Jim Brown reviewed The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1940) is the debut novel by the American author …
Striking depiction of queerness in the early 20th Century South
I think I added this book to my list when I saw @toddrobbins mark it was "to read," and I'm glad I did. After reading this, Mick and Mr. Singer became two of my favorite characters of all time. The depiction of queerness is really interesting and seems way ahead of its time for 1940, and the depiction of childhood is striking too (not to mention how the novel addresses both of these through the character of Mick).