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I, Medusa
Ayana Gray
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I always forget how randomly connected some Greek mythology figures are, like why am I just realizing Medusa is the aunt of Cerberus.
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I’m having this feeling of immense dread, from just knowing the highlights of Medusa’s story, of where the story will take us. Like, even the concept of being the singular mortal in a immortal family, and knowing you will die while they live, is intense. Then you add in the rest of the story and it’s just :/
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Dead Collections
Isaac Fellman
FromPlanetRey commented on pristories's review of The Gilda Stories
the humanist vampire that is gilda. i loved the richness of the prose. i loved the characters, every single one we met on the way alongside gilda. i loved the philosophy and fresh take on what it means to be a vampire, sharing and giving life. this book was truly ahead of its time and i’m so glad i finally locked in and read this because it’s now become my favorite depiction of vampires (so far)!! i will probably come back with something better to say once this has marinated more but wow… this was incredible!
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I, Medusa
Ayana Gray
FromPlanetRey wrote a review...
This one was pretty cute! It’s about a fat gay teen in a small town in Brazil and his neighbor (who he may or may not have a crush on) who comes to stay with him for two weeks. I chose this to read for a class where we needed to pick a global queer YA book, and it went well!
I kept thinking how gay nerdy millennial teen coded this was the whole time I was reading it, and that definitely worked for me. I thought the consistent discussion of body image was balanced pretty well with the characters' relationships (with parents, friends, and each other, etc.). Plus, there was a lot of humor, at times self-deprecating but others just mostly nerdy, which helped keep the mood light. Also, of course, this protagonist is a Pisces, I say as a Pisces myself.
There were a few sweet and important messages throughout, and I just appreciated the cuteness and care with which it was handled. There were also so many pop culture references, and I did feel like the writing was a bit more playful than I was expecting, but I wasn’t too distracted by either.
On a different note, this is the third translated book I’ve read this year so far, but one of the only translated YA books I think I’ve read ever. Gotta dip my toes into that a little more, perhaps!
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Here the Whole Time
Vitor Martins
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