Sketchtasy by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

256 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging reflective sad medium-paced
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Sketchtasy takes place in that late-night moment when everything comes together, and everything falls apart—it’s an urgent, glittering, devastating novel about the perils of queer world-making in the mid-‘90s.This is Boston in 1995, a city defined...

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Community Reviews Summary of 41 reviews

Moods

sad 100%
dark 83%
emotional 83%
reflective 83%
challenging 50%
adventurous 16%
funny 16%
hopeful 16%
informative 16%
tense 16%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 16%
slow 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 25%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.98

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