Brokeback Book

On my way to London yesterday a flight attendant deadheading on the flight gave me "Brokeback Mountain," the book. I was curious to read it after seeing the movie, and even more curious when I found out it was a short story. It's about 60 pages. Reading the book helped me to understand further some aspects of the movie. For instance, the movie has been criticized by some for not having more sex scenes. The one or two scenes in the movie come direct from the book, with some changes, but that is all that exists in the book.

Brokeback Mountain is about a tragic love story, not the sex. As a matter of fact, it was the lack of sex, committment and time that worked against Jack and Ennis, and the movie would have done the story a disservice by including more love scenes. I don't think the book is particularly great, but having images from the movie to fall back on as I read made for a more poignant read. I cried harder reading the book then watching the movie, but at the same parts. I still think the story itself is timeless and classic, a true tragedy and lesson to never deny true love.