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Gods and Monsters: A Novel Kindle Edition

by Christopher Bram (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Previously titled Father of Frankenstein, this acclaimed novel was the basis for the 1998 film starring Sir Ian McKellen, Lynn Redgrave, and Brendan Fraser. It journeys back to 1957 Los Angeles, where James Whale, the once-famous director of such classics as Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, is living in retirement, haunted by his past. Rescuing him from his too-vivid imagination is his gardener, a handsome ex-marine. The friendship between these two very different men is sometimes tentative, sometimes touching, often dangerous—and always captivating.

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“Witty, moving, entertaining, and enlightening… one of the most remarkable and satisfying novels to come along in quite some time.”

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Engagingly and clearly written by a highly respected theologian, God, Sex, and Gender is the first comprehensive introduction to a theology of both sexuality and gender available in a single volume.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000N0WTPQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins e-books (October 13, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 13, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1901 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 409 pages
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Christopher Bram

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Christopher Bram is the author of nine novels, including Father of Frankenstein, which was made into the Academy Award–winning movie Gods and Monsters, starring Ian McKellen. Bram grew up outside of Norfolk, Virginia, where he was a paperboy and an Eagle Scout. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1974 and moved to New York City in 1978. In addition to Father of Frankenstein, he has written numerous articles and essays. His most recent book, Eminent Outlaws: The Gay Writers Who Changed America, is a literary history. Bram was a Guggenheim Fellow in 2001, and in 2003, he received Publishing Triangle’s Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement. He lives in Greenwich Village and teaches at New York University.

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Russell J. Sanders
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully poignant
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2015
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Christopher Bram, in Gods and Monsters, has created a beautifully poignant novel that tells of a friendship between famed movie director James Whale (Frankenstein; Bride of Frankenstein; Show Boat) and fictional character Clayton Boone, Whale’s supposed yard man. Some of what’s here is truth; most of it is invented. But Bram creates a lovely relationship between a aging and dying gay man and a young man who sees Whale’s pain and, though not gay himself, is sensitive enough to provide the support the older man needs. All this takes place in the late 1950s, a period that Bram evokes brilliantly. Having read this book and another of Bram’s, that one set during WWII, I marveled at the ease and skill Bram has at creating the atmosphere of another era. His writing is flawless in that respect, and it is flawless in his character development, as well. Originally titled Father of Frankenstein, the book was re-titled when an Academy-award winning film was made of it. God and Monsters is a perfectly fitting title. The film, winning for its screenplay based on Bram’s novel and written by its director, is a wonderful film. This novel, its source, is wonderful as well. Unlike many film adaptations, these two works compliment and complement each other. Read the book; see the movie. Time well spent.
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Amy G
5.0 out of 5 stars A minor masterpiece
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2009
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The descriptions on Amazon of Gods and Monsters, first published as Father of Frankenstein, do not do the book justice. This novel, about the last (fictionalized) days of the director of the Frankenstein movies, is simply marvelous. It takes as its premise a simple situation: an ailing, homosexual director, his fame long-gone stale, gets the idea to incite his very masculine, working-class landscaper into murdering him because he doesn't have the courage to commit suicide. A modern, minor masterpiece of psychology and subtext, the sleek, subtle plot creates a page-turner which never loses site of its deeply drawn, sympathetic, flawed and unique characters. Bram is a master of the simile and has a perfect instinct for story arc and form. The novel could hardly lose or gain a single word without suffering. In every way it is a gem.
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Jeffrey L. Schill, Jr.
4.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully written
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2014
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I loved this book. I felt like I really got to know the characters through their thoughts written on the page. A tragic and heartfelt novel.
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Jean
5.0 out of 5 stars Great characters
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2016
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Loved how the movie was so faithful to the novel. I enjoyed the characterization of Jimmy and Clay.
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Russell Noland
5.0 out of 5 stars A real page turner...
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2014
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An excellent read, finished it in one day!
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mrs3m
5.0 out of 5 stars nice
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2019
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nice, very nice
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2017
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I loved this book!
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dblamcvy
3.0 out of 5 stars Not normally a fan
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2012
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Read this book for a book club, usually I would never read a book like this as I find them boring. I don't like books that take place in the past, even near past very much, and I don't like character driven narratives where the plot is just an 'average' life story. That said, maybe I've matured, or maybe this book was that good. I actually really enjoyed it. I thought even though some people might not find the characters' actions believable, I did. I was never bored with the story. I remember not liking a few of the characters, but not because they were poorly written, just because I didn't like their actions. So I didn't like them in a good way.
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