Gabe
TJR doesn’t seem to be able to imagine gay women in stories beyond “not allowed” and it’s boring.
I thought this was bad in its own right though. All characters lacked the depth and complexity the author seemed to imagine they had and made decisions that didn’t seem to align with them, despite their predictable necessity for the plot. Central character didn’t really ever have to make a difficult decision and tried hard, unsuccessfully, to force a flaw. That said, everyone was likeable except the sister that was plucked from Evil Dot Com, and the male coworkers from Sexism In The 80s For Beginners. Plot similar to characters, underdeveloped, predictable, though confusing in its transitions at times
Non-zero stars because life is as beautiful as described and being gay is wonderful to read about no matter how poor the set up.
TJR doesn’t seem to be able to imagine gay women in stories beyond “not allowed” and it’s boring.
I thought this was bad in its own right though. All characters lacked the depth and complexity the author seemed to imagine they had and made decisions that didn’t seem to align with them, despite their predictable necessity for the plot. Central character didn’t really ever have to make a difficult decision and tried hard, unsuccessfully, to force a flaw. That said, everyone was likeable except the sister that was plucked from Evil Dot Com, and the male coworkers from Sexism In The 80s For Beginners. Plot similar to characters, underdeveloped, predictable, though confusing in its transitions at times
Non-zero stars because life is as beautiful as described and being gay is wonderful to read about no matter how poor the set up.