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It's funny to see Claude ask forgiveness in one moment and seem wholly unrepentant in the next, especially the distinction he makes between the sin of "self-abuse" and love-making. (Which may be a product of the time since they taught about masturbation being a sin, but homosexuality was all but off the radar.) But as much as he talks about sin and forgiveness, there is an awful lot of love in this book. He loves the men who catch his eye on the street, the young pupil who he feels no ...more It's funny to see Claude ask forgiveness in one moment and seem wholly unrepentant in the next, especially the distinction he makes between the sin of "self-abuse" and love-making. (Which may be a product of the time since they taught about masturbation being a sin, but homosexuality was all but off the radar.) But as much as he talks about sin and forgiveness, there is an awful lot of love in this book. He loves the men who catch his eye on the street, the young pupil who he feels no lust for, the bed-mate who he loves to the degree that he longs for no other. I understand that he used this word to convey the depth of his feelings, and how strongly he was moved by them, but its meaning is diminished by its overuse. In fact, Claude goes through such extreme highs and lows that it would be no surprise to discover that he had a true mental illness such as bipolarity.… (lisätietoja)
 
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1
Jäseniä
27
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#483,027
Arvio (tähdet)
3.0
Kirja-arvosteluja
1
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4