenso, sin embargo Andrew está en fase terminal... el sida está minando su salud. De pronto es despedido por cometer una imprudencia laboral y como sospecha que hay algo más que ese fallo, pide ayuda a un abogado negro llamado Joe Miller que se dedica a causas distintas, pero que es el único que accede a llevar a su caso. Miller detesta a los gays -pero también hay gente que detesta a los negros-. Miller acepta y termina sintiendo verdadero afecto por Andrew y su pareja, Miguel. El caso está destinado a perder desde el principio, sin embargo la solidaridad se hace patente cuando Andrew ingresa en el hospital. Y mientras su vida termina, el caso se resuelve y se da el fallo.… (mehr)