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Зигги Стардаст и я by Джеймс Брендон, James Brandon

37 reviews

modernmatilda's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Wow, this book. I picked it up on a whim after seeing it on Novel Neighbors bookstagram page. Read the first four pages in the store and couldn't leave without it. 

It took me a minute to get past the over use of 60s slang, but when I got into the emotional scenes with Web and Johnathan, I wouldn't escape the book's pull. I just wanted Web and Johnathan to be happy!!! 

This book made me cry, a lot. I felt big emotions while reading it. There were also scenes that felt just like a David Bowie song. 

I really, really loved it.
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alexmcfly's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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fankidrachel's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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shannonigans322's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

This book has been on my TBR for several years, meant to fulfill a challenging entry in the Alphabet Reading Challenge. I finally got to the audio at the start of this year and...found it somewhat lacking. While I did appreciate the queer and Indigenous representation, this book was, overall, a pretty big bummer. Huge CW for homophobia, racism, alcoholism, and abuse. Maybe the romance genre has spoiled me, but I found myself left wanting a more conclusive happily ever after. 
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megcoho's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

An exploration of queer identity in 1973 middle America. Gorgeous writing, developed characters. Finished in 2 days Made me cry at 3am. Absolute legend of a book.
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captainwinter's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The idea of the book and some of its execution is great, but I just couldn’t get past the writing style. It like it was trying way too hard to be edgy and different and some things/words/phrases are repeated too many times. Idk, I don’t think this was my book!
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careinthelibrary's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

3.5

This came recommended to me by a coworker. I really liked the historical setting which lent itself to a lot of the issues and topics covered by the author.
The main character was likeable and I loved the addition of pop culture and music references. 
I'm not Indigenous or Two-Spirit so I can't speak to whether the representation will ring true and authentic to folks who are, but I think the author tried to be inclusive and respectful of their experiences without stepping on toes and depicting it too intimately.
It's a sweet love story with lots of dark content but a hopeful ending. 
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cbess's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

1. they’re right david bowie is god
2. ouch
was this the most well-written, masterful book i have ever read? no-it read pretty much like fan fiction. but by god, it made me Feel Something. like crawl out of my skin eat my heart raw feel something.
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ivan_levitt's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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lucyshucy's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny sad 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

4.75

james brandon I need a sequel yesterday whambamthankyouma'am. phenomenal. heavy emphasis on the content warnings
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