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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

4.75

Gorgeously moving prose that rekindled my love for literary fiction.

It's Lonely At The Centre Of The Earth by Zoe Thorogood

emotional funny informative sad

3.5

Really loving the collage technique in this short autobio. Some (the few) critiques I’ve come across point out the emo-ness of this book (which the author has described over n over in the book, “preemptively”). I do agree. But when you are young and so on. I think we are all licensed to be a bit absorbed with our own sadness, especially when we are young.

Depression and self-harm behavior/intention depiction warning ‼️

The Power Fantasy, Vol. 1: The Superpowers by Kieron Gillen

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A promising start of a new kinda superhero conundrum comic series. Love the art style.

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury

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4.0

A wonderful bedtime read. Classic.

Future Feeling by Joss Lake

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adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

While the prose in certain areas aren’t as clean as others, I found the subject matter extremely moving to my heart. In the 5 min fame era, coming out queer late (as an adult v. as teen) and having to deal with a double expectation of gender performance is an experience this book has captured so well. Also personally found the little bits of sci-fi elements funny and sort of heartwarming (nice to imagine an alt path where queer folks especially trans folks have a semi mystic support system like The Rise); my partner however find it slightly disappointing due to the expectation of the sci-finess taking a more pivotal role.

Gender Euphoria by Laura Kate Dale

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challenging emotional funny hopeful informative

4.0

A wonderful collection of essays by a range of happy queers (well, put an asterisk on happy buy yk what that’s life). What else do you need.

R'jaal's Resonance by Ruby Dixon

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 23%.

Just kinda lost interest amidst other books and life’s going ons. Maybe I’ll get it again

A Coastline Is an Immeasurable Thing: A Memoir Across Three Continents by Mary-Alice Daniel

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced