The Line of Beauty

even*cleveland

“This book reminded me of an English garden—a meticulously, artfully, and seductively controlled presentation of nature. There is beauty in abundance—beauty of form, beauty of line, beauty of attention, and, dear god, so many, many beautiful sentences. AND there is a plot! Its very traditional approach—focused on characters and what happens to them, with a big crash of action at the end—makes plain”

Katie

“Such a gorgeous book. I've been working my way through the gaps in the NYT's list of the 100 best books of the 21st century (so far), and wasn't quite sure what to expect of this one. A novel of manners set in 1980s London, exploring class, sex, politics, yearning. Some of the writing is so beautiful I wished I could physically consume the sentences.”