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A Rose in the Cracks
Life sometimes blossoms in the unlikeliest places. A Rose in the Cracks is oh so much more than a coming of age for Brian. It's a journey of self that will either flourish or wither between the spaces where others tread.
- GenresTransgender
945 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 28, 2017
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February 1, 2018
Thoroughly enjoyable....and I learned a couple of things, too! Who is the author? Five roses!
March 2, 2025
Frustratingly drawn-out
As a big fan of Stacyinlove’s prior short stories, I had first dived into this novel 6 years ago with abandon. And at first, it was almost everything I’ve always wanted from the genre. However, about 40% of the way through, it felt like the plot had slowed to a halt, the characters were going in circles, and the prose was getting far too self-referential. By 65% in, I had dropped it.
Earlier this year in an attempt to clean my out backlog, I came back Stacy’s story, starting all over again. Hoping that time would give me a more gentle perspective on the writing, or at least more patience. Nope. If anything, I found myself picking it apart even further. But I’ve finished it today, and I’m glad to be done with it.
I think there’s a decent story peaking out through the cracks here. However it’s saddled with the author’s fantasies of what being an ideal woman is, and their ambitions in weaving together a full-length novel when they’ve only ever done 20 or so pages per story before.
Chapter 48 was nice though.
As a big fan of Stacyinlove’s prior short stories, I had first dived into this novel 6 years ago with abandon. And at first, it was almost everything I’ve always wanted from the genre. However, about 40% of the way through, it felt like the plot had slowed to a halt, the characters were going in circles, and the prose was getting far too self-referential. By 65% in, I had dropped it.
Earlier this year in an attempt to clean my out backlog, I came back Stacy’s story, starting all over again. Hoping that time would give me a more gentle perspective on the writing, or at least more patience. Nope. If anything, I found myself picking it apart even further. But I’ve finished it today, and I’m glad to be done with it.
I think there’s a decent story peaking out through the cracks here. However it’s saddled with the author’s fantasies of what being an ideal woman is, and their ambitions in weaving together a full-length novel when they’ve only ever done 20 or so pages per story before.
Chapter 48 was nice though.
May 16, 2018
Almost there.
Emotional in the beginning up to the middle part. The ending is sad but written in a way that made me not care one way or another about the characters who passed. It's almost as if the bad things were happening to someone no one cares about.
Emotional in the beginning up to the middle part. The ending is sad but written in a way that made me not care one way or another about the characters who passed. It's almost as if the bad things were happening to someone no one cares about.
September 23, 2018
Quite a saga
It all started out as a bit of a date for Brian, but quickly transformed his life. Early it was fairly light and enjoyable, but expect that all the way as there really dark moments that are painful to read.
It all started out as a bit of a date for Brian, but quickly transformed his life. Early it was fairly light and enjoyable, but expect that all the way as there really dark moments that are painful to read.
November 2, 2018
Incredible Story. 3rd Read
This takes the reader through the story of somewhat normal boy, as he becomes an underdeveloped slacker, to an incredible young lady. I wish we could see more of Stacy’s novel length stories. Truly riveting.
This takes the reader through the story of somewhat normal boy, as he becomes an underdeveloped slacker, to an incredible young lady. I wish we could see more of Stacy’s novel length stories. Truly riveting.
January 28, 2020
Loved The Book
I laughed, I cried, I would read it again. Didn't want to put it down. Long but worth the read
I laughed, I cried, I would read it again. Didn't want to put it down. Long but worth the read
August 5, 2018
A 2 box of Kleenex book
Take it from somebody who went thru the process nearly 50 years ago (and who's still kicking), this is the most realistic tragic--comedy ever written with a transgendered girl for a main character. I've read it 8 or 9 times ... more than once a month since I found it ... and it never fails to bring tears, not just a few but gushes. It illuminates for me pathes not taken in my life and it just helps me clean out my tearducts so well. Warning, for a book to make one so incredibly sad, it has to first take you to unbelievably high, happy places ... so get ready for a real rollercoaster ride ! Cherry Bomb ! ! !
Take it from somebody who went thru the process nearly 50 years ago (and who's still kicking), this is the most realistic tragic--comedy ever written with a transgendered girl for a main character. I've read it 8 or 9 times ... more than once a month since I found it ... and it never fails to bring tears, not just a few but gushes. It illuminates for me pathes not taken in my life and it just helps me clean out my tearducts so well. Warning, for a book to make one so incredibly sad, it has to first take you to unbelievably high, happy places ... so get ready for a real rollercoaster ride ! Cherry Bomb ! ! !
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