Fellow Travelers

De: Thomas Mallon

Narrado por: Christian Barillas

Duración: 14 h y 22 m

Resumen del Editor

NOW A SHOWTIME LIMITED SERIES STARRING MATT BOMER, JONATHAN BAILEY, AND ALLISON WILLIAMS

• A searing historical novel set in 1950s Washington, D.C.—a world of dominated by personalities like Nixon, Lyndon Johnson, and Joe McCarthy—and infused with political drama, unexpected humor, and heartbreak.

• From the acclaimed author of Watergate and Up With the Sun

In a world of bare-knuckled ideology and secret dossiers, Timothy Laughlin, a recent college graduate and devout Catholic, is eager to join the crusade against Communism. An encounter with a handsome State Department official, Hawkins Fuller, leads to Tim's first job and, after Fuller's advances, his first love affair. As McCarthy mounts a desperate bid for power and internal investigations focus on “sexual subversives” in the government, Tim and Fuller find it ever more dangerous to navigate their double lives while moving between the diplomatic world of Foggy Bottom and NATO's front line in Europe.

©2007 Thomas Mallon (P)2023 Dreamscape Media

Gay Life in Federal Service

I loved the book!!! It gave me a great idea of what it was like to be gay in the 1950s and the need to hide it from your family, employer, and the government. The book also illustrated the government's overall treatment of the LGBTQ community and that community is used as a pawn in politics. Additionally, the book tells a beautiful story of hopes, dreams, temptation, love and loss between two gay men. It is an incredibly moving story; one that resonates in my soul. Very well done.

The sadness of it all.

This gave me a glimpse of the LGBTQIA history and how far life has progress

Well done!

I grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, in the 50’s. So much of life revolved around the political goings on and everyday actions of DC and the surrounding bedroom communities. I remember the Lavender Scare. Having to hide takes its toll.

A very well told story

This is a long story time ever at the moment. It was well. I highly recommend.

Was everyone repressed?

The book was good, the story was worth listening. But geesh the 50's seem so sad and depressing. It seems no one was allowed to be happy. My favorite character was Tim's sister because she was the most accepting. At times i found myself yelling at Tim to stop trying so hard and that he deserves better than Hawk. Hawk seems like a guy who's fun for an hour but Tim you would settle down with. Overall, good book but I finished feeling sad.

Excellent snapshot of DC during McCarthyism

Wow! This book is wonderful and heartbreaking and strangely appropriate given the shenanigans going on in the current political climate. This has been in my TBR list for ages but the new Showtime production with Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey bumped it up the list. The narrator’s interpretation of some of the female characters (especially the Southerners) was a little rough, but otherwise the performance was good.

Heavy on history, but still good

The story itself was interesting and the characters were realistic and well-written. I like the author’s writing style and it never felt too long or wordy. My only criticism is that there was so much history incorporated that it often became perhaps just a bit much. I wish there had been more of a balance between the character and plot portion and the history and references involved. It seems tilted toward history a bit more. Still, I liked the book and would try another from this author.

Sad romance Good political setting

I related a lot to what Tim endured in this romance. The polifacts are great. Gossip isn't gossip unless someone does something. The performance is stellar.

Interesting take on history

I enjoyed the storyline very much. not so much the narration by Mr. Barillas. His attempt at the female voices became a bit cloying and the southern accent, even worse.

A great queer historical fiction!

The complexity of the story - both from the historical fiction and romance perspective. The narration was also excellent