A review by mothie_girlie
In the Name of Desire by JOO SILVRIO. TREVISAN

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

 As always thank you to publishes and Netgalley for a free arc in exchange for an honest review. 


I wanted to like this a lot, and while I can appreciate this novel as a piece of LGBTQ+ history, ultimately this translation fell flat. Firstly, this book spends so long establishing atmosphere that there is no plot up until 60% of the book. This book is structured in a question and answer format which while making this book read like an honest tell all, made things incredibly awkward at times to understand. Some of the things I genuinely enjoyed about this book was its surprising wit and humor, as well as its flowery prose and raw look into young queer people.

 
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