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A review by shrrawat
Debbie Harry Sings in French by Meagan Brothers
2.0
I have long since been a fan of LGBT books. The emotional aspects of books of that genre are usually so developed and tangible to the reader. But "Debbie Harry Sings in French" did not have that same emotional appeal as other LGBT novels.
"Debbie Harry Sings in French" tells the story of Johnny, a boy who has faced a rough childhood, and finds that his best respite is in the music of Debbie Harry, main singer of Blondie. The book is supposed his journey of wanting to dress up like Debbie, all while maintaining his relationship with his girlfriend.
I haven't read many books on transvestites. In fact, not a single one. Which is why I was so excited to read this book. Unfortunately, it had a slow start, and even when the story was properly set up, I felt the author had a hard time prepping for her other situations as well.
Johnny's developing sexuality irked me too. It seemed less like he was dressing up as a girl because he liked it, and more because his girlfriend did. The sudden urge Johnny had to start trying on dresses that the author uses as justification just didn't fly with me.
Finally, on Johnny and his girlfriend Maria's relationship, it dominated the book. Honestly, it felt less like a book on a budding transvestite and more like one on a drama-filled romance. I didn't feel much chemistry between the two, and felt like the only connections they had was a bad past, and liking to put Johnny in ladies' clothing.
In the end, this book just disappointed me. While it was tolerable enough to see to the end, the elements of the book disgusted me in how overly melodramatic and unconvincing the plot was. I'm not sure whether I'll read this author's books again, if that's how the rest of her books are going to be like.
"Debbie Harry Sings in French" tells the story of Johnny, a boy who has faced a rough childhood, and finds that his best respite is in the music of Debbie Harry, main singer of Blondie. The book is supposed his journey of wanting to dress up like Debbie, all while maintaining his relationship with his girlfriend.
I haven't read many books on transvestites. In fact, not a single one. Which is why I was so excited to read this book. Unfortunately, it had a slow start, and even when the story was properly set up, I felt the author had a hard time prepping for her other situations as well.
Johnny's developing sexuality irked me too. It seemed less like he was dressing up as a girl because he liked it, and more because his girlfriend did. The sudden urge Johnny had to start trying on dresses that the author uses as justification just didn't fly with me.
Finally, on Johnny and his girlfriend Maria's relationship, it dominated the book. Honestly, it felt less like a book on a budding transvestite and more like one on a drama-filled romance. I didn't feel much chemistry between the two, and felt like the only connections they had was a bad past, and liking to put Johnny in ladies' clothing.
In the end, this book just disappointed me. While it was tolerable enough to see to the end, the elements of the book disgusted me in how overly melodramatic and unconvincing the plot was. I'm not sure whether I'll read this author's books again, if that's how the rest of her books are going to be like.