A review by ryssabean
Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman

emotional reflective tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

this book appears deeply personal for the author and other trans and non-binary folks and i appreciate that a lot. i think that the author’s youth does show a lot in this novel. not that everything needs to be mature, and i think that, in living queer, “maturing” happens differently, but as other reviewers have said, for middle-aged characters, there is not a lot of that “middle-aged” fan vibe. i do appreciate the relationships with and between different characters. it was a bummer that the plot and mystery were a set-dressing for introspection and character self-discovery in their entirety (it seemed to me), but i can appreciate the characters’ movements in any direction. 
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