John Weir (1) (1959–)
Autore di The Irreversible Decline of Eddie Socket
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Sull'Autore
John Weir is an associate professor of English at Queens College/CUNY.
Opere di John Weir
Sixteen Tales : An Erotic Menu — A cura di — 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Columbia Reader on Lesbians & Gay Men in Media, Society, and Politics (1999) — Collaboratore — 79 copie
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1959-02-08
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Istruzione
- Columbia University (MFA)
Kenyon College (BA|1980) - Attività lavorative
- university professor
novelist - Organizzazioni
- Queens College, City University of New York
Utenti
Recensioni
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Autori correlati
Statistiche
- Opere
- 4
- Opere correlate
- 5
- Utenti
- 231
- Popolarità
- #97,643
- Voto
- 3.3
- Recensioni
- 3
- ISBN
- 26
- Lingue
- 1
That doesn't stop Eddie from trying everything he can to get Merrit to at least talk to him, and while waiting for that moment when he can discover what's going through Merrit's mind, Eddie commiserates with his roommate Polly Plug. Polly, though, has struggles of her own: trying to keep up with the rent while struggling as an actress. She also finds what she at first believes to be love. That romance soon turns cold, just like Eddie's.
During his struggle to find some common ground with Merrit, Eddie gets the news that he's has AIDS. He tries to tell those close to him -- his mother, Polly, even Merrit -- but winds up holding back, instead deciding a trip from New York to California to learn about his mother and his family. During the trip he meets Eulene, a drag queen from Staten Island, who helps him to realize that he can't run away from Merrit, from Polly, from his life and returns to New York.
Eddie's health quickly begins to decline, forcing Polly and Saul to re-examine their own lives and to finally take control.
For me, "The Irreversible Decline of Eddie Socket" offers a different take on someone with AIDS. Eddie doesn't seem to think of it as a death sentence; rather, for him it seems to be just one more obstacle to his potential (and self-delusional) happiness with Merrit. When his death happens (not a spoiler, judging by the book's title), it's almost poetic and reaching Eddie's romantic views of Hollywood. I actually cried while reading it, not because he passed, but because it was so well written and beautiful. His death becomes the spark to get Polly and Saul moving so it becomes almost a positive event.
It's a wonderful read, peopled with funny and very human characters. Take a chance like I did and read this great book.… (altro)