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“With everyone working together and recognizing each other’s humanity, we will all get to space someday, and we will all have enough.”

Across a Field of Starlight by Blue Delliquanti

February 5, 2022 by GentleRain 2 Comments

This was another great purchase courtesy of the new YA graphic novel section at my Barnes & Noble! Across a Field of Starlight has everything I want in a book — thoughtful science fiction, an examination of what growing up in a traumatic situation of deprivation vs growing up in a utopian commune situation does to you, interrogation of colonialism, mental health, trans and queer characters (one of the main characters has the pansexual pride flag tattooed on their arm!), body diversity, etc, etc, etc… […]

Filed Under: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Blue Delliquanti, colonialism, Imperialism, nonbinary, Queer characters, space battles, transgender characters, trauma

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:34 · Genres: Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Science Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: #Science Fiction, Blue Delliquanti, colonialism, Imperialism, nonbinary, Queer characters, space battles, transgender characters, trauma ·
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By Way of Sorrow by Robyn Gigl

October 4, 2021 by Jake 3 Comments

Read as part of CBR13Bingo: they/she/he. The author is a trans woman and the protagonist (as well as another main character) is also a trans woman.  Once again, I’m grateful for book bingos because they challenge me to read stuff that I’ve been making excuses to put off. It’s no secret that the mystery/thriller world is largely devoid of bestselling LGBTQIA+ writers, specifically trans writers. This is not for lack of talent, rather a lack of seeking talent on behalf of publishing houses. On the rare […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: By Way of Sorrow, cbr13bingo, legal thriller, LGBTQIA, mystery, new jersey, Robyn Gigl, trans author, transgender characters

Jake's CBR13 Review No:151 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: By Way of Sorrow, cbr13bingo, legal thriller, LGBTQIA, mystery, new jersey, Robyn Gigl, trans author, transgender characters ·
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She thought that maybe, just maybe, if she was beautiful, things would get better

The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara

January 16, 2019 by Dusty Highway Leave a Comment

I’d heard for years that I should watch Paris is Burning, the groundbreaking documentary about the New York’s drag ball scene in the 1980’s, but I never quite got around to it for one reason or another. It wasn’t until a few years ago, when a friend told me just how much that movie influenced Rupaul’s Drag Race, that I finally forced myself to sit down and watch it. Needless to say, it’s brilliant and unforgettable, and shame on me for not watching it sooner. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 1980's, 1990's, AIDS, cbr11, drag culture, joseph cassara, Latinx, lgbt, the house of impossible beauties, transgender characters

Dusty Highway's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 1980's, 1990's, AIDS, cbr11, drag culture, joseph cassara, Latinx, lgbt, the house of impossible beauties, transgender characters ·
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