ASC Book Club

Thursday, January 7

7:00 P.M.

Hosts: Bill & Andy

Location: 2001 Royalwood Dr., Arlington, 76006 (map)

Call for directions: 817-718-2424

A Single Man (Christopher Isherwood)
When A Single Man was originally published, it shocked many by its frank, sympathetic, and moving portrayal of a gay man in midlife. George, the protagonist, is adjusting to life on his own after the sudden death of his partner, and determines to persist in the routines of his daily life; the course of A Single Man spans twenty-four hours in an ordinary day. An Englishman and a professor living in suburban Southern California, he is an outsider in every way, and his internal reflections and interactions with others reveal a man who loves being alive despite everyday injustices and loneliness. Wry, suddenly manic, constantly funny, surprisingly sad, this novel catches the texture of life itself.

1. Get the book from an online bookseller or put it on your Christmas list!
2. Read it.
3. Sign-in on the comments for this blog entry so we know how much dessert to get.
4. Come share dessert, as well as your thoughts and insights on the book.
5. Now a major motion picture starring Colin Firth and Julianne Moore; directed by Tom Ford; preview here.

All are welcome. See you there!

GROUP RATING OF BOOK FOLLOWING DISCUSSION (10=HI, 1=LO): 7.6