I Look Divine
by Christopher Coe
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Nicholas is beautiful, wealthy and hopelessly vain. With his older brother in tow, he jets from one glamorous scene to another: Rome, Madrid, Mexico. Wherever he goes, he seeks the admiration of other men, until one day - his beauty faded - he winds up dead, the victim of unknown circumstances. His brother is left to pick up the pieces and figure out how Nicholas came to his untimely end.Tags
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It reminded me a little bit of RAVELSTEIN in that a straight man narrates the story of a larger-than-life gay man with whom he is fascinated. Also like Bellow's novel, this book is brief, intense, and beautifully written. Ravelstein was Bellow's last novel, I believe, and I Look Divine was Coe's first...even so, the writing is breathtakingly confident. I really enjoyed reading it.
Very concise and a quick read. A character study of a (fun!) fatal narcissist told through recollections of vignettes by his inert unnamed older brother. Glides to a lukewarm conclusion. I liked it, but I don't know if it's very good.
The writing was good, but tedious. The protagonist was neither likable, nor interesting. the metaphor was done well, but this narcissist was very uninteresting.
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- Canonical title*
- Goddelijk
- Original title
- I Look Divine
- Original publication date
- 1988
- People/Characters*
- Nicholas
- Blurbers
- Leavitt, David; Johnson, Diane
- Original language*
- Engels
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- Reviews
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- Rating
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- Languages
- Dutch, English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 6
- ASINs
- 1
