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A review by netflix_and_lil
Music from Another World by Robin Talley
4.0
Music from Another World is a wonderful didactic novel centred around love (self, familial and romantic), acceptance and fighting to be heard. It's setting on 70s SanFran/Cali create a perfect medium to explore the history of gay and civil rights, and educate readers while delivering a clever and heartwarming coming-of-age story at the same time.
I'm ashamed to have known very little about Harvey Milk and the Prop 6 campaign before I picked up this book, but reading it has pushed me to educate myself further on the ongoing fight for equality in America and beyond.
It's an easy read, admittedly crafted for a younger audience - which is EXCELLENT - and while the diary format isn't my favourite, relaying on every character having an eidetic memory to recall the exact wording of conversations, the letter writing was delightful. And the conclusion was so gorgeously cathartic, even better when you realise that this being true-to-life fiction means it actually happened.
In conclusion, FUCK ANITA BRYANT, and we should never forget that she isn't some fictional villain. Her and thousand of Aunt Mandy types still have platforms to spew their vitriolic hate. Listen and louden queer voices! And speak up when you hear homophobic bullshit in the wild!
Amplify love.
I'm ashamed to have known very little about Harvey Milk and the Prop 6 campaign before I picked up this book, but reading it has pushed me to educate myself further on the ongoing fight for equality in America and beyond.
It's an easy read, admittedly crafted for a younger audience - which is EXCELLENT - and while the diary format isn't my favourite, relaying on every character having an eidetic memory to recall the exact wording of conversations, the letter writing was delightful. And the conclusion was so gorgeously cathartic, even better when you realise that this being true-to-life fiction means it actually happened.
In conclusion, FUCK ANITA BRYANT, and we should never forget that she isn't some fictional villain. Her and thousand of Aunt Mandy types still have platforms to spew their vitriolic hate. Listen and louden queer voices! And speak up when you hear homophobic bullshit in the wild!
Amplify love.