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David Gilmour's Open Book, Part Two - Page 4

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Kirman: She did; she said something along the lines of that it was very real, the sexuality in it was very, very real in the way that it was portrayed, and I agree with her.

Gilmour: I think that's why my daughter, when she was in high school, was freaked out about it. She hadn't had any real sexual experience at all. Now she's in university and, well, I don't want to dwell on what's she up to or think about it very much -- I'm pretty sure that she's out there in the world, let's leave it that way -- and I think she probably reads that book and now goes, "oh, I see. So my generation did not invent this."

Kirman: I can understand that because when How Boys See Girls came out I was probably around nineteen or so, and I re-read it in anticipation of talking to you, and even in these few years there's a just whole different perspective on it.

Gilmour: [laughing I think because he figures out how old I am] Well that's good. I don't mean to put you on the spot, but did you enjoy it when you re-read it recently?

Kirman: Yes I did; I probably enjoyed it more than I did the first time.

Gilmour: You know, I've got to tell you, I read it a little while ago and I really loved it. And you know what I really loved? I loved the ending. I though the ending was so sad and so lovely. I was surprised at how much I liked the ending. I know the beginning sort of rocks and rolls and is fun and all that kind of stuff, and then there are parts in the middle I was sort of hemming and hawing about, but then it's just lovely sad ending when they take that weekend together and then he has a final little rendezvous with her in October and he creeps out her bedroom window at five o'clock in the morning without saying goodbye. I just thought it just seemed final and sweet and true and I've got to tell you I really liked it. I hope it's not a terrible thing to say, whereas that piece of shit that followed it, An Affair with the Moon -- did you know I have never been able to read that book since it was in galley form?

Kirman: Really?

Gilmour: I corrected the galley and I have never to this day been able to read it. No, that book is a real three dollar bill.

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