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cayrivvers's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Death, Racial slurs, and Sexual content
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Car accident, and Infidelity
the_true_monroe's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
medium-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
4.25
I did not expect this book to be so rooted in history, but it made sense once I realized the same author wrote Music From Another World. That one takes place in 1970s California and this book goes between the 1950s and 2017 in Washington DC. They are both queer historical fiction which combines two genres I love. And this book taught me so much I should have learned about sooner such as the Lavender Scare and about lesbian pulp fiction novels. I actually only ever heard them referenced in Fun Home (The Musical) but I never actually looked into them- and thanks to this book I am super intrigued and need to check some out. There were some storylines in the book that I felt deserved more attention or followup, not even in terms of resolution but for consistency with the pace and flow of the novel. Some things I felt like there was not enough information provided and that we were supposed to find out more before the book ended. I do want to continue reading this author though for sure.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing
Moderate: Car accident, Racial slurs, Violence, Death, and Medical content
Minor: Infidelity, Transphobia, and Grief
taelights's review
DNF. The 4 storylines (not dual narrative like implied in the summery but 4 narratives) in this book are frankly too many storylines especially when only Janet's semi-interests me. But even then it's not enough to hold my interest in this book. I wish the author just picked one story to focus on rather than making this book unnecessarly long.
Also a white author using racial slurs in her writing is very uncomfortable and kind of sus to me especially seeing as I did a bit of research and this isn't even the first time she's done this in books. (And reading up about the other book she's written slurs in... yikes. I won't be supporting this author.)
Also a white author using racial slurs in her writing is very uncomfortable and kind of sus to me especially seeing as I did a bit of research and this isn't even the first time she's done this in books. (And reading up about the other book she's written slurs in... yikes. I won't be supporting this author.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Homophobia
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