Brokeback Mountain

Why did I think this would be a good choice for my morning commute? Sweet baby Jesus! This was everything I remembered the movie to be and somehow more of a punch to the gut. I'm perpetually amazed at how a good writer can limn a whole lifetime of deeds and emotions in a few choice words. [a:Annie Proulx 1262010 Annie Proulx https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1219720509p2/1262010.jpg] is that kind of writer. As a bonus [a:Campbell Scott 251177 Campbell Scott https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] suffuses life into the characters of Ennis & Jack to point of making your heart bleed, reminding us he's a great actor. When Ennis says little darlin' I about bawled my eyes out on the train. It overshadows sheafs of ‘I love yous' in other stories. Is this a romance? Not in the genre sense. It is however a love story. A sad/tragic one given the state of who we are/have been as a species/society, but also touched by small moments of grace and companionship, which is all we ever wish for in the end.I'll definitely be doing this again and getting a print copy, just as soon as I recover.