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emilyhays 's review for:
Jonny Appleseed
by Joshua Whitehead
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
This novel felt so raw and honest, very slice-of-life in that everything is shown to you the way it happens and you can decide how closely you want to read into it/make connections. It genuinely felt like I was reading something written by a friend, very of-the-time and modern when it comes to the queer experience, though one I'm not familiar with as Jonny navigates being Indigenous and Two-Spirit as intersections of his queerness. Though I say modern, I think it also feels a bit timeless, I think this will read just as easily many years from now, and you may only need to google what grindr was.
The writing itself was also really well done, I wouldn't be surprised to discover that Joshua Whitehead may be a poet because the way he was able to provide a natural flow to the writing as we jump between different times in Jonny's life.
The writing itself was also really well done, I wouldn't be surprised to discover that Joshua Whitehead may be a poet because the way he was able to provide a natural flow to the writing as we jump between different times in Jonny's life.