"I wish I knew how to quit you."


The movie Brokeback Mountain is one of my favorite movies of all time I literally own three different versions of the DVD and I've been wanting to get my hands on the book for years now. My local library finally had the audiobook available and I listened to it immediately. It took me less than an hour to listen to the whole thing, and damn this story is just incredible. I think I loved reading the book even more after seeing the movie because I already know and love these characters. The only reason I took off a star is because I feel like this book is too short (55 pages) and it could've been so much more powerful and emotional if we had more time to get to know the characters, and if the author had given them more time to develop.

Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist are one of my favorite fictional couples of all time and I adored reading this book so much. The ending made me cry and I couldn't believe how spot on it is with the movie. The dialogue is word-for-word accurate to the movie so as a lover of book to movie adaptations I really appreciate how accurate and true it is to the book. However, I do think this is one of those rare scenarios where the movie is better than the book. I don't know if I would have loved this book as much as I did if it wasn't for seeing Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal bring these characters to life and making me fall in love with their love beforehand.

Either way, I loved this book so much and it makes me want to watch the movie again. I just love Ennis and Jack's tragic love story. BRB, crying forever.

This book was chosen for me in the 'pick it for me challenge' in the m/m romance group here on goodreads. It's a classic (or should be), I saw the movie years ago, and I was amazed how short the book is.

This is one of the most well written stories I have ever read. In places, it is more like a sketch than a painting. And yet it describes the main characters and their awful dilemma and, ultimately, suffering in such clear pictures that it broke my heart all over again.

This is one of the few "tragedies" that gets 5 stars from me. It is an amazing book which should be required reading for everyone.

"Те бяха израсли в малки, бедни ферми в два противоположни края на щата. Джак Туист в Лайтнинг флет, горе на границата с Монтана, Енис Дел Мар в околностите на Сейдж, близо до Юта, и двамата бяха изоставили училището, провинциални момчета, без изгледи за бъдеще, отгледани за тежка работа и лишения, и двамата с недодялани маниери и груб език, закалени за суров начин на живот..."

Не обичам да чета книги с гей тематика, но този разказ на Ани Пру, носител на "Пулицър" за Shipping News, минава отвъд всякакви клиширани представи за любовта и страстта.
Гледала съм филма много пъти и винаги ме разтърсва. Смятах, че разказът може би е по-слаб, но не е така. Тези двама младежи, които не са получили обич и разбиране от никого, бедни, без изгледи за по-добро бъдеще из фермите на Уайоминг в Американския юг, преживяват нещо толкова силно, че не знаем как да го наречем - страст, любов, дружба, дълбока близост. Енис Дел Мар не е хомосексуален, но Джак е единственият човек, който докосва сърцето му, преобръща живота му и може би го разрушава. А може би не. Неведоми са пътищата на човешкото сърце.
Препоръчвам!