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A review by heykellyjensen
Imogen, Obviously by Becky Albertalli
Imogene is the token straight friend among so many queer people. Or is she? When she spends the weekend with her best friend at her future college, Imogene is exposed to a world of queer joy she's never experienced before, and this includes meeting a girl she might–possibly, maybe–start to catch feelings for. But she's always been straight. She can't possibly NOT be.
This is a story of the complexities of identity and what happens when gatekeepers decide who can and cannot identify as a part of a particular community. Imogene is a bit naive but is lovable for it, and love interest Tessa is a wonderfully, fully-fleshed character who helps Imogene realize that the ways she's been taught to think about queerness are, perhaps, quite limiting. The book explores all kinds of topics within the queer world, including biphobia, about how gender and sexuality are ever-evolving spectrums, and why it is some people believe they get to be the arbiters of someone else's identity. Fun, funny, and heartening.
This is a story of the complexities of identity and what happens when gatekeepers decide who can and cannot identify as a part of a particular community. Imogene is a bit naive but is lovable for it, and love interest Tessa is a wonderfully, fully-fleshed character who helps Imogene realize that the ways she's been taught to think about queerness are, perhaps, quite limiting. The book explores all kinds of topics within the queer world, including biphobia, about how gender and sexuality are ever-evolving spectrums, and why it is some people believe they get to be the arbiters of someone else's identity. Fun, funny, and heartening.