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iloveadamparrish 's review for:
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages
by Saundra Mitchell
actual rating: 4.5
there's something strangely cathartic about reading the untold stories of queer people throughout history. i don't normally enjoy short stories because i'm a very character-driven reader. this anthology, however, manages to balance character-based plots with more atmospheric and poetic musings.
the stories that stood out to me were:
1. roja by anna-marie mclemore
2. burnt umber by mackenzi lee
3. every shade of red by elliot wake
4. the girl with the blue lantern by tess sharpe
5. the inferno & the butterfly by shaun david hutchinson
6. healing rosa by tehlor kay mejia
i'm totally checking out everything ever written by the above authors. with the exception of tess sharpe, as of recent, i'd never read any of them prior to this anthology and am very thankful for this lovely introduction.
my only gripe with this book is that every story takes place in europe or america. that isn't inherently a bad thing, but more diverse settings could have been a step up in my opinion.
tl;dr: read it
there's something strangely cathartic about reading the untold stories of queer people throughout history. i don't normally enjoy short stories because i'm a very character-driven reader. this anthology, however, manages to balance character-based plots with more atmospheric and poetic musings.
the stories that stood out to me were:
1. roja by anna-marie mclemore
2. burnt umber by mackenzi lee
3. every shade of red by elliot wake
4. the girl with the blue lantern by tess sharpe
5. the inferno & the butterfly by shaun david hutchinson
6. healing rosa by tehlor kay mejia
i'm totally checking out everything ever written by the above authors. with the exception of tess sharpe, as of recent, i'd never read any of them prior to this anthology and am very thankful for this lovely introduction.
my only gripe with this book is that every story takes place in europe or america. that isn't inherently a bad thing, but more diverse settings could have been a step up in my opinion.
tl;dr: read it