His first novel Memorial is one of my favorites and this one, his second, was nearly as good in every single way. Top tier gay lit fic.
Mar 18, 2024
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cozy & warm yet heartbreaking. one of the reviews puts it perfectly: the writing is deceptively simple yet refuses to let go of you. One of those books that (for me) feel nostalgic even on the first read
Dec 22, 2024
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Greenwich village , Harlem, and seaside France just after WWII. sad and beautiful and tragic and even a little bit funny. about a friend group in NY — containing black, white, queer, straight, and married people , men and women, girls and boys, actors, writers, jazz musicians, and housewives. all figuring out how why and whether they love each other when American segregation, misogyny, and homophobia are structures of daily life that make love difficult or impossible. Deals with race relations and bisexuality but in a way that is mostly narrative-driven, not theoretical. read it if you love the tv show Mad Men or the book Giovanni’s room. Or bisexuals
Jan 23, 2024
Murakami this murakami that, banana yoshimoto is where it’s at. Granted this is the only work of hers I’ve read so far but I absolutely loved it. It was my in-flight entertainment on the way to Japan and I got so emotional that I didn’t mind the turbulence. I‘ve read a few works from Japanese authors but this one is my favorite.
Nov 24, 2024
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Seeing everything at a concert. Touching the ceiling for a really good stretch. Giving your own dad a curfew. Being tall is really it
Mar 8, 2024
A master at writing genre fiction as literary fiction. Multiple narratives, stellar characters, a time-hopping, pre- and post-apocalyptic plot, and a killer miniseries adaptation to watch once you’re finished
Mar 7, 2024
I only saw her perform twice, but I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone else live more than once (though I obviously would like to see a lot of them live again). At least I can say one of the times I saw her was her very first US performance 🥹💔
Mar 6, 2024