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A review by tynansal23
Just by Looking at Him by Ryan O'Connell
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
The themes of this book are incredibly important, exploring what it’s like to live with a disability and the impacts that has on your emotional development. As an able bodied person it made me think twice about how I navigate the world. But the writing was pretty uninspired, came across as very millennial try-hard.
While the book explores the complexities of the queer community in a way that sheds light on its issues, it kind of used queerness as a scapegoat for a lot of poor behaviours or placed expectations on queerness that feel a little dated, or at least very “LA” and maybe less relevant to other parts of the world.
While the book explores the complexities of the queer community in a way that sheds light on its issues, it kind of used queerness as a scapegoat for a lot of poor behaviours or placed expectations on queerness that feel a little dated, or at least very “LA” and maybe less relevant to other parts of the world.