Mr. Loverman
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Barrington Jedidiah Walker is 74 and leads a double life. A flamboyant, wisecracking character with a dapper taste in retro suits and a fondness for Shakespeare, Barrington is a husband, father, grandfather—and also secretly gay, lovers with his childhood friend, Morris. With an abundance of laugh-out-loud humor and wit, Evaristo explodes cultural myths and shows the extent of what can happen when people fear the consequences of being true to themselves.
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This book was so surprising! I had unfortunately never heard of Bernardine Evaristo, but this book was required reading for school. I was extremely surprised that I enjoyed this book so much since it is not my genre of choice.
This follows Barry, a gay man hiding is true identity. His best friend and lover, Morris, asks Barry to leave his wife so they can finally be together. We follow Barry's inner turmoil as he embraces his sexuality and comes to terms with his relationship with his family.
I had a fun time reading this, and loved Barry's humor. I did not like that he was openly a misogynist, but Morris is clearly trying to keep him in line. The only part I did not enjoy was how quick the resolution was. We spent the entire book following Barry's internal issues, but it seemed to be wrapped up too perfectly, and too fast in the last 10 pages. Other than that, this book was extremely well done and I highly recommend it.
