Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style: A Novel
Written by Paul Rudnick
Narrated by Daniel Henning
4.5/5
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Devastatingly handsome and insanely rich, Farrell Covington is capable of anything and impossible to resist. He’s a clear-eyed romantic, an aesthete but not a snob, self-indulgent yet wildly generous. As the son of one of the country’s most powerful and deeply conservative families, the world could be his. But when he falls for Nate Reminger, an aspiring writer from a nice Jewish family in Piscataway, New Jersey, the results are passionate and catastrophic.
Together, the two embark on a unique romance that spans half a century. They are inseparable—except for the many years when they are apart. Moving from the ivy-covered bastion of Yale to New York City, Los Angeles, and eventually all over the world, Farrell and Nate experience the tremendous upheaval and social change of the last fifty years. From the freedom of gay life in 1970s Manhattan to the Hollywood closet, the AIDS epidemic, and the profound strides of the LGBTQ+ movement, this witty and moving novel shows how the world changes around us while we’re busy doing other things.
Written with “engaging wit, side-eyed perceptiveness, and barbed elan” (Michael Chabon), this modern classic proves that style has its limits, love does not.
Editor's Note
Good-hearted…
Farrell Covington, the flashy but good-hearted heir to a family dynasty, and Nate Reminger, a Jewish writer from New Jersey (loosely based on the author), meet at Yale in the 1970s and begin a decades-long, on-again off-again relationship. With his signature hilarity, author (“It's All Your Fault”), playwright (“Jeffrey”), and screenwriter (“Sister Act”) Rudnick traverses major milestones in American history while unspooling a love story we can laugh at, cry over, and relate to.
Paul Rudnick
Paul Rudnick’s most recent novel is the acclaimed Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style. His plays have been produced on and off Broadway and include Jeffrey, I Hate Hamlet, Regrets Only, and The New Century. He is the author of eight books, and he’s a frequent contributor to The New Yorker; his writing has also appeared in Vogue, Esquire, Vanity Fair, and more. His screenplays include Addams Family Values, Coastal Elites, In & Out, Sister Act, and the film adaptation of Jeffrey. Find out more at PaulRudnick.com and follow him on X at PaulRudnickNY.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I’ve done it so you don’t have to. Don’t waste your time, there are too many better queer fictions out there.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Funny, touching and uplifting. A wonderful book that has some nice surprises.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Terrific up until the father dies. Then gets predictable and schmaltzy.
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