The GayBCs by M. L. Webb
The GayBCs will for certain turn heads. It will get people talking. Maybe even very loudly. M. L. Webb’s alphabet book is not your father’s ABC book. How do I write a review for this book? Very carefully. This book will be a hot button book, no question about it. Sometimes it feels like it is talking directly only to the GLBT+ community. Sometimes there is a feeling of it is talking to everyone. This book will either bring out the A in you (A […]
Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry
#cbr11bingo #remix First, I will say, this book may have some trigger moments (The italics is taken from Good Reads: There are scenes in this book that depict self-harm, homophobia, transphobia, and violence against LGBTQ characters. As well as the images of the “treatments”). And then I will say that this review is not all positive and possibly not politically correct. It might go against what you personally believe, but this whole review is how I feel about Brynne Rebele-Henry’s book Orpheus Girl. There is […]
A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer and Trans Identities by J.R. Zuckerberg
#cbr11bingo #OwnVoices I have a feeling I am going to be saying this for a lot for my reviews: I really wish I did not have to rate this book. (And not so often, warning: long review ahead.) And this is for #cbr11bingo #OwnVoices, On one level, A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer and Trans Identities is a five. There is so much going on! Everything is done in a friendly, accessible tone. Are you well on your way on your journey to knowing […]
Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
“Clad not exactly as a boy but, rather confusingly, as the boy I would have been, had I been more of a girl.” Another book snagged off of the Show Your Pride display at our local library this month: and can you go wrong with checking out a Sarah Waters novel? Even when they are not great, they are still worth a read for the twists and turns (the mileage of which may vary), but most importantly the striving to connect to the relationships around […]
The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai
Happy Pride month, y’all! Our library has a wonderful little feature display of LGBT+ books, and go figure, the last thing I just returned ended up immediately on it, as well as this book here being something that could easily be featured on it. And a great book it is, in my opinion! If, perhaps, quite an emotional one, given the often difficult-but-important subject matter. And I wanted to read something like this right now as I parse through some complicated personal feelings regarding Pride […]
Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up Me by Mariko Tamaki
When I first picked up, Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, I am embarrassed to say the cover and reading the title made my first thought about the book be, “Another whiny dude gets dumped by his hot, selfish girlfriend.” I was partly right. It is “Girl gets dumped by her hot, selfish girlfriend.” Then I saw it was a First Second graphic novel. They do not do easy or traditional reads. Even Stargazing has a surprise at the end that is not light […]
