A review by tbookhotcakes
Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor

4.0

As I started the book the melancholic narration reminded of the book A Little Life (my all time favorite). Each chapter of the book reads like a short story. Although you only see a snippet of each characters life, the way the narration carries you through feels like you’re catching up with an old friend who’s giving you an update on your other friends’ lives. This book also provides representation for anyone who has felt as though they are voiceless. Every main character of the stories are LGBTQIA+ or associates with that community. Brandon Taylor shows the harsh realities of living, dying, autonomy, and everything between.
The setting of the book was Wisconsin, which is my home state so the familiarity of setting was comforting.
In short: beautiful story, I wish I got to see more of the characters in who were featured in 1 chapter.