Reviews

100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell

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 

prodbyzie's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.5

krdilts's review

emotional funny reflective

4.5

moolissabarney's review

adventurous funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

lsparrow's review

4.0

graphically gay, exploring sex, hook ups, social situations and range of relationships.
I do love this style of writing, short pieces that stand alone.

katiedyer80's review against another edition

dark funny

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25