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lindzmace 's review for:
We Could Be Heroes
by Philip Ellis
emotional
funny
some things i really loved about this one, but overall it felt like it dragged a lot of the time? like i was reading it and at one point they were like "oh we are switching up how we do sex" and i hadn't even noticed that there was a trend in their sexy times activities so... (this might have happened in a fanfic i was reading instead? either way the message is that this book didn't Compel Me enough)
i understood the purpose for the flashback scenes but i don't think they fit into the story all that well? but also i don't know how to get that part of the story, which is extremely important across. it was just <i>such</i> a shift in vibes.
but onto what i loved:
i loved how unapologetic this book is. i have read books about drag queens/strippers/other careers that idiots think are ruining society and the authors always seem to think they have to justify their protagonists. like they have to prove and explain to their readers that being a drag queen isn't evil, actually, because drag queens are Good and Kind and There Is Nothing Wrong With Doing Masculinity Differently. and this book got the message across literally a million times better on account of how the characters were messy, and bitchy, and honestly stereotypical but also just so full of love? and human? and they weren't constantly validating (but actually undermining) themselves.
honestly i just kind of love how many of the characters are Shits but also Good, if that makes sense? and i like how dramatic Will is because even though he is over the top he still feels like a real person i could meet.
so yeah! overall, fine. some bits i loved, some bits i didn't quite get, i just wish i weren't so bored while reading (oof)
i understood the purpose for the flashback scenes but i don't think they fit into the story all that well? but also i don't know how to get that part of the story, which is extremely important across. it was just <i>such</i> a shift in vibes.
but onto what i loved:
i loved how unapologetic this book is. i have read books about drag queens/strippers/other careers that idiots think are ruining society and the authors always seem to think they have to justify their protagonists. like they have to prove and explain to their readers that being a drag queen isn't evil, actually, because drag queens are Good and Kind and There Is Nothing Wrong With Doing Masculinity Differently. and this book got the message across literally a million times better on account of how the characters were messy, and bitchy, and honestly stereotypical but also just so full of love? and human? and they weren't constantly validating (but actually undermining) themselves.
honestly i just kind of love how many of the characters are Shits but also Good, if that makes sense? and i like how dramatic Will is because even though he is over the top he still feels like a real person i could meet.
so yeah! overall, fine. some bits i loved, some bits i didn't quite get, i just wish i weren't so bored while reading (oof)