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A review by unawake0442
One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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? Yes
5.0
No one is doing it like Casey McQuiston. The beauty they write into queer love stories is unmatched. They write about face riding like it’s a Renaissance painting. They make the Q train of all things seem magical.
I was enraptured reading, and seeing August grow and find a new family. Jane is a character study in how to make a compelling love interest. Both of them are imperfect and messy but lovable and caring, both as their own people and as a couple. I already knew McQuiston is a master of writing characters who feel believable and who reads want to read for, but I never get tired of it.
Without giving anything away, Jane’s story made me think of the survivor’s guilt of those in the LGBTQIA community who survived the AIDS crisis. We see Jane emerge from the 1970s, finding herself in the present day, which isn’t perfect but is far more accepting. It’s a weird sci-fi quirk that Jane has ended up here, regardless of how long, able to see into the future she’s directly fought for when so many others didn’t make it.
Now I just need to get my own copy for my collection.
I was enraptured reading, and seeing August grow and find a new family. Jane is a character study in how to make a compelling love interest. Both of them are imperfect and messy but lovable and caring, both as their own people and as a couple. I already knew McQuiston is a master of writing characters who feel believable and who reads want to read for, but I never get tired of it.
Without giving anything away, Jane’s story made me think of the survivor’s guilt of those in the LGBTQIA community who survived the AIDS crisis. We see Jane emerge from the 1970s, finding herself in the present day, which isn’t perfect but is far more accepting. It’s a weird sci-fi quirk that Jane has ended up here, regardless of how long, able to see into the future she’s directly fought for when so many others didn’t make it.
Now I just need to get my own copy for my collection.