adorablemarshmallow's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
stevenjpitt's review against another edition
4.0
Quirky & peculiar. Elegantly exploring the messiness of being a modern gay.
Quotes:
• “The disappointing feeling I’d had when I came out: that I’d been swindled into giving up what might turn out to be the most interesting secret I would ever have. By becoming a black square I felt like a fixing agent, jellied and businesslike and quivering.”
• “I liked him, I realised. And it was a full-on thing. Meaning it was an ambivalent thing, because ambivalence was realistic; the doubting only made it more delicious and complex, the same way that Vegemite had to be spread very thin or you realised it was salty and unreasonable.”
• “Long after these men in my life had become the boys of my youth, I would remember this apartment, small, breezy and private, as the first time I experienced this special way of life, one where people coexisted in amiable silence.”
• “The kitchen would be a reading space, not a conversational space.”
Quotes:
• “The disappointing feeling I’d had when I came out: that I’d been swindled into giving up what might turn out to be the most interesting secret I would ever have. By becoming a black square I felt like a fixing agent, jellied and businesslike and quivering.”
• “I liked him, I realised. And it was a full-on thing. Meaning it was an ambivalent thing, because ambivalence was realistic; the doubting only made it more delicious and complex, the same way that Vegemite had to be spread very thin or you realised it was salty and unreasonable.”
• “Long after these men in my life had become the boys of my youth, I would remember this apartment, small, breezy and private, as the first time I experienced this special way of life, one where people coexisted in amiable silence.”
• “The kitchen would be a reading space, not a conversational space.”
boyunrelated's review against another edition
nothing actually against this book or the writing, just cis white gay men are really like this and it makes me glad i don’t live in the city lol
astridandlouise's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
jonathanbutlerauthor's review
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kellableeping's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
george7's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
apmatteo's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
poloreads's review
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0