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The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta

20 reviews

booksoversecondbreakfast's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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? No

4.0

A really great book! I'm normally not very into poetry, but I really got into this book. Drag is a world I don't have a lot of familiarity with so it was great getting to peer into the scene via this book. I felt so proud of Mike by the end of the book, and it really left me smiling.

I read this as a part of Book Riot's Read Harder prompt and I'm glad I did. It's a bit out of my usual comfort zone for books, but I all-around enjoyed the book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Drug use, Racism, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Slavery, Suicide, and Cultural appropriation

melist6's review against another edition

funny 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia

Moderate: Transphobia and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

frawst_disasta_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, and Transphobia

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Racism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Transphobia

helhas3letters's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Violence, and Abandonment

Minor: Sexual content, Transphobia, Police brutality, and Alcohol

hobbithopeful's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

Uplifting, emotional, and thought-provoking, I was swept away by the words and the story, and I wish it hadn't ended. I didn't even realize how much time had past until I looked at the clock wondering why there weren't more pages in this story. The Black Flamingo explores themes of identity, race, and sexuality. There is so much feeling in the pages, I don't know how to express the emotions that I went through while reading this. Michael is trying to figure out who he is, and where he fits in the world. It starts with him as a young child, and follows him as he goes to university and finally culminates in him doing Drag for the first time. I will read anything Dean Atta writes, and I wish I had read this sooner.

This is a MUST READ. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Transphobia, and Cultural appropriation

tinyjude's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I loved to see Michael go on a journey of self-discovery and self-love, how he found himself among the drag community and the support he received along the way. I also liked the exploration of the intersection between parts of his identity and to see what it means to him and others in the novel. The flamingo metaphors were beautiful, the verse format was really easy to follow and effective, yet my favourite parts were the little poems he would share with us full of his doubts, difficulties and joys in life. The last one specially made me really emotional.

Highly recommended.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual content, Transphobia, and Abandonment

nrhilmer's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, and Transphobia

alisonannk's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Toxic friendship