Sketchtasy by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore

256 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging reflective sad medium-paced

Description

Sketchtasy takes place in that late-night moment when everything comes together, and everything falls apart--it's an urgent, glittering, devastating novel about the perils of queer world-making in the mid-'90s. This is Boston in 1995, a city defi...

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Community Reviews Summary of 33 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
reflective 100%
sad 100%
emotional 75%
challenging 50%
funny 25%
hopeful 25%
informative 25%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 25%
fast 25%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 50%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

4.05

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