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abishop23's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-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
4.0
cheyrohm's review
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Blood, Death, Body shaming, and Injury/Injury detail
loho's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-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? Yes
4.0
This collection is delightful, the stories are short and quick but each captivating and thought provoking.
pallasreads's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
All of the stories were interesting premises with complicated characters. I felt like I wanted more of each of then
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Body shaming, and Sexual content
syntaxx's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
The narration on this one was hit or miss for me: Tony Chiroldes was fantastic, however, there was one narrator that I viscerally disliked, and I ended up skipping one of the stories he narrated because I just couldn't stand to listen to his voice any more.
There were a few gems in this collection of short stories about contemporary Boricua gay and bisexual men. I enjoyed "Packed White Spaces", about wypipo holding a party to celebrate the purchase of their new washing machine, and "Little Moves", which I credit with having the best line in the book:
"What comes after could prevent this from being a happy memory. He'll cauterize reality instead."
I appreciated the breadth of characters the stories and that some, <spoiler like the protagonist in "Better Than All That" were downright unlikable.
Borrowed audio book from the library for the Book Riot - Read Harder 2023 challenge: Read an independently published book by a BIPOC author
Borrowed audio book from the library for the Book Riot - Read Harder 2023 challenge: Read an independently published book by a BIPOC author
merrilywereadalong777's review
3.0
Nice debut. I enjoyed the longer stories the most and really look forward to reading more work by Gonzalez. Very Bryan Washington-esque/adjacent. I loved the Half Heart story. I think some of the flash fiction stories, though well written, dilute the reading experience a bit.