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A review by sallysocker
If You Still Recognise Me by Cynthia So
3.0
“I don’t care if it doesn’t make sense to other people. It makes sense to me.”
Was I the only person who did rejoice when Elsie and Joan confessed how they felt? It’s not like I didn’t root for them, I wanted them to end up together. But something was missing, I didn’t get that feeling you get when two people you’ve been waiting for to kiss finally does. It was just ‘oh, nice’ not screaming in happiness. It was a good story nonetheless, it was real and the romance was good. It just wasn’t fireworks and explosions. I don’t really mind that though, I enjoyed reading it.
I think it’s worth mentioning that this book is very diverse and I love it. It brings in different ethic groups and show the lives and problems of different people and how LGBTQ+ people are seen in different cultures. I think is something that’s very important to learn about.
“Maybe it's the gay friends I have but they're all like... Sex! Exclamation mark exclamation mark! Which is extremely wonderful for them - I'm not saying they should be any other way - but. They're good at casual sex. I can't even imagine having it. I don't think any of my friends could put up with dating a guy who doesn't want to have sex. It's hard enough feeling like you're an outsider with most people because you're gay! And so you have to work harder to find your people. But you do it, you meet other gay guys, you manage to become friends with some of them, and then it still turns out you don't fit in. You're still different. What do you do then?”
Was I the only person who did rejoice when Elsie and Joan confessed how they felt? It’s not like I didn’t root for them, I wanted them to end up together. But something was missing, I didn’t get that feeling you get when two people you’ve been waiting for to kiss finally does. It was just ‘oh, nice’ not screaming in happiness. It was a good story nonetheless, it was real and the romance was good. It just wasn’t fireworks and explosions. I don’t really mind that though, I enjoyed reading it.
I think it’s worth mentioning that this book is very diverse and I love it. It brings in different ethic groups and show the lives and problems of different people and how LGBTQ+ people are seen in different cultures. I think is something that’s very important to learn about.
“Maybe it's the gay friends I have but they're all like... Sex! Exclamation mark exclamation mark! Which is extremely wonderful for them - I'm not saying they should be any other way - but. They're good at casual sex. I can't even imagine having it. I don't think any of my friends could put up with dating a guy who doesn't want to have sex. It's hard enough feeling like you're an outsider with most people because you're gay! And so you have to work harder to find your people. But you do it, you meet other gay guys, you manage to become friends with some of them, and then it still turns out you don't fit in. You're still different. What do you do then?”