A review by laurenexploresbooks
The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara

3.0

Though I appreciate that this work highlighted the experiences of transgender individuals during the 80s Harlem drag ball scene, the work focused so much on the trauma experienced by the House of Xtravaganza including sexual assault, addiction, and AIDS, but did not highlight the joy and love as powerfully. I found myself feeling incredibly exhausted and sad after reading this work.