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This was fine. Good read. I'd rate four stars because I enjoyed it, though the humour did get tiring in places. But I added an extra star to negate the homophobic Karen with the algorithmically promoted Goodreads review I had the immense displeasure of reading just now. Cheers, love.
This was fine. Good read. I'd rate four stars because I enjoyed it, though the humour did get tiring in places. But I added an extra star to negate the homophobic Karen with the algorithmically promoted Goodreads review I had the immense displeasure of reading just now. Cheers, love.
“Queer people don't grow up as ourselves, we grow up playing a version of ourselves that sacrifices authenticity to minimise humiliation & prejudice. The massive task of our adult lives is to unpick which parts of ourselves are truly us & which parts we've created to protect us.”
This one was a bit real at the start. Growing up gay in the Queensland public school system was fine enough, but it was a time of incredible shame and confusion and it was uncomfortable reading those early chapters. The rest of the book deals in drugs, drag and stardom, but eventually comes to a heartwarming conclusion about gender identity and self. It was sweet, and I learned a couple of things.
“Queer people don't grow up as ourselves, we grow up playing a version of ourselves that sacrifices authenticity to minimise humiliation & prejudice. The massive task of our adult lives is to unpick which parts of ourselves are truly us & which parts we've created to protect us.”
This one was a bit real at the start. Growing up gay in the Queensland public school system was fine enough, but it was a time of incredible shame and confusion and it was uncomfortable reading those early chapters. The rest of the book deals in drugs, drag and stardom, but eventually comes to a heartwarming conclusion about gender identity and self. It was sweet, and I learned a couple of things.
A compelling enough murder mystery, and a fun romp through an interesting world. But the way this was anchored around a young Elizabeth I—a 13 year old—narrating some fairly lewd sexcapades felt super contrived and a more than a bit tasteless.
A compelling enough murder mystery, and a fun romp through an interesting world. But the way this was anchored around a young Elizabeth I—a 13 year old—narrating some fairly lewd sexcapades felt super contrived and a more than a bit tasteless.
This was fine. Good but slow. You can practically smell the film adaptation on it.
This was fine. Good but slow. You can practically smell the film adaptation on it.