Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
#Acomingoutstory
review
andrew61
Young Mungo | Douglas Stuart
post image
Pickpick

I was stunned + traumatised by this story of a teenager in 90s Glasgow growing into a sexuality that is not acceptable in a v masculine society where his brother's violence dominates. Drawing on the theme of mother/son depicted so well in shuggie bain this is a brutal book with also tenderness of a sister he loves, but the forbidden love of Catholic James. Some scenes are tough but it is 5*
@alisiakae @Cinfhen @Barbara #booked2022 #acomingoutstory

TrishB Great review 👍🏻 yet to read. 2y
Cinfhen What @TrishB said!!!! Must get to this one 2y
squirrelbrain I bought this when it first came out but still haven‘t got to it. @trishb @cinfhen There‘s a prog on this week about Douglas Stuart - Monday 10.40pm BBC1 (edited) 2y
andrew61 @squirrelbrain @TrishB @Cinfhen Thanks for the nudge, I will definitely try and watch/record that. Its a very readable book but touches on some very difficult themes. But definitely worth reading. 2y
CarolynM Great review. This one is brutal, but worth it, I think. 2y
35 likes5 comments
review
Deblovestoread
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit | Jeanette Winterson
post image
Mehso-so

I thought this was NonFiction but it‘s not entirely that. The parts that I believe are autobiographical I liked but when it veered into the fiction story telling I got lost. I wanted more of Jeanette‘s story.

#Booked2022 #Acomingoutstory #DoubleSpin

Cinfhen I always thought this was a memoir!! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
53 likes1 stack add2 comments
review
CBee
post image
Pickpick

Goodness gracious this is the sweetest story (flew through volumes 1 and 2) and I‘m hooked! This counts for #booked2022 #acomingoutstory ♥️♥️♥️ @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

Blerdgal_Fenix Have you seen the series on Netflix? 2y
CBee @Blerdgal_Fenix I haven‘t but I plan to watch it now! Is it good? 2y
Cinfhen I keep hearing/ seeing GREAT things about this series both the GN and the Netflix adaptation 💖💖💖 2y
See All 6 Comments
Cupcake12 The tv series on Netflix is so good!! (edited) 2y
CBee @Cupcake12 I plan to watch it soon ♥️ can‘t wait! 2y
CBee @Cinfhen same! ♥️♥️ 2y
65 likes6 comments
blurb
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
QUARTERLY REVIEW | HODDER AND STOUGHTON
post image

My #booked2022 Q2 Recap:

❄ 1 The Girls #AboutCultOrReligion

❄ 5 Barracoon
#FromABlackOwnerOrCentricPublisher

🌸 11 The Ship Beyond Time #ANauticalNovel

🌞 14 Prairie Gothic #SetInACanadianProvince

🌞 15 The Girl From Everywhere
#InvolvesAnExploration

🍁 20 Bingo Love #AComingOutStory

🍁 23 The Flight Attendant
#AdaptedForTheSmallScreen

Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻 congrats 🎉 You have until Midnight July 3 to submit all books read between April 1-June 30th to enter the #SecondQuarterDrawing :

Here's the link for second quarter #Booked2022

https://forms.gle/E9QC2c79pDFcUE5Y8

2y
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick @Cinfhen Thanks for the reminder! 2y
See All 6 Comments
Zuhkeeyah @Cinfhen Just realized I missed the submission date! 😭 Please ignore the form I sent in. 2y
Cinfhen Oh no @Zuhkeeyah no worries!! I‘ll let @BarbaraTheBibliophage know 🤓 2y
Zuhkeeyah @Cinfhen thank you! 2y
38 likes6 comments
blurb
Chelsea.Poole
post image

#Booked2022 reads for the second quarter of the year. Truly, where is this year going??

See All 9 Comments
Cinfhen Woohoo 🙌🏻 congrats 🎉 You have until Midnight July 3 to submit all books read between April 1-June 30th to enter the #SecondQuarterDrawing :

Here's the link for second quarter #Booked2022

https://forms.gle/E9QC2c79pDFcUE5Y8

2y
Cinfhen Thanks for sharing each book!!! They sound great 😊 2y
Bookbuyingaddict The times are saying the paper palace is one of the best books of the year ! Let me know what you think I☺️ 2y
58 likes9 comments
review
Magpiegem
The Sentence | Louise Erdrich
post image
Pickpick

20/22 This book… I only finished it last night so I am still processing but what I can say is that it took me over. I‘m usually a bit of a book floozy and have a book, audio and kindle on the go at the same time. But not with this one. It took my complete attention. I read it very slowly, much slower then average but for me that‘s what the story warranted. I needed time to be fully in it. Sometimes (when it got to the 2020 section) that was ⬇️

Magpiegem ⬆️ uncomfortable, but it was necessary. And as an English girl it provided a window into the Native American experience that I did not previously have. I spent a month with these characters. But I think they will spend much longer with me. And also, I love a book, where the author includes a characters reading list at the end 😍 what a TBR goldmine! #booked2022 #acomingoutstory (edited) 2y
Sapphire I am working my way through T‘s short perfect novels list! 2y
vivastory Great review! This is definitely a favorite of the year 💙 2y
See All 10 Comments
vivastory @Sapphire I don't know if you watch BookTube at all, but Lonesome Reader recently went through the books on that list. It was a fun video. 2y
Sapphire @vivastory thanks! I will look for that! 2y
Tamra Loved it too! I will reread this one - I listened to the audio version. 2y
Magpiegem @Tamra ooh how did you find it on Audio? I love Audios but they can make or brake a book for me. 2y
Magpiegem @vivastory I haven‘t really explored booktube but maybe I should. That sounds like something I would definitely like to watch. Thanks for the recommendation 😊 2y
Magpiegem @vivastory thank you ☺️ one of mine too xx 2y
Tamra @Magpiegem via the library on Libby. 🎧 2y
41 likes10 comments
review
DGRachel
post image
Pickpick

#booked2022 #acomingoutstory This was an informative, touching graphic memoir about Maia‘s discovery of em gender identity. I had not heard of Spivak pronouns prior to this. There‘s a lot here that I didn‘t know. I appreciate having this memoir for an experience very different from my own and so glad that e felt secure enough to write this. My only quibble is that the art style is not to my liking, but it‘s the story that is really important.

Bookzombie Excellent review! 3y
Nutmegnc I have this one in my TBR!! Great thoughts! 3y
Cinfhen Excellent review!! I‘ve heard wonderful things about this GN 3y
Cinfhen Too bad you didn‘t enjoy the artwork. 3y
DGRachel @Cinfhen I‘m super picky about the art style I like. This one is fine, and it suits the story, it just isn‘t one I find particularly appealing. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3y
59 likes1 stack add5 comments
review
TrishB
post image
Pickpick

I don‘t read a lot of NF and even less that are classed as memoirs! But I‘m glad I read this, an informative, engaging read. There is a lot of heart ache in this book, but the author offers their advice on getting through tough things and how it was for them, in the hope that it will help others.
Well worth a read.
#booked2022 #acomingoutstory

Cinfhen Agreed, fabulous read !! Is this the book with the grandma and the cowboy boots??? That grandma was such a wonderful support💕💕 3y
TrishB @Cinfhen yes, she‘s wonderful. Everyone needs that Grandma! 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage This one keeps popping onto my screens … thanks for the review! 3y
112 likes1 stack add3 comments
review
Smarkies
Disoriental | Ngar Djavadi
post image
Pickpick

A little disorienting at first, but overall an enjoyable read about the narrator's family life in #iran and #france. I loved the way the stories flowed and intertwined, weaving towards what the narrator dubs as THE EVENT.
Realised that I could use this for #acomingoutstory for #booked2022
@Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft

Cinfhen Gorgeous cover awesome review💜 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Sounds fascinating! Is the cover creature a phoenix? Or dragon? 3y
Smarkies @BarbaraTheBibliophage I think it is a phoenix as the author makes reference to being born again. 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage @Smarkies I thought so! It‘s beautiful. 3y
35 likes4 comments
review
IndoorDame
post image
Pickpick

I didn‘t completely fall in love with this like I did with the first one, and I can‘t quite put my finger on why because this was a beautiful story. It‘s only real flaw was that it was a bit morose which fits the time period of the story, but not of the moment so maybe I found it harder to loose myself in. #Booked2022 #AComingOutStory #PopSugar2022 #ABIPOCRomanceNovel @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft @Cinfhen

Cinfhen I love the cover 🥰 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Keep hearing good things about A & D! 👍🏻 3y
60 likes2 comments