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A review by sandro_reads
The Prettiest Star by Carter Sickels
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book hit hard. I would have been 14 in the summer of ‘86 when The Prettiest Star takes place, not yet sure what being gay even meant but acutely aware of the hysteria surrounding AIDS and the judgement that came with it.
In many ways, this story was a very real vision I had for my future back then - returning home to die being shunned by everyone around you.
Powerful. Emotional. Infuriating - a reflection on how even today LGBTQIA+ are villainized and ostracized.
PS thank God for grandmothers
In many ways, this story was a very real vision I had for my future back then - returning home to die being shunned by everyone around you.
Powerful. Emotional. Infuriating - a reflection on how even today LGBTQIA+ are villainized and ostracized.
PS thank God for grandmothers
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Homophobia, and Terminal illness