sophieblunt's review
5.0
Such a beautiful collection of stories about the experience of LGBTQ+ youths and adults. I am from London and shocked to read so much about religion in the stories. I guess I shouldn't be but, in my little opinion, religion really is a bitch!
amandatoryfun's review
3.0
A collection of writings by young people. Added some perspective to my life.
angelreadsthings's review against another edition
4.0
This beautiful collection really lives up to its title. The editors' dedication to showcasing more than one narrative of the queer experience is undeniable throughout this collection as is their dedication to sharing emotive, authentically written works. While there were so many aspects of this anthology which I loved, I was most impressed with the the willingness to include pieces that dealt with religion and queerness in more than just negative ways. As an affirming Christian, it was beautiful to see a queer work actively speak against the forced dichotomy between queerness and Christianity.
annabi's review
4.0
It took me forever to read this but!!! It was very interesting and educational and tbh I read it in like five sittings but bc they were all separate stories I could not read it for six months and keep going. Definitely recommend!
katealot's review
I left it at a friend I was visiting’s place. But what I had read that far was so beautiful that I kind of hope he or one of his roommates finds it and reads it through.
beaky's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
2.75
this book has given me mixed feelings. (i have the extended edition) Lots of the essays (or gassays as i called them, short for gay essays) involved lots about God which i feel is a polarising topic in the queer community and found those passages difficult to read and stay interested in. It was an okay mix of representation, mainly trans, nonbinary / gay and a bit of aroace but i felt lots of the stories came from people with v similar experiences so the stories could get competitive and added to the limitations of diversity in The Full Spectrum - i.e. it’s not very full. i also believe there was some transphobic language used in a few of the stories from cisgender perspectives and this made me uncomfortable. that being said, some of the stories did make me emotional and made me even more grateful for the amazing and supportive community that surrounds me. My favourite story was probably A Gay Grammar by Gabe Bloomfield or The Most Important Letter of Our Life by Joselle Vanderhooft.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Transphobia, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse
ratdebibliotheque's review
2.0
The LGBTQ+ experience of all these people in their little story wasn’t executed well. Most of the stories weren’t really gripping…it actually hurts to give this book such a low rating. Yeah, nothing wrong with every experience itself, the execution just wasn’t it.