Mary Renault

[jain]

I just finished reading The Charioteer, which, despite the name, is not set in the Classical world as with most of her novels, but in World War II England. I loved it, and I understood maybe three-fourths of it--and one part in particular is weighing on my mind. Can anyone who's read the book tell me what that whole discussion between Dave and Laurie was about at the end? He was going to start a relationship with Andrew, right? But then why did he change his mind?

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I adore this book, too

[sherrold-ish.livejournal.com]

and I've reread it more than once, but honest to god, I've never known exactly what point Dave is trying to make, either, other than, not actually knowing you're bisexual might be less painful than knowing -- especially if that knowledge comes attached to a beautiful young war hero...

But heck if I know.

Sandy

Re: I adore this book, too

[jain]

Sorry, I just found this, which means that livejournal's email notification must have stopped working for me at some point; I swear I didn't ignore your response for the past two and a half months on purpose. In any case, thanks for the comment. It's good to know that I'm not alone in my confusion, even if it's increasingly looking as though I'll never understand what Renault was trying to say in that scene.