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Gerald Ribbon and the Bird In His Brain
Gerald Ribbon has a habit of ruining his love life.
The bird in his brain gives him terrible advice, and he is stuck dealing with the consequences.
He screwed up his relationship with Jessica, who has now moved on and is seeing someone new. But the fear of damaging another friendship prevents Gerald from openly expressing his feeling for his best friend, Allen. When Allen begins to date Diana, Gerald feels himself getting left behind and tries to form a wedge between the two. Ultimately, Allen and Diana's relationship reaches a breaking point, and Gerald needs to be louder than the noisy bird in his brain and do what is right for his friend and himself.
The bird in his brain gives him terrible advice, and he is stuck dealing with the consequences.
He screwed up his relationship with Jessica, who has now moved on and is seeing someone new. But the fear of damaging another friendship prevents Gerald from openly expressing his feeling for his best friend, Allen. When Allen begins to date Diana, Gerald feels himself getting left behind and tries to form a wedge between the two. Ultimately, Allen and Diana's relationship reaches a breaking point, and Gerald needs to be louder than the noisy bird in his brain and do what is right for his friend and himself.
290 pages, Paperback
First published September 23, 2021
3 people want to read
About the author
Maxwell Bauman
29 books34 followersMaxwell Bauman is an author of humor, horror, YA and more.
He is owner and Editor-In-Chief of Door Is A Jar literary magazine. Door Is A Jar publishes short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama and art with contributors from all around the world.
Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine
Maxwell is a contributor to Chicken Soup for the Soul.
He is the Lead Editor of Aggadah Try It, an imprint of Madness Heart Press
He earned both his MA in Creative Writing with a focus in Fiction and MFA in Publishing from Wilkes University.
He is a member of the Horror Writers Association, Young Jewish Professionals, and the Jewish Art Salon.
He is owner and Editor-In-Chief of Door Is A Jar literary magazine. Door Is A Jar publishes short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama and art with contributors from all around the world.
Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine
Maxwell is a contributor to Chicken Soup for the Soul.
He is the Lead Editor of Aggadah Try It, an imprint of Madness Heart Press
He earned both his MA in Creative Writing with a focus in Fiction and MFA in Publishing from Wilkes University.
He is a member of the Horror Writers Association, Young Jewish Professionals, and the Jewish Art Salon.
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June 24, 2022
An exceptionally written LGBTQ+ coming-of-age YA. Definitely recommend it to readers of the genre.
July 25, 2022
This was a rather intriguing read. I enjoyed this book a lot and have formed my own opinions on a lot of its situations and characters lol. It felt a bit different than what I've been currently reading, kind of reminded me of The Perks of Being A Wallflower's writing style. I rather liked it. Definitely worth checking out!
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