Happy Thursday!
Recently I've been trying to really dive into the world of queer/LGBTQ+ literature. It's something that I really want to learn about having not been a part of the community for very long.
This one took me a little longer to read (I've been very sleep deprived recently and reading makes this girl go right to sleep if she's tired) but that does not reflect my enjoyment of this book as it was outstanding. I felt very enlightened after reading this and I just found it so so interesting.
The author started by acknowledging her interviewees pronouns and the different countries' use of the LGBTQ+ acronym and I just knew that I was going to love this book.
This is a non-fiction sort of memoire-style novel and it works so well. It really gives you an insight into queer culture on a global scale rather than what you can just see around you locally. It was also really enjoyable to see these things from the authors viewpoint; having her reflect personally on how these limitations that have been put on the LGBTQ+ community would affect her.
There are subtle moments of comedy and this really allowed me to imagine the author reading this aloud, giving a strong narrative feel.
This was my first time reading a book of this style - non-fiction memoire is very off brand for the ya-loving-fantasy-reading-perksofalisha. But, if anyone has any other recommendations for book within LGBTQ+ literature, please leave them down below or feel free to DM on instagram (@theperksofalisha), I always welcome a good recommendation.
Overall I'd have to give this book 5 stars. It really opened my eyes to the differing queer culture throughout the world and really made me want to read books like it. If you are new to queer literature, like I am, I'd say that this is a good starting point.
Also *UPDATE* I'm going to try and post weekly on here now! Ive really fallen in love with reading again thanks to this book and can't wait to read more.
(Sorry this is a short review but I can't really chat about characters, as I normally would, due to this not being YA FICTION. I'm sure you understand...)
