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Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

I don’t know what the heck I just read but I did like it… There were really poignant passages about love, grief, and even how lesbian relationships can be perceived as less than by society.

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The Ethical Slut: A Practical Guide to Polyamory, Open Relationships, and Other Freedoms in Sex and Love by Dossie Easton, Janet W. Hardy

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4.25

Hand in Hand with Love: An Anthology of Queer Classic Poetry by Simon Avery

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medium-paced

3.75

I’m queer, I’m here, and I think maybe I wasn’t the intended audience. I did really enjoy some sapphic love poems, and I didn’t expect to love _all_ the different poems and poets across multiple centuries, so overall it was a good experience. There were some really cool poems and poets, and I was really impressed by the collection. There was one or two that touched me. Some of it was surprisingly funny too. I would be interested to find out about lesser known queer poems that look more into at identities beyond gay & lesbian after reading this. I should also say, it does feel a little too ~white~. It’s maybe not the most globally inclusive poetry collection.

Adulthood Is a Myth by Sarah Andersen

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fast-paced

3.25

It was funny in some parts and a short, easy read. I guess I was expecting more of a narrative or coherence within the comics. Because each comic was 1 or mayybe 2 pages in length, and differed in topic, I felt like I was jumping around between mostly surface-level and hit or miss comics without getting to process them much.

Heartstopper Volume 5 by Alice Oseman

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fast-paced

4.75

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

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medium-paced