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Never Have I Ever: My Life (So Far) Without a Date
by Katie Heaney
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
I picked up this book from the Pride section at the library, and I became confused as I read what appeared to be a capital-S Straight memoir. About halfway through, I googled the author and found out that about two years after this book was published, she came out as gay, and she's now happily married to a woman.
If I hadn't known that, the rest of the book might have dragged a bit, but with that tidbit, I enjoyed reading about Katie's boy-craziness through the lens of comphet. As a fellow late-blooming queer person, I can relate to her intensive but ultimately theoretical interest in boys, her intense love for her girl friends, in addition to her general awkwardness and humour.
There's a lot of humour and self-deprecation, but it's in good taste and generally made me smile, if not chuckle lightly. Woven in are some genuinely good advice and reflections on life, dating, and heartbreak. Katie is sincere and open and likeable.
Now I desperately want to read her second memoir, which is apparently basically a queer add-on to this one, but alas, my library doesn't have it.
If I hadn't known that, the rest of the book might have dragged a bit, but with that tidbit, I enjoyed reading about Katie's boy-craziness through the lens of comphet. As a fellow late-blooming queer person, I can relate to her intensive but ultimately theoretical interest in boys, her intense love for her girl friends, in addition to her general awkwardness and humour.
There's a lot of humour and self-deprecation, but it's in good taste and generally made me smile, if not chuckle lightly. Woven in are some genuinely good advice and reflections on life, dating, and heartbreak. Katie is sincere and open and likeable.
Now I desperately want to read her second memoir, which is apparently basically a queer add-on to this one, but alas, my library doesn't have it.