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slammders's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
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? No
5.0
willdriveforsnacks's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
standard_disk's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
vgardner2024's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Should be read but I know the language will be met with some negativity. It does touch on some racial experiences but feels a bit too white-centered gay man for me to fully get into it.
cavexcanem's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
athomewithholm's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
adyp12's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
spark_879's review against another edition
hopeful
medium-paced
4.75
this book explores a queer utopic world in a capitalist, patriarchal, homophobic, queerphobic society at the beginning of the "third revolutions" - the collapse of capitalism & the patriarchy. it discusses different methods of action & revolution that can create the world we want to live in.
in the author's note at the end, larry mitchell writes that he originally intended this to be a children's book, and that showed through in the writing style (in the best way possible) with this being simply written and easy to read while still discussing important topics. i also appreciated the preface & introduction at the beginning (not included in the original but added in the 2019 edition i read) because it gave me context about queer communes and such that helped me better understand the story.
the format of this also made it easy to read, because there are drawings on almost every other page and the formatting of the text makes it easy to read just a couple pages at a time or read a whole bunch at once.
highly recommend giving this a read but just be aware that there are lots of descriptions of sexual content scattered throughout.
in the author's note at the end, larry mitchell writes that he originally intended this to be a children's book, and that showed through in the writing style (in the best way possible) with this being simply written and easy to read while still discussing important topics. i also appreciated the preface & introduction at the beginning (not included in the original but added in the 2019 edition i read) because it gave me context about queer communes and such that helped me better understand the story.
the format of this also made it easy to read, because there are drawings on almost every other page and the formatting of the text makes it easy to read just a couple pages at a time or read a whole bunch at once.
highly recommend giving this a read but just be aware that there are lots of descriptions of sexual content scattered throughout.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Homophobia