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pbraue13's review against another edition
5.0
A wonderful essay dissecting one of the essential pieces of queer cinema and a film that has always intrigued me the more I try to understand it.
mattleesharp's review against another edition
3.0
I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for feedback and review.
This was an interesting look at the author's interaction with the film and the culture of the early 90s. It was an adequate discussion of the work of Van Sant and the celebrity of Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix. I'm sure it fits in nicely with this series, and I don't have any major complaints. It was a good enough launching point. It's just very slim and didn't really surprise me.
This was an interesting look at the author's interaction with the film and the culture of the early 90s. It was an adequate discussion of the work of Van Sant and the celebrity of Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix. I'm sure it fits in nicely with this series, and I don't have any major complaints. It was a good enough launching point. It's just very slim and didn't really surprise me.
kooperfan's review against another edition
4.0
A lovely read about a lovely film and the culture that inspired it.
mar_reads's review against another edition
3.0
probably closer to 2.5. I know the whole point of this series is that it’s a) a short essay and b) the authors subjective view of the piece of pop culture, but the things that interested me about it felt way too briefly touched upon. just personal preference I guess.
mattleesharp's review
3.0
I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for feedback and review.
This was an interesting look at the author's interaction with the film and the culture of the early 90s. It was an adequate discussion of the work of Van Sant and the celebrity of Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix. I'm sure it fits in nicely with this series, and I don't have any major complaints. It was a good enough launching point. It's just very slim and didn't really surprise me.
This was an interesting look at the author's interaction with the film and the culture of the early 90s. It was an adequate discussion of the work of Van Sant and the celebrity of Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix. I'm sure it fits in nicely with this series, and I don't have any major complaints. It was a good enough launching point. It's just very slim and didn't really surprise me.
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