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Alanna Why is a fiction and culture writer from Ottawa. She is the author of the novella Amy Of Suburbia, about a 12-year-old girl’s obsession with Green Day. Her book reviews have appeared in Canthius, PRISM and Minola Review, as well as in her newsletter, Why’s World. She currently lives in Montreal.

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Average rating: 4.75 · 28 ratings · 18 reviews · 1 distinct work

Amy of Suburbia

4.75 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions

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Alanna Why and 1 other person liked Katey Campbell's review of Amy of Suburbia: "Made me laugh, cry, and want to start a girl band!!! almost made me wish I was 13 again. love this little book and I'm so glad it exists!!"
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Alanna Why wants to read The House of Beauty: Lessons From the Image Industry by Arabelle Sicardi (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Alanna Why liked Laura's review of Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers: "I don't totally agree with the book's thesis, that the unbelievable amounts of toxic chemicals that corporations pumped into the environment in the 20th century were maybe The contributing factor in the rise of serial killers in the PNW and Californi" Read more of this review »
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Alanna Why rated a book really liked it Absolute Pleasure: Queer Perspectives on Rocky Horror by Margot Atwell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this! Only criticism is that some of the essays felt a bit predictable/repetitive after a while ("Rocky Horror made me queer and gave me a community and is also kind of problematic!"). I kept reading for the essays that explored the ...more
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Alanna Why has read Frisk by Dennis Cooper	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
absolutely insane book to read on my lunch break at my day job lololololololololol
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rare instance where the musical adaptation actually provides a stronger narrative than the source material! the "in the vinkus" chapters nearly killed me... ...more
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Alanna Why wants to read 9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off by Raymond Biesinger	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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