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The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
adventurous
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, and Racism
Crush by Richard Siken
dark
reflective
5.0
there is something so raw about siken's poetry. it depicts love and yearning as something bloody and violent; metaphorically and literally. he perfectly encapsulates what it's like to love as a queer person in our world, where the only option for is shame and loneliness. and how that shame effects intimacy. there is a quote that I can't stop thinking about which is “...the gentleness that comes, not from the absence of violence, but despite the abundance of it.”
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol