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A review by gaymoonreader
Tales of the Peculiar by Ransom Riggs
4.0
I definitely enjoyed this collection of little tales about peculiarities with little morals woven into them, but I wasn't blown away by every single one of them. Some I felt were not as strong as others, which was unfortunate, but I did love reading all of them because they were all very interesting. My personal favorite one was definitely the tale of Cocobolo as it is something that I personally can relate to. Our main character really tries to suppress who and what he is, desperately trying to escape it, but in the end, he realizes that was kind of pointless. He can't change who he is, so he must learn to embrace it and realize how spectacular he is.
I can personally apply this to me as for years I have tried to suppress and ignore the fact that I am not straight. I'm bisexual, and I was taught that if you were someone of the LGBT community by my parents that you would go to hell, that you aren't a Christian, and that you are a tried and true sinner. That you are disgusting and filthy. I never wanted to disappoint my parents, so I just suppressed the side of myself that is attracted to the same sex. But over the past two years, I have realized that no matter what I do, there's no way to suppress it. And I shouldn't have to because there is absolutely nothing wrong with me.
It is perfectly okay for me to be bisexual, to like girls. The God that I worship and love, and the God who loves me, would never really be against loving someone. That is something I have accepted, even if my parents never will. I do have people who love and support me, including my aunt and her wife, my cousin and her girlfriend, my other aunt who hs encouraged me to live my truth and not hide behind all of this bullshit that it is wrong to be anything but straight. Not to mention my amazing and beautiful girlfriend, Lauren. I am not going to let anyone try to tell me who and what I should be because I am happy with myself, and I know that there is nothing wrong with me.
This story just really solidified that for me. It really is something that I am going to continue to think about and read, and I think it is the best story in the entire collection, and I think that story is good enough reason that everyone should read this because it is so good, and I think it can really help other people like it has helped me. So I definitely recommend you all read this, even if you have not read the Miss Peregrine's trilogy because it is so, so good.
I can personally apply this to me as for years I have tried to suppress and ignore the fact that I am not straight. I'm bisexual, and I was taught that if you were someone of the LGBT community by my parents that you would go to hell, that you aren't a Christian, and that you are a tried and true sinner. That you are disgusting and filthy. I never wanted to disappoint my parents, so I just suppressed the side of myself that is attracted to the same sex. But over the past two years, I have realized that no matter what I do, there's no way to suppress it. And I shouldn't have to because there is absolutely nothing wrong with me.
It is perfectly okay for me to be bisexual, to like girls. The God that I worship and love, and the God who loves me, would never really be against loving someone. That is something I have accepted, even if my parents never will. I do have people who love and support me, including my aunt and her wife, my cousin and her girlfriend, my other aunt who hs encouraged me to live my truth and not hide behind all of this bullshit that it is wrong to be anything but straight. Not to mention my amazing and beautiful girlfriend, Lauren. I am not going to let anyone try to tell me who and what I should be because I am happy with myself, and I know that there is nothing wrong with me.
This story just really solidified that for me. It really is something that I am going to continue to think about and read, and I think it is the best story in the entire collection, and I think that story is good enough reason that everyone should read this because it is so good, and I think it can really help other people like it has helped me. So I definitely recommend you all read this, even if you have not read the Miss Peregrine's trilogy because it is so, so good.