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fridge_brilliance 's review for:
The Less Than Epic Adventures of TJ and Amal
by E.K. Weaver
A queer roadtrip with a sweet Berkeley kid, who runs away from the aftermath of coming out to his traditional Indian family, and a dude who is basically Hawaii-shirt-California incarnate.
It has a sweet vibe to it, expressive without ever going glossy or glamorous, kind of wholesome despite the multiple nsfw chapters, and uplifting without having any sort of closure. I ascribe all of this not only to the magical powers of roadtrips (<3) but to the genuine sweetness of Amal as a person. Despite his med student/good kid anxieties and certain cowardly blindspots, he is infinitely giving and decent and sincerely shamed when faced with evidence that so many people genuinely care about him even if he gets too caught up in his thoughts & circumstances to remember that, and he easily extends the care he has to others. TJ, however… I can’t say I see his charm, but I realize he happens to represent not the type of Californians I have met, so maybe that’s my ignorance talking. That aside, I enjoyed the story for its atmosphere, delivering the emotional notes through both comedy and silent scenes, and well. Amal and the awesome women in his family (nerd sisterrrr <3).
It has a sweet vibe to it, expressive without ever going glossy or glamorous, kind of wholesome despite the multiple nsfw chapters, and uplifting without having any sort of closure. I ascribe all of this not only to the magical powers of roadtrips (<3) but to the genuine sweetness of Amal as a person. Despite his med student/good kid anxieties and certain cowardly blindspots, he is infinitely giving and decent and sincerely shamed when faced with evidence that so many people genuinely care about him even if he gets too caught up in his thoughts & circumstances to remember that, and he easily extends the care he has to others. TJ, however… I can’t say I see his charm, but I realize he happens to represent not the type of Californians I have met, so maybe that’s my ignorance talking. That aside, I enjoyed the story for its atmosphere, delivering the emotional notes through both comedy and silent scenes, and well. Amal and the awesome women in his family (nerd sisterrrr <3).