The Wrong Apple

by David Rees

Rees, David

Genres: Gay Fiction

195 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

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David Rees was born in London in 1936, but lived most of his adult life in Devon, where for many years he taught English Literature at Exeter University and at California State University, San Jose. In 1984, he took early retirement in order to write full-time. Author of forty-two books, he is best known for his children's novel The Exeter Blitz, which in 1978 was awarded the Carnegie Medal (UK), and The Milkman's On His Way, which, having survived much absurd controversy in Parliament, is now regarded as something of a gay classic. He also won The Other Award (UK) for his historical novel The Green Bough of Liberty. David Rees died in 1993.

Reviews

[Zon]

un très joli roman sur ce que le sida a pu faire aux relations gays, sur la variété de réponses à l'annonce de la séropositivité dans les couples, la diversité des cas, des émotions vécues - et en cela, un très beau témoignage des années sida. ça manque parfois un peu de nuances, notamment sur la question de ce qui est moral ou non, mais ça propose un idée simple sur la responsabilité (et ça change de Collard par exemple donc c'est pas plus mal).
le gros point fort : les personnages, tous un peu attachants et pour beaucoup très agaçants. la bff qui a une liaison avec le mec du narrateur ?? bros before hoes on avait dit non mais oh