At Certain Points We Touch

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Examines queer loss and survival elegantly, devastatingly, and critically incisive. Lauren John Joseph is a writer to reckon with. I'll read whatever they'll write next A smart, sparkling, twisting, millennial queer odyssey ... Lithe, perspicacious, melancholic and funny as hell A pure delight to read. Joseph presents a kaleidoscope of beautiful characters with infectious energy and harsh realities A moving portrait of youth, friendship and first love Described as “a stone-cold masterpiece – The Line Of Beauty retooled for the 21st century” by writer Olivia Laing, this is the story of a destructive love affair played out over years and cities that’s going to be an essential read Lauren John Joseph writes with such wit, glamour, and Style! I haven’t read a book that so powerfully evokes what it’s like to be a wild young artist among other wild young artists since the Bright Young Things were publishing Lauren's debut novel is so exciting. The writing is so fresh, funny and gripping - and carries the trademark wit that I have always loved from Lauren Lauren John Joseph lyrically captures the hope, the tumult, and the trauma of relationships. Love's letters have rarely been more savage, poignant, or more true This vivid debut novel has a live current running through its pages ... An impressive debut with lines that linger with on the page The struggle to find ones place in the world as an artist and lover, creating self and culture as you go along - At Certain Points We Touch captures this fleeting, dazzling moment with glamour and heart At Certain Points We Touch is as much a love letter to the glamour and glory of countercultural nightlife as a self-aware sendup of its absurdities and deprivations. This novel is a rollicking study of the stubbornness, irrationality, and dysfunction of the human heart, with prose as extravagant and daring as a Rococo gown. I would spend as many pages with this narrator as Lauren John Joseph cares to write A riotous coming-of-age story that marks the arrival of a bold new writer A searing debut A rich and sensuous read, a coming of age story that is full of life and love that reminded me of The Line of Beauty. Tender and dark in turn, it brings the art world at its heart and its cast list of bright young things brilliantly to life With unique style and flair, Lauren John Joseph weaves a dreamlike coming-of-age tale about toxic relationships, wild young artists and an unspeakable betrayal A tragic, haunting and expertly crafted debut Elegant, sharp, and hysterical, At Certain Points We Touch asks us how do we grieve a lover who may not have been a good person. Lauren John Joseph’s writing will pull you in like an alluring perfume, only to seize your heart and tear it to pieces in this spectacular début! A stone-cold masterpiece, which in its scope, frankness and ambition reminds me of The Line of Beauty, retooled for the 21st century. By turns libidinous, hilarious, melancholy and full of feeling, it reveals Lauren John Joseph as a shocking new talent Beautifully written, smart, snappy story of queer love. Incredibly funny and moving This is fabulous: screamingly funny, scandalously hot, opulent, deep - a devastating torch song of obsession and excess Heartfelt and scintillating Expand reviews