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toffishay's review against another edition
Maybe I'm not as weird as I think, because these stories were a little too freaky for me. I just wasn't enjoying them.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Vomit and Sexual content
Moderate: Abortion, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
Minor: Medical trauma and Bullying
reading_rainbow_with_chris's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.25
“Slug and Other Stories” by Megan Milks
I read the first story in this collection, the eponymous “Slug,” and thought… “What the f*** did I get into?” By the end of the collection, I got it. Megan Milks collection of short stories is revolutionary queer writing, but it is not the nice tidy inspiring queerness we see upheld in pop culture. Milks has written a messy, gross, perverse collection that when taken together reminds us that queerness is not just about breaking the gender binary. Queerness is about eschewing convention, about uprooting patterns of communication which have become normative. Milks has written stories that are not just about queerness, but they present queer identities queerly and without any hesitation. Some of these stories I do not yet understand, and some of them were honestly too graphic for my personal taste but many of them were really incredible. Standouts for me include “The Strands,” “Kill Marguerite,” “Earl and Ed,” and “Patrick Gets Inspired.” I do not recommend this collection for everyone, but for those willing to approach queer themes and representations with an open mind this will be a thought-provoking collection.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Body horror, and Infidelity
suzyreadsbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
4.0
hahahahahaha ok what the fuck
(thanks to feminist press for the ARC)
showing the expansiveness of queer and trans stories in so many weird and interesting and upsetting ways. including through lots of VERY disturbing sex lol
particularly enjoyed the longer stories, and the ones that leaned into nostalgia and played w form using 90s cultural staples like BSC, Choose Your Own Adventure, and Seventeen’s Trauma-Rama column. there are also some stories in here that i uhhh truly hope to never think about again
favorites: The Strands, Kill Marguerite, Pleasantvale Twins #119: Abducted!, Germ Camp, Trauma-Rama: A Collaboration, Take Us to Your LDR, Patrick Gets Inspired
would recommend if you liked Sarahland or Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
(thanks to feminist press for the ARC)
showing the expansiveness of queer and trans stories in so many weird and interesting and upsetting ways. including through lots of VERY disturbing sex lol
particularly enjoyed the longer stories, and the ones that leaned into nostalgia and played w form using 90s cultural staples like BSC, Choose Your Own Adventure, and Seventeen’s Trauma-Rama column. there are also some stories in here that i uhhh truly hope to never think about again
favorites: The Strands, Kill Marguerite, Pleasantvale Twins #119: Abducted!, Germ Camp, Trauma-Rama: A Collaboration, Take Us to Your LDR, Patrick Gets Inspired
would recommend if you liked Sarahland or Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Sexual content
Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gore, Medical content, Transphobia, and Vomit
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