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The Times I Knew I Was Gay by Eleanor Crewes

47 reviews

thedisabledreader's review against another edition

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reflective

3.0

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funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

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krys_kilz's review against another edition

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lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.0

A very quick read with a lot of relatable themes. For a memoir, it just felt a bit sparse and rushed in places.

Also, the way people of color were drawn rubbed me the wrong way. Something felt really off about it.
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eharms3's review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.0

I liked this because it was relatable and felt very honest. 
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challenging emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

Is it a queer experience to hide in a library? I'm not sure but perhaps so. I really enjoyed this graphic novel! I loved the illustrations and how they changed a little throughout the book. Everything just felt right whilst I was reading it and I cried and laughed and had a few existential crises but it made me enjoy this book that much more. I don't really know how to put it into words how much I enjoyed this book, I just did...and I may have given it a hug once I finished it too. 
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dhritigupta's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.0

a sweet book with cute illustrations but smth abt the storytelling felt disjointed to me! like it was told chronologically, but the reflections felt a bit surface level to me? i just felt like there was a lot more to get into and unpack 
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merylmakreads's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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nerdysread's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.25

I wished the word lesbian was used in this book (at least it’s not in the french version). But this book is still very relatable, I mean, I myself, discovered that I’m a lesbian only late in my life. 
So yes, a good book, with light and beautiful drawings 
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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.75

 - THE TIMES I KNEW I WAS GAY is a graphic memoir that looks back over the author's life and begins to make sense of all the times she didn't seem to fit in with her straight peers.
- I think it's uniquely queer experience to look back at an event and think to yourself, "Oh! That felt so weird because I was trying to be someone I'm not!" And contrary to mainstream belief, not every queer person knew they were queer from the time they were a small child. This experience of reframing your whole life is totally real (me, it's my experience).
- I did wish we got a bit more from this book. It's so short and quick that a lot of it felt like a half formed thought, or only pieces of the story. 
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