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The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
2.0
emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

   | I do not have much to say about this one.

Representation? Great!
Important to have such a rep out there seeing as I have personally never read another book about drag queens? Yes!

But other than that it was a very flat read to me.
I did not understand the need for this to be written in verse apart from some extracts towards the end of the book.
The characters did not seem to have depth nor did the age correspond to their actions in my opinion. Especially around the teenage years of 15. That made me not connect at all. (that is different than saying if I related to any of them)

Overall I found it quite superficial whilst trying to cover a lot of topics at the same time but not successfully such as racism, the black movement, coming out, mixed race and coming of age story.

I know I am in the minority here but, as always, my reviews are honest and I try to reason why I loved or hated or meh-ed a book.