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4/5 not for the enjoyment, since it was a very hard book to read given the subject matter, but because i found it very informative and well written. The first part builds the history of thr German society, the nazi party and its figures in relation to their view on homosexuality, then following to relaying the actions against those persecuted as homosexuals
Fun illustrations with interesting (and sad) facts of the animal world. The illustrations have a meme-like quality to them. In the end we are given a more extensive report on the facts presented. Made me laugh and "awww" (and say "same"). Very good gift material
thematically it just wasn't for me. I did enjoy some of the poems of r.h. Sin towards the end
Poetry about (queer) love and heartbreak, and finding your strenght after it. tw: mentions of homophobia and biphobia
i randomly found this on scribd and i started it because i loved the cover. AND THEN it had something i actually have not found a ton of in written poetry: FEMALE QUEERNESS!! Even better BISEXUAL themes!! Turns out i actually had another book by this author on my TBR (aphrodite made me do it), and I'm super stoaked to read that now!
i randomly found this on scribd and i started it because i loved the cover. AND THEN it had something i actually have not found a ton of in written poetry: FEMALE QUEERNESS!! Even better BISEXUAL themes!! Turns out i actually had another book by this author on my TBR (aphrodite made me do it), and I'm super stoaked to read that now!
3 (maybe 3.5?) stars
The story was fun; i fell for the characters without even realizing it, not until i was crying at the end of the book. I heard such great things about it and had set high expectations i suppose, and it didn't live up to them. but it's still a very good book!!
The story was fun; i fell for the characters without even realizing it, not until i was crying at the end of the book. I heard such great things about it and had set high expectations i suppose, and it didn't live up to them. but it's still a very good book!!
A YA gay romance novel, being cute and smiley while handling some big issues (sexual assault in flashbacks, toxic masculinity, and having to deal with unhinged parents*). Conversations on grief, race and sexuality also happen.
I really enjoyed seeing the emotional development of the characters,both the main couple and their friends. We see them growing up as teens to a more adult version, and leaving behing harmful behaviours doing so (the deconstruction of toxic masculinity in here is quite nice). It does take a while to get there, and they're pretty annoying at the start but it gets much better.
The darker topics were handled quite well, imo, and although the characters had to go through some awful shit you leave feeling they will be okay. They need therapy, but they will be okay.
I listened to the audiobook, which was fun since we had 2 actors for the 2 POVs. It was quite funny to listen to each of them make the voice for the other one (max's voice actor doing the "jordan" voice during max's POV, and vice versa)
I really enjoyed seeing the emotional development of the characters,both the main couple and their friends. We see them growing up as teens to a more adult version, and leaving behing harmful behaviours doing so (the deconstruction of toxic masculinity in here is quite nice). It does take a while to get there, and they're pretty annoying at the start but it gets much better.
The darker topics were handled quite well, imo, and although the characters had to go through some awful shit you leave feeling they will be okay. They need therapy, but they will be okay.
I listened to the audiobook, which was fun since we had 2 actors for the 2 POVs. It was quite funny to listen to each of them make the voice for the other one (max's voice actor doing the "jordan" voice during max's POV, and vice versa)
This collection of essays explores the theme of queerbaiting (enticing queer representation without delivering) in media.
The text was overall comprehensible, but at times too academic, with entire sentences composed of unattainable words to the lay man. I could see it being valuable to people in social or media studies, and to a lesser extent to people like me, fans who are interested in diving deeper into these topics.
Overall, I enjoyed the information presented and the way in which it was argued. However, as someone who was present in tumblr/fandom forums while the conversations of queerbaiting become more and more prevalent, not a lot was new information. But i did get a lot of new great information (e.g. assimilationist vs radical reading practices).
Some topics (Nick Jonas, shipping of real people) and particularly their presentation as queerbaiting was slightly weird - i do see where the author(s) was coming from but it seemed " a reach", for lack of a better term. The equalization of queerbaiting relating to Wincest and then to Destiel seemed... off.
There was some repetition with the same contextualization being made over and over, which is comprehensible since it is an anthology, but could've been edited better. upside: you can put this down and then pick it up whenever you wish. downside: you start skimming fast when you read it in one go.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with the ARC.
PS. There's one essay arguing how the previous roles of the actors influence how their characters are read and the effects that has on the show/movie and consequent societal repercussions of it. The Sherlock movies and the role of Stephen Fry in them are mentioned. Within the referenced argument, they mention his role as Wilde, and his defense of LGBTQ rights,, but not the fact that he is a gay man?? and very out for many years?? anyways that seemed ridiculous to exclude from that narrative.
The text was overall comprehensible, but at times too academic, with entire sentences composed of unattainable words to the lay man. I could see it being valuable to people in social or media studies, and to a lesser extent to people like me, fans who are interested in diving deeper into these topics.
Overall, I enjoyed the information presented and the way in which it was argued. However, as someone who was present in tumblr/fandom forums while the conversations of queerbaiting become more and more prevalent, not a lot was new information. But i did get a lot of new great information (e.g. assimilationist vs radical reading practices).
Some topics (Nick Jonas, shipping of real people) and particularly their presentation as queerbaiting was slightly weird - i do see where the author(s) was coming from but it seemed " a reach", for lack of a better term. The equalization of queerbaiting relating to Wincest and then to Destiel seemed... off.
There was some repetition with the same contextualization being made over and over, which is comprehensible since it is an anthology, but could've been edited better. upside: you can put this down and then pick it up whenever you wish. downside: you start skimming fast when you read it in one go.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with the ARC.
PS. There's one essay arguing how the previous roles of the actors influence how their characters are read and the effects that has on the show/movie and consequent societal repercussions of it. The Sherlock movies and the role of Stephen Fry in them are mentioned. Within the referenced argument, they mention his role as Wilde, and his defense of LGBTQ rights,, but not the fact that he is a gay man?? and very out for many years?? anyways that seemed ridiculous to exclude from that narrative.
i see a lot of people being confused by this story in the reviews... protip: go here https://genius.com/12669513 and read the lyrics while listening to the song. this song directly inspired this book. then take a couple minutes and read the annotations. i personally did it after reading, but i imagine it works whenever.
i listened to this on audio book with Daveed Diggs narrating and highly recommend that. i did feel a bit out of my depth (lol) sometimes, but just let yourself go with the flow of the story and you'll get there (and again, the music helps).
i listened to this on audio book with Daveed Diggs narrating and highly recommend that. i did feel a bit out of my depth (lol) sometimes, but just let yourself go with the flow of the story and you'll get there (and again, the music helps).