Books by Alan Hollinghurst

Although the initial reviews were only somewhat positive, I’ve been noticing how many times it has popped up on the year’s end “best of” lists.  And so I bought it .  It is indeed brilliant, and it is not out of line to compare it to top novels by Thackeray or Forster.  I used to think of Hollinghurst as “superb writer but not so much along my lines of interest,” but this one has won me over.