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186 reviews for:
This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us
Katherine Locke, Nicole Melleby
4.16 AVERAGE
186 reviews for:
This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us
Katherine Locke, Nicole Melleby
4.16 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Favourite stories: “Petra and Pearl” by Lisa Bunker, “The Golem and the Mapmaker” by Molly Knox Ostertag, “Splinter & Ash” by Marieke Nijkamp, and “Sylvie & Jenna” by Ashley Herring Blake!!
hopeful
lighthearted
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
A cute little collection of stories about queer kids, mostly female or afab (there was one? gay boy maybe?).
The characters came from a range of ethnic and social backgrounds, which was nice, although at times it felt a little forced.
The stories themselves varied from coming out and first relationships, to trying to find a space to suit with a new identity, to people established and comfy with extant identities just living their lives.
One story really irked me with it's simplistic attempts at correlating a story of slavery and one of being queer. Maybe the author was just making a clumsy attempt to be inclusive of historical situations, or writing for a junior demographic, I'm not sure.
My favourite was probably Guess who's Coming to Dinner. It was such a puzzle trying to work out what the Accord was and why it was such a drama to have someone come over.
Overall, a cute book, with some average stories that would appeal to young queer kids. A book that should exist.
The characters came from a range of ethnic and social backgrounds, which was nice, although at times it felt a little forced.
The stories themselves varied from coming out and first relationships, to trying to find a space to suit with a new identity, to people established and comfy with extant identities just living their lives.
One story really irked me with it's simplistic attempts at correlating a story of slavery and one of being queer. Maybe the author was just making a clumsy attempt to be inclusive of historical situations, or writing for a junior demographic, I'm not sure.
My favourite was probably Guess who's Coming to Dinner. It was such a puzzle trying to work out what the Accord was and why it was such a drama to have someone come over.
Overall, a cute book, with some average stories that would appeal to young queer kids. A book that should exist.
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A decir verdad, me resultó un poco infantil, incluso, cringy. Quizá se deba a que los protagonistas de estas historias son niños entrando a la pubertad. Algunas veces sentía aburrimiento, otras desinterés y, algunas otras, fastidio y desesperación porque tenía la sensación de no avanzar en la lectura.
El tema y mensaje del libro es muy importante, sin embargo, esperaba muchísimo más de él y me decepcionó un poco, honestamente. Siento que le falta (un poquitín) más de diversidad; la mayor parte de las historias se centran en la homosexualidad y en ningún momento se pueden apreciar personajes asexuales, arrománticos, ni pansexuales.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
"If you read just one story about an LGBTQ+ individual, you would hear only from someone of *this* identity, or someone whose parents are *this* accepting, or someone who is able to be *this* out in their lives, or someone whose identity is *this* relevant to their story. But if you read the 16 different stories in This Is Our Rainbow, you get to see the diversity within the diversity, so to speak, as its protagonists navigate all different kinds of identities and circumstances, with their LGBTQ+ identities sometimes fading into the background almost completely and sometimes being a major topic...This book is a reminder that anthologies really can illustrate the diversity of experiences within a certain group far better than individual stories can...With every single story being so meaningful and so well-written, This Is Our Rainbow cements itself not only as valuable representation for young readers, but also just as an extremely enjoyable collection of short stories that is absolutely worth a read!"
– A quote from my review (click here to see the full review on my blog!)
– A quote from my review (click here to see the full review on my blog!)
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
these stories are so important for lgbtqia+ youth!!
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated