The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards

The prose in The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards is exceptional, and often exquisite. The composition is reckless, daring, innovative, exuberant and self-assured. It's a book that I should have loved, but my heart felt atrophied from lack of use. It almost seemed as though the book was so keyed into......more

But without fingers I couldn't hit the keys on the typewriter or grip a pen. At first I think this may be some sort of sweet relief--a reprieve from writing the same scene over and over. But the writing over and over again isn't a sign of madness. It's the only thing letting the madness out. This is......more

One of The Best Books I have read so far this year This book is under the category of Mind blown The story follow the perspective of anUnknown Narrator and throughout the whole book we get snippets of his life and pieces of his writing and they are all kind of bundle up, so it’s really hard to di......more

The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards is a highly entertaining story about writers and writing. Two young men, both aspiring writers, find themselves in the same college writing class and become competitors and unlikely friends. One queer, filthy rich, and enormously talented but hampered by mental and......more

I loved his writing and I was going to rate it a 5 star up to the middle. At the middle, it became nonlinear and a bit acerbic, more acerbic than need be. Also, it became so nonlinear that it became hard to follow. Yet, it was so well written that it deserves a 4 star rating….that alone is a feat. S......more