This is a bit of a cheat. I read this book years ago when it first came out and I still worked in books (2003ish?). I loved the book. I was disturbed by the book. Steve McVicker is in no way a sympathetic character. The movie confirmed this.
The movie, for me, brought up a variety of questions that the book did not. Perhaps it's the portrayals (by Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor) of actors well-known, but I didn't buy into their relationship as a gay couple. I didn't suspend disbelief of their actual personas long enough to think that either man was actually gay. That said, I did find myself wondering if I would be more sympathetic to these characters if they were straight.
Which was weird for me, as I've always been completely supportive of the gay community and, more specifically, my plethora of gay friends. All in all, this is a bizarre story. Worth reading, worth watching. Even for the discomfort it causes.
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