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mattyb's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexism, Outing, Lesbophobia, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Hate crime, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Gaslighting
Minor: Car accident
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
valereads's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book follows two different perspectives, that of Janet Jones a teenage girl in the 1950s and that of Abbey Zimet a teenage girl in 2019. It follows these two girls as they discover lesbian pulp fiction and each try to write a lesbian pulp novel. The two characters voices and worldviews were distinct and both were enjoyable, unfortunately the historical story was much more interesting for me than the contemporary one where little seemed to happen.
I was also very disappointed in the ending.
I gave this book 4 stars when I first read it because of how it affected me emotionally however overall this book was disappointing and I'm not sure I'm going to keep it on my shelves.
Content Warnings: homophobia, racism, divorce, outing
I was also very disappointed in the ending.
I gave this book 4 stars when I first read it because of how it affected me emotionally however overall this book was disappointing and I'm not sure I'm going to keep it on my shelves.
Content Warnings: homophobia, racism, divorce, outing
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism
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