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Idlewild by James Frankie Thomas

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lydiahephzibah's review

reflective slow-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? It's complicated

4.5

Setting: new York
Rep: fat Jewish lesbian protagonist; queer/trans Jewish protagonist; multiple queer and POC side characters

This has been sitting on my Netgalley shelf for more than a year and I am glad I finally got round to it as it's a great book! A very slow read, heavy on the characters and light on plot, but I did feel invested in their lives and relationships and mishaps.

carissapffffft's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

clebber's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

caitsidhe's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Excellent. Teenage queerness in all its messy, beautiful, filthy, embarrassing, awful, cringeworthy glory. Fay was painfully familiar to me to the point it was sometimes physically painful to read.