A review by kathleenmcg
Passing Strange by Ellen Klages

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

5.0

This was a gorgeous novella. It went from mystery, to historical romance, to fantasy with magical realism, to what should become LGBTQIA classic. The mysterious beginning gives way to a love story between two women in 1940. The action between the two women running in to one another in an all women’s nightclub, falling in love, running into trouble, because conflict is necessary even in the shortest of stories, and escaping trouble, happen within a matter of days. Having friends to rely on, or, found family, are also important aspects to this story. The fantastical and the magical elements leave the book with a mysterious end, that with the beginning, bookend the love story at the heart of this novella. 
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