Reviews

100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell

urand's review

reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

brownboibookbitch's review

dark funny reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

john_bizzell's review against another edition

challenging funny informative inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

elisanolasco's review

dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Funny and reflective. I liked how the author played with perspective, self-deprecation, and the stories we tell ourselves about desire, love, and sex. Also the idea of being “willfully nonjudgmental” was beautiful and freeing.

corymackenziegray's review

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

emelynreads's review

funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

This book feels like a night spent drinking wine and gossiping with your very slutty friend

Hilarious but also a reflection (can't say if this is autofiction for sure) on queer relationships/hookups/love

Strangely I'm considering this a palette cleanser book

literarycrushes's review

3.0

100 Boyfriends by Brotez Purnell is many things; it might be a novel, a work of autofiction, a series of vignettes, a memoir, or a short story collection. Whatever it is, it is bold and vulnerable in all the best ways. Reading this book felt like reading the journal of a stranger, it felt at once thrilling and illicit. Purnell’s subtle humor cut through the pages and tied the stories together in what otherwise lacked any cohesive narrative. This lack of plot didn’t bother me, though I would recommend reading a few vignettes at a time rather than consuming the entire book in two sittings as I did.
100 Boyfriends is populated by a memorable assortment of characters (whether they are the same, overlapping, or each entirely unique characters is up for interpretation) whose flash stories deal with racism, sex -a lot of sex!, judgement (and nonjudgement), and most of all, what it’s like to inhabit a certain body that lives at the intersection of these identities. Also, for a lack of a better way to say it, it is very gay and very horny which makes it the perfect read for a hot summer night IMO!

ambero's review

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Best short story collection I’ve read and usually I really struggle w short stories 

dakota_96's review

5.0

Heartbreaking and humorous. Deeply relatable and at times outlandish. Literally could not put it down today.

blvntbaby's review

4.5

n a s t y i love Brontez Purnell