A cowboy story with superfluous descriptions of gunslingers and traditional masculine bravado has always been and still is very stifling, repellent and misleading to me. Lingering on this thought I started the book and to my surprise I loved it! Two men falling deeply in love with each other doomed in this homophobic world typifies the suggestion that love can exist in any form, against all odds. Now, for me what remained stifling in this book was the society’s powerful indictment of male love, in fear of which Jack & Ennis sailed in two boats all their lives until one drowned.

Once in love with the book I immediately decided to watch the movie which I found equally commendable and now I was in love with the two male actors. The cinematography, the picturesque view, the acting and the kiss between the two protagonists! Male protagonist!! Marvelous! How many people have the nerves to give such cinematic kissing scenes? I read somewhere the script ran seven years from door to door in search of actors who would agree to do such scenes. Again exemplifies the social orthodoxy. The film magnified my experience of reading this book by giving an articulate form to my imaginations.

n  Brokeback Mountainn is a luminous yet melancholy story of love and the loneliness love brings as a result of conservatism/homophobia.It is a romantic epic and an unforgettable affair!!

This novel is surprisingly short . . . which makes it difficult to rate the book unbiasedly :-/ I found myself replaying the (exceptional) movie in my mind the entire time.

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This was the perfect book in the "to short" categorie! Sure it did packed a punch and in the short amount of pages it's was both romantic and heart wrenching. But my ebook was 60 pages and I was afraid I had picked up an abridged version but after looking at goodreads and seen that it's just 55 pages long makes me think otherwise. A very good short story/book but I wanted so much of the characters and writing. I might need to watch the movie instead but I'm a terrible movie watcher. Books are more my thing of entertainment

Oh, my goodness... What a beautiful and heart-wrenching story! I haven't seen the movie. This book is beautifully written and draws you into these lives so quickly.. I felt as if I had known the characters forever! A true work of art!