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Pumpkin by Julie Murphy

33 reviews

obscurepages's review against another edition

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emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 I lost a few hours of sleep because of this book, but I swear it was all worth it. Pumpkin is the cutest and most precious! Nothing but wholesomeness and learning to be your true self and confronting your doubts (and of course, a dash of angst, romance, and teen drama, but I love it!)

I love the character development, seeing Waylon be his true self and try to give their small town a chance was so good. I love the vulnerability in this book and I appreciate that so much. There was one quote from Waylon's mom when she said, "Not everything has to be sarcastic or edgy. It's okay to be vulnerable and sincere." and that absolutely stuck with me.

I also love that it speaks to a lot of fat, queer teens, as well as those who just want to fit in. I know younger me would have loved this book. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Thank you so much Epic Reads for sending me a copy of this book! This, of course, did not affect my overall opinion of the book.

See the rest of my Pride Month TBR here!!

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


This book was equal parts fun and embracing. I love these characters so so much. I love nothing more than seeing people live their true authentic selves. In Waylon's case, a fat, gay, femme, aspiring drag queen teen in Texas ๐Ÿงก

This book has so much nuance behind the complexities of being fat, queer, and/or both. I saw my similar insecurities and experiences within Waylon. I will say it time and time again, YA readers NEED these stories. They need to see themselves reflected within mainstream media and traditionally published/mass produced books. 

This book is fun, campy, with some good ole' YA angst and growing pains. It's about self-expression, identity, acceptance and the revolutionary act of changing the outline of what is considered "standard", and truly embracing and loving one's self in all our glory. In a society that still shames fat people, it truly is a revolution to deny that claim and fiercely embrace ourselves. I'm not always the best at it, but a book like this feels like a warm hug and an encouragement to never stop trying ๐Ÿงก

This book is for everyone! It's got cool, accepting, and loving parents. A badass grandma, drag queens (Waylon is totes a nod to Ginger Minj and I STAN ๐Ÿงก), a loveable love interest, a firecracker twin sister and her spunky cool as heck girlfriend.

There's also resistance to the norm at their high school prom, which always makes for a good read ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿผ


To Note:
-Gay, Lesbian, and Bi rep


CW:
-Internalized fatphobia
-Alcoholic parent (brief depiction)
-Loss of a parent (off page)
-Homophobia (on page slurs)
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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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