
Full Circle
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Blake Somerset
History professor Ned Brummel is living happily with his partner of 12 years in small-town Maine when he receives a phone call from his estranged friend - Jack - telling him that another friend - Andy - is very ill and possibly near death. As Ned boards a plane to Chicago on his way to his friend's bedside, he embarks on another journey into memory, examining the major events and small moments that have shaped his world and his relationships with these two very different, very important men.
Growing up together through the restrictive 1950s and confusing '60s, Jackson "Jack" Grace and Ned Brummel take solace in their love for each other. But once they arrive at college in 1969 and meet handsome farm boy Andy Kowalski, everything changes. Despite Andy's apparent heterosexuality, both Jack and Ned fall hard for him, straining their close friendship. Soon, the three men will become involved in a series of intense liaisons and bitter betrayals, coming together and flying apart, as they alternately hurt, love, shape, and heal one another over the course of years.
From the heady, drug- and sex-fueled days of San Francisco in the wild '70s to the haunting spectre of AIDS in the '80s and the righteous activism of the '90s, their relationship transforms and grows, reflecting the changes going on around them. Now, together again in the most crucial and intimate of settings, Ned, Jack, and Andy have another chance to confront the damage of the past and embrace the bonds of friendship and love that have stood the test of time.
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The story read like a true story and if not the true story of one person's life, it was a compilation of experiences that anyone (regardless of orientation) in the United States between the '50s and 90s directly experienced (whether they realized it or not). It was sort of a Forest Gump with a gay twist.
I listened to this story in audio and the narrator, Blake Somerset, was phenomenal. If you read this book I would recommend the audio version for the greatest impact.
Forest Gump: the gay version
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I'm amazed and stunned. ~ FULL CIRCLE was a marathon like journey. Both exciting, exhausting and long.
“Straight people get married so that they can have sex. Gay men have sex so that they can get friends.”
This is the kind of (main character narrated) story that is absolutely perfect for the audiobook form. I'm so very grateful (yes that's the right word) to this wise choice of narrator (Blake Somerset).
Big applause to a simply fantastic audiobook edition. Highly recommended audio listening for everyone with love for: epic interesting life and friendship stories, contemporary history, well written novels, gay mens situation and to brave readers (unlike me) with a strong (rapid healing heart).
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Be aware: this is a fictional novel about gay men, the M/M lifestyle and three mens love, lovelife, as well as other important life topics, but it's not (and more or less never) a traditional 'romance'. ~ ..It isn't a M/M/M 'threesome' story neither.
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I'm amazed and stunned !!!
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You will be frustrated beyond belief at the narrator/ main character Ned throughout most of the novel, and you may think it beyond ridiculous that even though they lived through these crazy moments in history, that they always found themselves somewhere in the middle of these events.
But that said, stick around for the detailed personal moments between Jack and Ned, the gritty day to day on base in Vietnam, and the emotional roller coaster in the thick of the AIDS crisis. they are all so poignant and well written that it will be worth it.
Together through an epic 20th century 1950-2006, Ned and Jack’s story is one that doesn’t get told enough. It’s beautiful in its complexity and honesty of two gay men that go through it all (most of it) together.
This epic novel is true to its title
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Michael Thomas Ford at his best
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Would you listen to Full Circle again? Why?
In the final analysis, I really enjoyed this book. But it's long and, at times, a bit ponderous. Once through was fun -- but once through was enough.What did you like best about this story?
As my headline notes, if you were there, this story chronicles our lives in a way that resonates. From the fumblings of childhood to the shame, worry and fear of coming out; college and the Vietnam War; free love, the sexual revolution, the political awakening of the lesbian and gay communities; AIDS and the maturing of the LGBT movement and of the characters, as well.The protagonist is a complex character. There are times when you love him and times when you wonder what the hell he's thinking! But he carries the story through the many ups and downs of his history and that of his two friends, and their intricately & intimately entwined lives.Have you listened to any of Blake Somerset’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I haven't listened to Mr. Somerset before. His characters were easily distinguishable &, at times, quite animated. This is, of course, a first person narrative. I think I wish that the narrator/protagonist had been a bit more bright, or quick, in his delivery. It might have made some sections less tedious.If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
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Great book. Great story. I kept wanting to listen and finished it too quickly.
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Poignant storytelling
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