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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
repetitive and the shock value felt forced and fell flat. read like a series of blog posts where the kid was trying to shock the reader but again was repetitive and felt one dimensional
No rating. I kind of...loved this? Messy, chaotic, choppy. Super easy read and genuinely shocking. Very Melissa-Broder-esque which is the highest praise I could give a book.
I *personally* would have liked a little bit more cohesion/a narrative arc but that's not what this was intended to be, so I'm rolling with it! Will absolutely read more Brontez Purnell.
I *personally* would have liked a little bit more cohesion/a narrative arc but that's not what this was intended to be, so I'm rolling with it! Will absolutely read more Brontez Purnell.
Johnny would you love me if my d*ck were bigger by Brontez Purnell is bold, unapologetic and raw, but it just wasn't for me.
To me, the writing comes across as someone who is posting about all their sexual escapades on a forum. Frequently told in numbered dot-points, I found the structure to be disjointed, but it did make it an extremely fast read.
I can understand the appeal of this. Purnell holds back nothing in painting a portrait of modern day gay adventures in bathhouses and cruising parks, and it can be refreshing in that sense to not try to portray gay culture as something that is quite possibly not true to him. However, with every page containing a description of an occasion(or multiple) of him hooking up with someone, it becomes very repetitive, and I quickly found myself becoming numb to what he was trying to convey.
To me, the writing comes across as someone who is posting about all their sexual escapades on a forum. Frequently told in numbered dot-points, I found the structure to be disjointed, but it did make it an extremely fast read.
I can understand the appeal of this. Purnell holds back nothing in painting a portrait of modern day gay adventures in bathhouses and cruising parks, and it can be refreshing in that sense to not try to portray gay culture as something that is quite possibly not true to him. However, with every page containing a description of an occasion(or multiple) of him hooking up with someone, it becomes very repetitive, and I quickly found myself becoming numb to what he was trying to convey.
at the start, it was a shocking & funny read, but i personally found the book's raunchy nature ending up becoming more tiring than anything as it lost it's edge. the casual transphobia also didn't help! but it was at least entertaining to read.
I really understood the bold, anti-moral, anti-political and extremely raw, exaggerated and absurd appeal of this story. But it doesn't always work for me. I understand the audacity and vomiting of bizarre and disgusting things to make a stronger, transgressive, shameless and limitless plot. However, for me it was way more than exaggerated.
dark
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A disjointed collection of sometimes beautiful and sometimes horrifying moments. It left a bitter taste at times but perhaps that was the point.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
incredible
I feel like I would have liked this SO much more if I had read the paper version instead of listening to the audiobook. If you’re deciding between the two, definitely 100% go for the text version. The audiobook feels very like he wrote a bunch of essays in his MFA after reading a bunch of junot diaz, and then he gets up on a stage to read them and is kinda nervous and so just like… gets through the whole thing without looking up or pausing to breathe.
I know that’s kind of a read (sorry Mr. Purnell) and I also know people who have love love loved this book, so, you know, grain of salt. But skip the audiobook if you can.
I know that’s kind of a read (sorry Mr. Purnell) and I also know people who have love love loved this book, so, you know, grain of salt. But skip the audiobook if you can.