1) Bosie only left Oscar after Oscar had died. They temporarily hooked up after Oscar was released from Reading and lived together in France. But poor health from the hard labor and mistreatment in jail, plus poverty and alcoholism killed Oscar in the end.
2) Oscar himself was a randy bi guy in his youth, who got gayer as he got older.
This is a lovely book and should be forced down the throats of religious conservatives like fish slurry.
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The penguins were both gay. The one who left for a woman went back into the closet.
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danny v, in all sincerity that was the funniest thing i’ve read in like ever — and i HATE humour… also the feel of corduroy…but i digress.
really top draw stuff. superlative.
david sedaris and augusten burroughs would hack off each others ball-sacks — to predictably darkly comic effect — for some of those lines.
if WE were penguins we’d be braced, our cloacas a-twitch, ready to receive more of your salty mischievous musings. i extend a stubby fin/wing appendage in a salute to you sir.
ooh i think i just laid an egg for you!
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what a lovely, heartwarming story; no wonder the homophobes hate it
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This is my first visit to Queerty in more than two years. Sorry I came.
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How many times was the #1 book challenged? How many times was the #9 book challenged?
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Still with the self-loathing faggotry headlines, Queerty? I wish you a quick and painful literary second demise. Hopefully, this time will be permanent.