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sarah_d's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mariko_boulet's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
anthotony's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
sjwill064's review against another edition
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medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
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fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Contemporary Fiction โข Queer โข Loss and Love โข Humor
๐๐ถ๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฆ: 2021 and the sequel is out now
Thank you @prhaudio for the free review copy!
Just please go read this now if you have not already. This book had a lot of hype: it was well deserved. I did not expect how funny this book would be and if youโre able to get the audio, DO IT! I love books narrated by the author and Steven Rowley @mrstevenrowley is no exception - outstanding narration! Iโd recommend that over the physical. Everyone needs a GUP (Gay Uncle Patrick)!
When out of work Hollywood actor Patrick becomes primary guardian of his young niece and nephew whoโve recently lost their mother, he is completely out of his element. Somewhere along the way, he gets into a groove, teaches them some important life lessons (โGuncle Rulesโ) while they all deal with grief in various forms...And who knows, Patrick might learn a thing or two as well.
This book normalizes being yourself, wearing what you want to wear, being uniquely you. The neighbors next door are a throuple going by the acronym JED and honestly every character including the dog made me laugh. This is truly more of a funny and hopeful book than a sad one. Patrick is the snarkiest, I wanted be his bestie. Please read.
Guncle Rules, a selection in no particular order:
โข ๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ธ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ
โข ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ
โข ๐๐ง ๐ข ๐จ๐ข๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ. ๐๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ง๐ต; ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต. ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅโ๐ด ๐ด๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ, ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ณ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ด!
TW: Parental death (off page), death
๐๐ถ๐ฃ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ฆ: 2021 and the sequel is out now
Thank you @prhaudio for the free review copy!
Just please go read this now if you have not already. This book had a lot of hype: it was well deserved. I did not expect how funny this book would be and if youโre able to get the audio, DO IT! I love books narrated by the author and Steven Rowley @mrstevenrowley is no exception - outstanding narration! Iโd recommend that over the physical. Everyone needs a GUP (Gay Uncle Patrick)!
When out of work Hollywood actor Patrick becomes primary guardian of his young niece and nephew whoโve recently lost their mother, he is completely out of his element. Somewhere along the way, he gets into a groove, teaches them some important life lessons (โGuncle Rulesโ) while they all deal with grief in various forms...And who knows, Patrick might learn a thing or two as well.
This book normalizes being yourself, wearing what you want to wear, being uniquely you. The neighbors next door are a throuple going by the acronym JED and honestly every character including the dog made me laugh. This is truly more of a funny and hopeful book than a sad one. Patrick is the snarkiest, I wanted be his bestie. Please read.
Guncle Rules, a selection in no particular order:
โข ๐๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ช๐ด ๐ข๐ธ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ
โข ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ
โข ๐๐ง ๐ข ๐จ๐ข๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ. ๐๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ง๐ต; ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ด๐ธ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต. ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฅโ๐ด ๐ด๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ, ๐ฅ๐ฐ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ณ ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ด!
TW: Parental death (off page), death
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent and Death
emster52's review against another edition
1.5
๐ซฃ I feel like Iโm in the minority with this book and my rating. But it just didnโt work for me.
I read this for a Summer Reading Prompt and was excited by the synopsis! It sounded like it was going to be heartfelt and a little emotional. But I didnโt find it enjoyable at all, cringy more like it. And thatโs probably just a me problem. The beginning was good, but then it got kinda repetitive, the humor fell flat and I was bored.
I read this for a Summer Reading Prompt and was excited by the synopsis! It sounded like it was going to be heartfelt and a little emotional. But I didnโt find it enjoyable at all, cringy more like it. And thatโs probably just a me problem. The beginning was good, but then it got kinda repetitive, the humor fell flat and I was bored.