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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
medium-paced
I was vibing with the writing and felt this piece connected well with universal grief experiences while also highlighting singular pain of someone in the LGBTQ+ community (specifically, someone who is trans) who, it seemed in this narrative, was robbed of so much because their loved one's family had always rejected them and not acknowledged them/the relationship in a healthy, positive way.
I have a huge hang up regarding the plot device of the road trip and the museum scheme. That was too far-fetched for me to suspend much of my disbelief. Also, I'm told that, in the past, the MC has needed to work multiple jobs but somehow in this present time they can just up and travel the country for two weeks with no consequences or having to take time off? And all they care about is checking in to make sure their dishwasher is okay??? Things are not computing on what should be a practical front but isn't.
Other things I was bothered by: Theo was too convenient, and I felt I didn't really get to know our MC aside from what their identity was wrapped up in their relationship with B. I realize this is a very limited scope on their person, and it's even more limited because they're going through a particularly tough situation that isolates their emotions/focus. But there were still flashbacks and memories that could have been better utilized to give us a more robust MC instead of giving this impression that they only really started living once B entered their life.
I have a huge hang up regarding the plot device of the road trip and the museum scheme. That was too far-fetched for me to suspend much of my disbelief. Also, I'm told that, in the past, the MC has needed to work multiple jobs but somehow in this present time they can just up and travel the country for two weeks with no consequences or having to take time off? And all they care about is checking in to make sure their dishwasher is okay??? Things are not computing on what should be a practical front but isn't.
Other things I was bothered by: Theo was too convenient, and I felt I didn't really get to know our MC aside from what their identity was wrapped up in their relationship with B. I realize this is a very limited scope on their person, and it's even more limited because they're going through a particularly tough situation that isolates their emotions/focus. But there were still flashbacks and memories that could have been better utilized to give us a more robust MC instead of giving this impression that they only really started living once B entered their life.