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Will Grayson, Will Grayson

John Green, David Levithan

3.75

funny inspiring lighthearted 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: Yes

Lust & Wonder

Augusten Burroughs

4.5

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

Gay Bar: Why We Went Out

Jeremy Atherton Lin

4.25

informative reflective slow-paced

My Mother She Killed Me, My Father He Ate Me: Forty New Fairy Tales

Katherine Vaz, Chris Adrian, Stacey Richter, Kate Bernheimer, Brian Evenson, Kellie Wells, Kathryn Davis, Joy Williams, Karen Joy Fowler, Jonathon Keats, Kevin Brockmeier, Neil LaBute, Karen Brennan, Joyce Carol Oates, Hiromi Itō, Naoko Awa, Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum, Carmen Gimenez Smith, Gregory Maguire, Marjorie Sandor, Francesca Lia Block, John Updike, Jim Shepard, Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, Michael Cunningham, Michael Mejia, Neil Gaiman, Ilya Kaminsky, Kim Addonizio, Lily Hoang, Rabih Alameddine, Kelly Link, Sabrina Orah Mark, Alissa Nutting, Michael Martone, Lucy Corin, Lydia Millet, Joyelle McSweeney, Francine Prose, Aimee Bender, Shelley Jackson, Timothy Schaffert

2.0

adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Less

Andrew Sean Greer

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

Malinda Lo

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

“She’s having a hard time right now because you’re not what she expected. But we’re never what our parents expected. They have to learn that lesson.”

Set in the 1950s, this is the story of Lily, a Chinese American, coming to terms with her sexuality in San Francisco. She meets her first love, Kath, in math class. This is a story about love, rejection, fear, homophobia, and finally self-acceptance.

I really enjoyed Lo’s writing style throughout this book. I do think the middle portion of this novel was slow-moving. But, the last 10 (or so) chapters had me on the edge of my seat. Overall, a well-written book that is incredibly impactful. Would absolutely recommend.

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