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Gra na dwa fronty
Świeża, niezwykle aktualna i dowcipna komedia romantyczna o wrażliwej młodej kobiecie w stabilnym heteroseksualnym związku, która zdaje sobie sprawę, że... podobają jej się kobiety.
Gina planuje wkrótce wyjść za mąż.
George zamierza grać w kultowej lesbijskiej grupie popowej.
George i Gina to ta sama osoba.
Bez wątpienia Georgina ma więcej niż jedno oblicze.
Georgina jest wrażliwą dwudziestosześciolatką przywiązaną do stałego harmonogramu: starannie zaplanowanych randek ze swoim chłopakiem, którego wkrótce poślubi, i prywatnych lekcji muzyki, których regularnie udziela niezbyt utalentowanym dzieciom. Codzienne funkcjonowanie według precyzyjnego rytmu sprawdza się doskonale, czemu więc miałaby z niego rezygnować?
Kiedy jednak raz w życiu postępuje wbrew rutynie i trafia na koncert lesbijskiego pop bandu, nagle nachodzą ją wątpliwości… Zaskoczona zdaje sobie sprawę, że chciałaby znów sama grać, może nawet być gwiazdą muzyki i rozpalać tłumy jak dziewczyny z Phase − dlaczego nie? Poza tym perkusistka występującej na scenie grupy jest naprawdę bardzo, bardzo... pociągająca.
Rozdarta pomiędzy obawą, że straci poukładane życie w bezpiecznym związku z mężczyzną, a ekscytacją płynącą z bycia o krok od nowej muzycznej − i miłosnej − przygody, Georgina robi to, co zrobiłby każdy rozsądny człowiek: podwaja swoją osobowość. Za dnia jest nudną starą Giną; w nocy nowym talentem na queerowej scenie muzycznej, znanym jako George.
Czy Georginie uda się pogodzić te z pozoru wykluczające się światy?
Ciepła i zabawna opowieść o poszukiwaniu siebie i o tym, że nigdy nie jest za późno na spełnianie marzeń.
Świetnie napisane dialogi i najlepszy angielski humor to przepis na idealną lekturę, która spodoba się fanom Współlokatorów Beth O'Leary oraz Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston.
Gina planuje wkrótce wyjść za mąż.
George zamierza grać w kultowej lesbijskiej grupie popowej.
George i Gina to ta sama osoba.
Bez wątpienia Georgina ma więcej niż jedno oblicze.
Georgina jest wrażliwą dwudziestosześciolatką przywiązaną do stałego harmonogramu: starannie zaplanowanych randek ze swoim chłopakiem, którego wkrótce poślubi, i prywatnych lekcji muzyki, których regularnie udziela niezbyt utalentowanym dzieciom. Codzienne funkcjonowanie według precyzyjnego rytmu sprawdza się doskonale, czemu więc miałaby z niego rezygnować?
Kiedy jednak raz w życiu postępuje wbrew rutynie i trafia na koncert lesbijskiego pop bandu, nagle nachodzą ją wątpliwości… Zaskoczona zdaje sobie sprawę, że chciałaby znów sama grać, może nawet być gwiazdą muzyki i rozpalać tłumy jak dziewczyny z Phase − dlaczego nie? Poza tym perkusistka występującej na scenie grupy jest naprawdę bardzo, bardzo... pociągająca.
Rozdarta pomiędzy obawą, że straci poukładane życie w bezpiecznym związku z mężczyzną, a ekscytacją płynącą z bycia o krok od nowej muzycznej − i miłosnej − przygody, Georgina robi to, co zrobiłby każdy rozsądny człowiek: podwaja swoją osobowość. Za dnia jest nudną starą Giną; w nocy nowym talentem na queerowej scenie muzycznej, znanym jako George.
Czy Georginie uda się pogodzić te z pozoru wykluczające się światy?
Ciepła i zabawna opowieść o poszukiwaniu siebie i o tym, że nigdy nie jest za późno na spełnianie marzeń.
Świetnie napisane dialogi i najlepszy angielski humor to przepis na idealną lekturę, która spodoba się fanom Współlokatorów Beth O'Leary oraz Red, White & Royal Blue Casey McQuiston.
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First published June 9, 2022
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July 22, 2022This is the second book I've read in a short time which is billed as a rom com but is not in fact a romance. It's about the MC's love life, but as we all (except the publishers) know, that is not the same thing as a romance. Just saying.
Interesting, the other not-romcom was also about an MC with Main Character syndrome, ie a conviction they are the centre of the universe and everyone else a bit player. Here Gina is becoming aware of her bisexuality, but chooses to handle the effects on her life by lying to absolutely everyone (deceiving her longterm boyfriend, manipulating him into an open relationship so she can screw her crush, lying to her new (lesbian) band about being a lesbian) in order to avoid having to make any firm life-altering decisions about where she stands, or indeed to lose her het privilege. This pretty much means she's living to the stereotype of the indecisive cheating bisexual, which the book fully acknowledges and discusses (it's own voices). Does the acknowledgement negate the stereotyping? I'm not a hundred percent sure about this--it's one of those things that might be layers of postmodern irony, or might be having your cake and eating it (another biphobic stereotype, ironically, oh god I'm drowning help).
The thing that slightly bugged me about this is that Gina's issues are all completely fair and valid ones that are chewy and difficult to handle--all of which is really well written and conveyed. It's just, she handles them in the worst possible ways--not just for herself but for other people. She does come to face up to that, but it's hard to feel she deserves the happy outcomes of retaining friends/family support/love affair when she's treated everyone in her life so consistently terribly so long for her own benefit. I suspect how much the reader enjoys this depends on whether you like embarrassment comedy and awful people learning to be less awful. Which many people do, whereas I tend to find eg The Office unwatchable because I sit there feeling dreadful for everyone involved, and yes I do realise that's entirely missing the point.
It's very well written with entertaining characters and some great jokes, and highly readable, but very much a book that will either land for you (if you lean into the irony and like a catastrophic screw up MC) or won't. There we go: quot homines tot sententiae.
Interesting, the other not-romcom was also about an MC with Main Character syndrome, ie a conviction they are the centre of the universe and everyone else a bit player. Here Gina is becoming aware of her bisexuality, but chooses to handle the effects on her life by lying to absolutely everyone (deceiving her longterm boyfriend, manipulating him into an open relationship so she can screw her crush, lying to her new (lesbian) band about being a lesbian) in order to avoid having to make any firm life-altering decisions about where she stands, or indeed to lose her het privilege. This pretty much means she's living to the stereotype of the indecisive cheating bisexual, which the book fully acknowledges and discusses (it's own voices). Does the acknowledgement negate the stereotyping? I'm not a hundred percent sure about this--it's one of those things that might be layers of postmodern irony, or might be having your cake and eating it (another biphobic stereotype, ironically, oh god I'm drowning help).
The thing that slightly bugged me about this is that Gina's issues are all completely fair and valid ones that are chewy and difficult to handle--all of which is really well written and conveyed. It's just, she handles them in the worst possible ways--not just for herself but for other people. She does come to face up to that, but it's hard to feel she deserves the happy outcomes of retaining friends/family support/love affair when she's treated everyone in her life so consistently terribly so long for her own benefit. I suspect how much the reader enjoys this depends on whether you like embarrassment comedy and awful people learning to be less awful. Which many people do, whereas I tend to find eg The Office unwatchable because I sit there feeling dreadful for everyone involved, and yes I do realise that's entirely missing the point.
It's very well written with entertaining characters and some great jokes, and highly readable, but very much a book that will either land for you (if you lean into the irony and like a catastrophic screw up MC) or won't. There we go: quot homines tot sententiae.
May 12, 2022
Widzę wyraźnie, czym ta książka chciała być, ale robi to wyjątkowo nieudolnie. Fabuły oparte na kłamstwie i oszukiwaniu bliskich są niczym wyjęte z komedii romantycznych kręconych w latach dziewięćdziesiątych.
June 29, 2022
This was a book I wanted to enjoy but it was let down by stereotypical characterisation.
If I were to give this book the benefit of the doubt, I would say it was trying to be satirical and take jabs at various LGBTQ+ related stereotypes. It does in-text talk about how damaging some of them can be, including those in regards to bi people and people in open relationships. However, it then undermines these points by having its MC unironically fit the very stereotypes being denounced. Georgina - aka Gina, aka George - is a bi woman with a long term boyfriend who wants to explore her bisexuality by pursuing an open relationship, but the way she does it comes across as selfish and very 'wanting to have her cake and eat it, too', therefore living up to the tired stereotypes the book itself calls out.
I also disliked a lot of the secondary characters, particularly Kit, the woman George lusts after, who was so clearly - to me as a reader at least - not worth the obsession.
There were some good moments - the ending could have worked if the MC hadn't been so frustrating and self-centred for most of the book and therefore it felt undeserved - and the relationship between Georgina and her father, and the grief and guilt she experiences over his death, was probably the best part of her characterisation.
Overall, a disappointing read that I wish could have done more with its premise and treated its LGBTQ+ characters better.
I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
If I were to give this book the benefit of the doubt, I would say it was trying to be satirical and take jabs at various LGBTQ+ related stereotypes. It does in-text talk about how damaging some of them can be, including those in regards to bi people and people in open relationships. However, it then undermines these points by having its MC unironically fit the very stereotypes being denounced. Georgina - aka Gina, aka George - is a bi woman with a long term boyfriend who wants to explore her bisexuality by pursuing an open relationship, but the way she does it comes across as selfish and very 'wanting to have her cake and eat it, too', therefore living up to the tired stereotypes the book itself calls out.
I also disliked a lot of the secondary characters, particularly Kit, the woman George lusts after, who was so clearly - to me as a reader at least - not worth the obsession.
There were some good moments - the ending could have worked if the MC hadn't been so frustrating and self-centred for most of the book and therefore it felt undeserved - and the relationship between Georgina and her father, and the grief and guilt she experiences over his death, was probably the best part of her characterisation.
Overall, a disappointing read that I wish could have done more with its premise and treated its LGBTQ+ characters better.
I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
July 6, 2022
name something that feels gay and homophobic at the same time, i’ll go first: this fucking book. i won't elaborate on the reasons why cuz it will only piss me off.
July 14, 2022
Słyszałam, że książka jest okropna i tak jest.
Ciągłe podkreślanie orientacji bohaterów.
"Twoje przyjaciółki LESBIJKI"
"Ja nudna przyjaciółka HETERO"
"moi HETERO przyjaciele nie przypominają e niczym mojej przyjaciółki LESBIJKI"
Chyba nie muszę więcej przykładów wymieniać, gdyby ktoś nie rozumiał dlaczego to jest złe, imagine gdyby twoi znajomi zamiast powiedzieć "hej to jest mój przyjaciel Gabriel" mówili "o a ten to jest mój przyjaciel GEJ, on nie jest jak wy HETERO, wiecie on jest HOMO należy do społeczności LGBT"
Ciągłe podkreślanie jak ludzie hetero różnią się od homo. Nie to nie żart, tak jak na początku książki mamy podkreślanie kto jest jakiej orientacji tak później zmienia się w to "o boże ona ubiera się jak LESBIJKA, a ja wyglądam jak HERERYK"
"Boże wyglądasz tak strasznie HETERO"
"Muszę sobie zrobić fryzurę na LESBIJKĘ"
co jest zajebiście śmieszne patrząc na to, że książka podkreśla jak niektóre festiwale są nietolerancyjne i nie chcą mniejszości a przecież wszyscy kochamy tak samo
KURWA dosłownie stronę wcześniej był opis tego jak kobieta heterówka różni się od homo a później jest pierdolenie o tym, że wszyscy są tacy sami
I zanim ktoś się dojebie, słowa heterówka używam dlatego, że robi to książka więc wydaje mi się, że użycie słów z książki w jej recenzji nie jest niczym złym
To już dawno przestało przypominać recenzję a jest to raczej narzekanie jak książka, która ma być tolerancyjną jest tak naprawdę jednym wielkim stereotypowym gównem
Nie będę się tu rozpisywać o tym jak bohaterka kłamie albo ma zaplanowane życie bo zrobiła to masa osób przede mną
Jeśli chcecie poczytać jakieś gówno proszę idealna książka żeby się powkurwiac
Dwie gwiazdki za to, że chociaż szybko się czytało jak na tak zjebane gówno
Ciągłe podkreślanie orientacji bohaterów.
"Twoje przyjaciółki LESBIJKI"
"Ja nudna przyjaciółka HETERO"
"moi HETERO przyjaciele nie przypominają e niczym mojej przyjaciółki LESBIJKI"
Chyba nie muszę więcej przykładów wymieniać, gdyby ktoś nie rozumiał dlaczego to jest złe, imagine gdyby twoi znajomi zamiast powiedzieć "hej to jest mój przyjaciel Gabriel" mówili "o a ten to jest mój przyjaciel GEJ, on nie jest jak wy HETERO, wiecie on jest HOMO należy do społeczności LGBT"
Ciągłe podkreślanie jak ludzie hetero różnią się od homo. Nie to nie żart, tak jak na początku książki mamy podkreślanie kto jest jakiej orientacji tak później zmienia się w to "o boże ona ubiera się jak LESBIJKA, a ja wyglądam jak HERERYK"
"Boże wyglądasz tak strasznie HETERO"
"Muszę sobie zrobić fryzurę na LESBIJKĘ"
co jest zajebiście śmieszne patrząc na to, że książka podkreśla jak niektóre festiwale są nietolerancyjne i nie chcą mniejszości a przecież wszyscy kochamy tak samo
KURWA dosłownie stronę wcześniej był opis tego jak kobieta heterówka różni się od homo a później jest pierdolenie o tym, że wszyscy są tacy sami
I zanim ktoś się dojebie, słowa heterówka używam dlatego, że robi to książka więc wydaje mi się, że użycie słów z książki w jej recenzji nie jest niczym złym
To już dawno przestało przypominać recenzję a jest to raczej narzekanie jak książka, która ma być tolerancyjną jest tak naprawdę jednym wielkim stereotypowym gównem
Nie będę się tu rozpisywać o tym jak bohaterka kłamie albo ma zaplanowane życie bo zrobiła to masa osób przede mną
Jeśli chcecie poczytać jakieś gówno proszę idealna książka żeby się powkurwiac
Dwie gwiazdki za to, że chociaż szybko się czytało jak na tak zjebane gówno
August 16, 2022
Niestety SPORE rozczarowanie. Obok komedii ona może stała na półce w księgarni, a już tym bardziej ciepłej komedii romantycznej. Główna bohaterka może rywalizować z Gosią z „Szeptuchy” na najbardziej irytującą osobę wszechczasów. Miała być historia dziewczyny zagubionej w swojej orientacji i przez to grającej na dwa fronty, a wyszła opowieść o hipokrytce i osobie, której kłamstw nawet nie da się jakoś sensownie wyjaśnić.
June 28, 2022
*Thank you to the publisher for sending me a copy of this book to review!*
Ahhhh. You give me a book about finding yourself and bisexual panic and I am immediately intrigued. I start reading the book and unfortunately become a little less intrigued. Still a very lighthearted, fun concept, just not altogether for me.
The main problem I think I had with this book was how millennial it felt. Now don’t get me wrong, there’s no issue with that, it just didn’t work for me at all. The sense of humour, the speech patterns, how the characters felt and acted… just didn’t click with me at all. The one thing that confused me about how out of touch I felt with this book was that the characters were apparently 26, but they read more as 46. Sometimes 16 with their immaturity and ridiculously bad communication and pettiness. It just felt a bit chaotic.
I really loved the initial introduction of the topic of sexuality being introduced and explored in here, but the further we got into it the more I came across things I didn’t like - which is fine this book wasn’t written with just me in mind and bisexual women have different expriences, it’s just my opinion.
The initial comfort and liveliness of the queer scene being intoduced to George was so lovely so it’s a shame what it developed into - a lot of biphobia, ignorance, and general relationship messiness. The portrayal of many aspects of queer identity felt reduced to cheap steretypes and the pushiness of some of the characters to make George fit into some sort of mould felt hypocritical and really claustrophobic. At first she’s welcomed into the community with open arms, only to be shunned and messed around and given mixed messages by literally everyone in her life. I hated the treatment of her here in this and it just didn't feel like the happy go lucky romcom I was anticipating.
The plot felt a little scattered and I really don’t understand what this book was going for, it kind of randomly came at George from all angles and didn’t feel focused. For a book about finding yourself and exploring your identity, I hated the way that the only way she could do that was glorified cheating on her partner, essentially. It’s proposed in the book as an ‘open relationship’ but the ease to which her partner of 7 years agrees to it was just so odd to me? They had a really weird and cringe dynamic anyway which I found wholly unrealistic but this just made it worse. Their relationship held no chemistry for me and they were both really boring. I also found subsequent attempts at romantic portrayal in the books to be really lacking in any sort of genuine feeling. It was just a bit disappointing.
This brings me on to the other main issue I had with the book, the way bisexuality was approached. Again, this is just my feelings on it and I don’t want to speak over any other bisexual women, but this book annoyed me. As a bi woman in a very committed relationship with a man - I do not want to read about my identity being essentially invalidated due to my lack of experience with women. Everyone in this book literally was telling George the only way she could explore her bisexuality was if she has an experince with a woman, and that it was some sort of pivotal thing in order to confirm her sexuality. Even if it wasn’t explicitly stated, the actions and pressure from the characters made it glaringly obvious that was their view on it. I don’t know, it just really rubbed me up the wrong way and didn’t give me the best vibes. For a bunch of queer characetrs who would know how confusing and scary it is to be trying to find yourself, all of the chaos, pushiness and judgement radiating off them was not it.
It was just full of such outdated stereotypes and it just frustrates me to no end. It just read like bisexual people were confused at best, cheaters at worst. The other queer charscter sin this book were no better either. I didn’t enjoy a single character here and to be honest I just didn't have fun reading it at all unfortunately. For such a short and quick paced book, it took me forever to read and I just didn’t want to pick it up. I did like the ending though, for what it’s worth. A real shame.
Ahhhh. You give me a book about finding yourself and bisexual panic and I am immediately intrigued. I start reading the book and unfortunately become a little less intrigued. Still a very lighthearted, fun concept, just not altogether for me.
The main problem I think I had with this book was how millennial it felt. Now don’t get me wrong, there’s no issue with that, it just didn’t work for me at all. The sense of humour, the speech patterns, how the characters felt and acted… just didn’t click with me at all. The one thing that confused me about how out of touch I felt with this book was that the characters were apparently 26, but they read more as 46. Sometimes 16 with their immaturity and ridiculously bad communication and pettiness. It just felt a bit chaotic.
I really loved the initial introduction of the topic of sexuality being introduced and explored in here, but the further we got into it the more I came across things I didn’t like - which is fine this book wasn’t written with just me in mind and bisexual women have different expriences, it’s just my opinion.
The initial comfort and liveliness of the queer scene being intoduced to George was so lovely so it’s a shame what it developed into - a lot of biphobia, ignorance, and general relationship messiness. The portrayal of many aspects of queer identity felt reduced to cheap steretypes and the pushiness of some of the characters to make George fit into some sort of mould felt hypocritical and really claustrophobic. At first she’s welcomed into the community with open arms, only to be shunned and messed around and given mixed messages by literally everyone in her life. I hated the treatment of her here in this and it just didn't feel like the happy go lucky romcom I was anticipating.
The plot felt a little scattered and I really don’t understand what this book was going for, it kind of randomly came at George from all angles and didn’t feel focused. For a book about finding yourself and exploring your identity, I hated the way that the only way she could do that was glorified cheating on her partner, essentially. It’s proposed in the book as an ‘open relationship’ but the ease to which her partner of 7 years agrees to it was just so odd to me? They had a really weird and cringe dynamic anyway which I found wholly unrealistic but this just made it worse. Their relationship held no chemistry for me and they were both really boring. I also found subsequent attempts at romantic portrayal in the books to be really lacking in any sort of genuine feeling. It was just a bit disappointing.
This brings me on to the other main issue I had with the book, the way bisexuality was approached. Again, this is just my feelings on it and I don’t want to speak over any other bisexual women, but this book annoyed me. As a bi woman in a very committed relationship with a man - I do not want to read about my identity being essentially invalidated due to my lack of experience with women. Everyone in this book literally was telling George the only way she could explore her bisexuality was if she has an experince with a woman, and that it was some sort of pivotal thing in order to confirm her sexuality. Even if it wasn’t explicitly stated, the actions and pressure from the characters made it glaringly obvious that was their view on it. I don’t know, it just really rubbed me up the wrong way and didn’t give me the best vibes. For a bunch of queer characetrs who would know how confusing and scary it is to be trying to find yourself, all of the chaos, pushiness and judgement radiating off them was not it.
It was just full of such outdated stereotypes and it just frustrates me to no end. It just read like bisexual people were confused at best, cheaters at worst. The other queer charscter sin this book were no better either. I didn’t enjoy a single character here and to be honest I just didn't have fun reading it at all unfortunately. For such a short and quick paced book, it took me forever to read and I just didn’t want to pick it up. I did like the ending though, for what it’s worth. A real shame.
July 11, 2022
Gdyby tylko reszta książki, była taka jak ostatnie 80-100 stron...
Widzę, czym ta książka chciała być, ale wyszło bardzo nieudolnie
Jest przepełniona stereotypami i bifobią, które w większości nie zostają wyjaśnione!! To tylko utwierdza szkodliwe przekonania w społeczeństwie
Bardzo nie podoba mi się też to, jak bardzo cala fabuła jest oparta na klamstwach i zakłamywaniu własnej tożsamości
Serio? Nazywanie siebie lesbijką, będąc bi?
O złym potraktowaniu atakow paniki nie wspomnę
Wielka szkoda, ale jako osoba bi, nie mogę polecić tej książki jako rzetelne przedstawienie biseksualnej reprezentacji
Widzę, czym ta książka chciała być, ale wyszło bardzo nieudolnie
Jest przepełniona stereotypami i bifobią, które w większości nie zostają wyjaśnione!! To tylko utwierdza szkodliwe przekonania w społeczeństwie
Bardzo nie podoba mi się też to, jak bardzo cala fabuła jest oparta na klamstwach i zakłamywaniu własnej tożsamości
Serio? Nazywanie siebie lesbijką, będąc bi?
O złym potraktowaniu atakow paniki nie wspomnę
Wielka szkoda, ale jako osoba bi, nie mogę polecić tej książki jako rzetelne przedstawienie biseksualnej reprezentacji
August 27, 2024
1.5 i ta połówka tylko za w miarę ok kilka ostatnich stron
December 1, 2024
Ugh, irgendwie antrengend und deprimierend und hat mich hauptsächlich genervt.
June 5, 2022
So, first of all, I absolutely loved this. It's moreish, affecting, and one of the funniest things I've read.
Now, it's actually quite hard for me to review this. I'm fairly aware that I'm not the target audience for this: according to Goodreads, I might be the first man to have read it. I tick all of the privilege boxes - the most oppressed subgroup I'm part of is probably 'cyclist'. What I'm basically saying here, is that I'm aware that my opinion here basically, doesn't matter. (For a funnier, more entertaining rendition of this sentiment, see Bo Burnham's "Comedy". It's a song, called "Comedy", I'm not just being damning about Bo Bunrham's work, that would be weird).
But I'm reviewing it anyway, because a) I like to review books, and b) I'm very privileged, I do what I want.
So, why did I enjoy this, as somebody ostensibly so far from the target audience? Well, firstly, as Terry Pratchett puts it: "Everyone's just people", and I can at least empathise with Georgina, the main character. Lindon has rendered the experience of being in your mid-to-late twenties in the early 2020s really well, particularly the experience of texting. I identified a lot with the whole experience of messaging someone who is obviously less into you than you are into them, desperately looking for hints that they are actually into you (I'm fine now though). Secondly, my distance from the main character also makes it an interesting read. It's fascinating to glimpse what's going on in a world that is in many ways far from my own.
I think Lindon's characters are great - Georgina is flawed, which is what makes the book interesting. There's an interesting parallel with Bojack Horseman of all things here. Georgina is explicitly aware of some of her worse character traits, but this in itself exacerbates some of her other ones, leading her to lash out at well-meaning friends. She is not at all an incoherent character, just because she behaves like this. Romcoms are often criticised with "none of this would be a problem if the characters just communicated properly with each other!!!", but communicating properly is hard! I think that's a large chunk of why people like to read these stories.
All of Lindon's characters are living their own lives (apart from maybe Rudy? That's probably OK. Sorry Rudy), in a way that is tied up really well in the finale. The children that Georgina teaches seem to initially be introduced as gag characters, and while they basically are, they too bring real moments of pathos to the narrative (Percy!!).
It's perhaps a strange thing to highlight, but I really loved how good the characters were at things? I loved the descriptions of how the band plays off each other, and Georgina's precise and technical descriptions of issues with songs.
Occasionally, I felt that plot points were too neat - "this precise week away clashes with this precise week away", "this man gets this specific crucial injury" (you'll know it when you get there), that sort of thing. But in general, things are pretty well justified, it makes for an interesting plot, and we can make allowances given the genre. Lindon is not trying to be Sally Rooney (I like Sally Rooney, but I think maybe one is enough).
The ending also perhaps suffers the same kind of thing. Spoiler, because, y'know, I'm discussing the ending: .
Oh yes, and did I mention at the start, it's really funny? Lindon's gag quantity and quality is excellent. I haven't included any so that you can discover them for yourself (also I don't highlight books and it's really hard to find good gags and render them so that they're still funny). I'm excited to read whatever she writes next.
Now, it's actually quite hard for me to review this. I'm fairly aware that I'm not the target audience for this: according to Goodreads, I might be the first man to have read it. I tick all of the privilege boxes - the most oppressed subgroup I'm part of is probably 'cyclist'. What I'm basically saying here, is that I'm aware that my opinion here basically, doesn't matter. (For a funnier, more entertaining rendition of this sentiment, see Bo Burnham's "Comedy". It's a song, called "Comedy", I'm not just being damning about Bo Bunrham's work, that would be weird).
But I'm reviewing it anyway, because a) I like to review books, and b) I'm very privileged, I do what I want.
So, why did I enjoy this, as somebody ostensibly so far from the target audience? Well, firstly, as Terry Pratchett puts it: "Everyone's just people", and I can at least empathise with Georgina, the main character. Lindon has rendered the experience of being in your mid-to-late twenties in the early 2020s really well, particularly the experience of texting. I identified a lot with the whole experience of messaging someone who is obviously less into you than you are into them, desperately looking for hints that they are actually into you (I'm fine now though). Secondly, my distance from the main character also makes it an interesting read. It's fascinating to glimpse what's going on in a world that is in many ways far from my own.
I think Lindon's characters are great - Georgina is flawed, which is what makes the book interesting. There's an interesting parallel with Bojack Horseman of all things here. Georgina is explicitly aware of some of her worse character traits, but this in itself exacerbates some of her other ones, leading her to lash out at well-meaning friends. She is not at all an incoherent character, just because she behaves like this. Romcoms are often criticised with "none of this would be a problem if the characters just communicated properly with each other!!!", but communicating properly is hard! I think that's a large chunk of why people like to read these stories.
All of Lindon's characters are living their own lives (apart from maybe Rudy? That's probably OK. Sorry Rudy), in a way that is tied up really well in the finale. The children that Georgina teaches seem to initially be introduced as gag characters, and while they basically are, they too bring real moments of pathos to the narrative (Percy!!).
It's perhaps a strange thing to highlight, but I really loved how good the characters were at things? I loved the descriptions of how the band plays off each other, and Georgina's precise and technical descriptions of issues with songs.
Occasionally, I felt that plot points were too neat - "this precise week away clashes with this precise week away", "this man gets this specific crucial injury" (you'll know it when you get there), that sort of thing. But in general, things are pretty well justified, it makes for an interesting plot, and we can make allowances given the genre. Lindon is not trying to be Sally Rooney (I like Sally Rooney, but I think maybe one is enough).
The ending also perhaps suffers the same kind of thing. Spoiler, because, y'know, I'm discussing the ending: .
Oh yes, and did I mention at the start, it's really funny? Lindon's gag quantity and quality is excellent. I haven't included any so that you can discover them for yourself (also I don't highlight books and it's really hard to find good gags and render them so that they're still funny). I'm excited to read whatever she writes next.
June 19, 2022
Really enjoyed reading this! Great characters, laugh out loud moments, great writing style, loved the music scenes. The character development is brilliant.
I loved reading about Georgina understanding herself and realising that she doesn’t have to be two different people to please everyone else. It made me feel sad at times when it was clear what made her happy and she felt she couldn’t be that person.
The book highlights the challenges within the LGBTQIA 🏳️🌈 community and I feel it will be relatable for lots of people. I also feel the book can raise awareness.
An all round great read and one I definitely recommend! I’d definitely love to see what Georgina gets up to next…
I loved reading about Georgina understanding herself and realising that she doesn’t have to be two different people to please everyone else. It made me feel sad at times when it was clear what made her happy and she felt she couldn’t be that person.
The book highlights the challenges within the LGBTQIA 🏳️🌈 community and I feel it will be relatable for lots of people. I also feel the book can raise awareness.
An all round great read and one I definitely recommend! I’d definitely love to see what Georgina gets up to next…
April 26, 2023
I thought this would be a funny rom-com but i didn't think it was funny nor romantic.
The main character is incredibly annoying, clueless and self centred and kept lying and blaming everyone else for her mistakes. In the end she realised she is the wrong one but the other people she wronged still apologise to her for some reason.
I didn't like any of the characters they all felt immature for being in their mid/late 20s, and were assholes to each other.
The relationship between doug and gina was incredible cringy and sometimes i had to stop reading for a few seconds to avoid gagging. I did feel bad for doug because he was following the open relationship rules and gina/george was jealous of him and made him out to be the bad guys, it was your choice lady!
I also found it to be quite stereotypical, i'm not part of the LGBTQ+ community so maybe i have no say in that but some things felt out of place.
I didn't care for the writing change between first and third person, it confused me and it made the main character sound dumb in my opinion.
Also how am I supposed to believe that she went to work one day a week and lived in London, how much did that school pay her and how do i get an interview!
The main character is incredibly annoying, clueless and self centred and kept lying and blaming everyone else for her mistakes. In the end she realised she is the wrong one but the other people she wronged still apologise to her for some reason.
I didn't like any of the characters they all felt immature for being in their mid/late 20s, and were assholes to each other.
The relationship between doug and gina was incredible cringy and sometimes i had to stop reading for a few seconds to avoid gagging. I did feel bad for doug because he was following the open relationship rules and gina/george was jealous of him and made him out to be the bad guys, it was your choice lady!
I also found it to be quite stereotypical, i'm not part of the LGBTQ+ community so maybe i have no say in that but some things felt out of place.
I didn't care for the writing change between first and third person, it confused me and it made the main character sound dumb in my opinion.
Also how am I supposed to believe that she went to work one day a week and lived in London, how much did that school pay her and how do i get an interview!
July 5, 2022
Szczerze mówiąc, brakuje mi słów, żeby opisać jak bardzo to było złe. Liczyłam na powieść o szukaniu siebie, o poznawaniu siebie, a dostałam okropną główną bohaterkę i fabułę opartą na okłamywaniu innych z egoistycznych pobudek.
"Świeża, niezwykle aktualna i dowcipna komedia romantyczna o wrażliwej młodej kobiecie w stabilnym heteroseksualnym związku, która zdaje sobie sprawę, że... podobają jej się kobiety."
"Wrażliwa" to jest ostatnie określenie, jakie skierowałabym pod adresem Giny/George. Jest tak paskudna wobec swoich uczniów, swojej matki, przyjaciółki, chłopaka, że to głowa mała. Może gdyby widziała coś poza czubkiem własnego nosa i zaczęła MYŚLEĆ i ROZMAWIAĆ z ludzmi, zamiast zakładać pewne rzeczy, to nie byłaby w takiej dupie, w jaką się wpakowała.
So wrong on so many levels.
Momentami zastanawiałam się, czy to jakiś wyszukany sarkazm, którego po prostu nie rozumiem, ale nie, ta książka jest po prostu słaba a humor w niej ABSOLUTNIE ZEROWY.
"Ciepła i zabawna opowieść o poszukiwaniu siebie i o tym, że nigdy nie jest za późno na spełnianie marzeń."
No ciepła to w niej nie ma za grosz.
"Świeża, niezwykle aktualna i dowcipna komedia romantyczna o wrażliwej młodej kobiecie w stabilnym heteroseksualnym związku, która zdaje sobie sprawę, że... podobają jej się kobiety."
"Wrażliwa" to jest ostatnie określenie, jakie skierowałabym pod adresem Giny/George. Jest tak paskudna wobec swoich uczniów, swojej matki, przyjaciółki, chłopaka, że to głowa mała. Może gdyby widziała coś poza czubkiem własnego nosa i zaczęła MYŚLEĆ i ROZMAWIAĆ z ludzmi, zamiast zakładać pewne rzeczy, to nie byłaby w takiej dupie, w jaką się wpakowała.
So wrong on so many levels.
Momentami zastanawiałam się, czy to jakiś wyszukany sarkazm, którego po prostu nie rozumiem, ale nie, ta książka jest po prostu słaba a humor w niej ABSOLUTNIE ZEROWY.
"Ciepła i zabawna opowieść o poszukiwaniu siebie i o tym, że nigdy nie jest za późno na spełnianie marzeń."
No ciepła to w niej nie ma za grosz.
August 28, 2022
2,75
Jakoś dużo stanów lękowych wywoływała we mnie ta książka
Jakoś dużo stanów lękowych wywoływała we mnie ta książka
June 16, 2022
Thank you Head of Zeus for sending us a physical copy in exchange for an honest review.
Georgina has a boyfriend, a stable job, a shared calendar and a routine. But Georgina also has many repressed feelings and a small little secret: she might be bisexual.
In Double Booked we follow Gina and George, the two different personas Georgine creates to separate her straight, adult and serious self from her new emerging queer, fun and reckless personality.
This book has really surprised me: I didn’t have many expectations about it and it turns out I loved it!
I felt very connected to the character, what she experiences feels very relatable to when I first came out as bisexual, especially regarding the identity confusion that might come with being queer: “Should I wear dresses like straight girls do or extralong shirts like a lesbian? Should I cut my hair? Get a piercing? Am I still bisexual if I’m in a relationship with a man?” In the end I figured it out, I found myself in between, I allowed myself to be as feminine and as masculine as I wanted to be when I wanted to be. I realized relationships are about being with the right person and not the right genre and Georgina has a very similar journey.
I liked how the book criticizes all types of queer stereotypes by making the main character reproduce them only to realise how ridiculous they are. At the same time it also shows that your sexuality becomes a part of your identity you can’t erase and that coming out of the closet is a life changing event for many people.
Another thing I liked was her relationship with her mother because it felt very real: many queer kids end up avoiding their parents and pushing them away for fear of being rejected by them.
The book also addresses the issue of being an adult in your twenties who has stopped fighting for their dreams in order to have a safe day job and a stable life and this part of the book really resonated with me and I know it will resonate with many people, musicians or other.
But it isn’t all drama! The book is fun to read, it is perfect for the summer and it even has its own playlist with queer artist to listen along while reading.
Give Double Booked a chance because it will be worth your time!
Georgina has a boyfriend, a stable job, a shared calendar and a routine. But Georgina also has many repressed feelings and a small little secret: she might be bisexual.
In Double Booked we follow Gina and George, the two different personas Georgine creates to separate her straight, adult and serious self from her new emerging queer, fun and reckless personality.
This book has really surprised me: I didn’t have many expectations about it and it turns out I loved it!
I felt very connected to the character, what she experiences feels very relatable to when I first came out as bisexual, especially regarding the identity confusion that might come with being queer: “Should I wear dresses like straight girls do or extralong shirts like a lesbian? Should I cut my hair? Get a piercing? Am I still bisexual if I’m in a relationship with a man?” In the end I figured it out, I found myself in between, I allowed myself to be as feminine and as masculine as I wanted to be when I wanted to be. I realized relationships are about being with the right person and not the right genre and Georgina has a very similar journey.
I liked how the book criticizes all types of queer stereotypes by making the main character reproduce them only to realise how ridiculous they are. At the same time it also shows that your sexuality becomes a part of your identity you can’t erase and that coming out of the closet is a life changing event for many people.
Another thing I liked was her relationship with her mother because it felt very real: many queer kids end up avoiding their parents and pushing them away for fear of being rejected by them.
The book also addresses the issue of being an adult in your twenties who has stopped fighting for their dreams in order to have a safe day job and a stable life and this part of the book really resonated with me and I know it will resonate with many people, musicians or other.
But it isn’t all drama! The book is fun to read, it is perfect for the summer and it even has its own playlist with queer artist to listen along while reading.
Give Double Booked a chance because it will be worth your time!
August 8, 2022
Georgina, aka Gina/George, is a pragmatic, smart twenty six year old with a life that has been shaped in order. Not only is her routine perfectly timed, but she doesn’t like to break it, either. Only, when she decides (or is persuaded) by her best friend Soph into going on a night out to see an indie lesbian pop-band called Phase, it changes Georgina’s life trajectory as she knows it.
She has always loved playing piano, teaching instead of doing—but that all changes overnight. Suddenly, she finds her life shifting into separate directions, one where she’s Gina—her old self—and another where she is George, the newest member of the band who is deeply questioning her sexuality and whether her feelings for Phase’s drummer are more than a simple crush and what that means for her relationship with her boyfriend. But splitting herself in two can only work for so long, and she soon finds herself feeling torn about where her life is going—and what that means for those Gina and George hold dear.
Overall, once I really got into the book, maybe about midway, was when I really began to love where it was going, whereas early on there’s a bit of world-building (that is needed) where I was trying to see how it would pan out. I loved the friendship between Georgina and Soph, and I felt that the way the author wrote Georgina discovering and working out her sexuality quite honest and well-done. There were a few bits that were a bit stereotypical/cliché, but these didn’t overpower the altogether eminence of the book. But as a whole, Double Booked was a fun, punchy read with characters that had a wicked sense of humour, and was an overall perfect weekend read for all twenty-somethings. Four shiny stars!
She has always loved playing piano, teaching instead of doing—but that all changes overnight. Suddenly, she finds her life shifting into separate directions, one where she’s Gina—her old self—and another where she is George, the newest member of the band who is deeply questioning her sexuality and whether her feelings for Phase’s drummer are more than a simple crush and what that means for her relationship with her boyfriend. But splitting herself in two can only work for so long, and she soon finds herself feeling torn about where her life is going—and what that means for those Gina and George hold dear.
Overall, once I really got into the book, maybe about midway, was when I really began to love where it was going, whereas early on there’s a bit of world-building (that is needed) where I was trying to see how it would pan out. I loved the friendship between Georgina and Soph, and I felt that the way the author wrote Georgina discovering and working out her sexuality quite honest and well-done. There were a few bits that were a bit stereotypical/cliché, but these didn’t overpower the altogether eminence of the book. But as a whole, Double Booked was a fun, punchy read with characters that had a wicked sense of humour, and was an overall perfect weekend read for all twenty-somethings. Four shiny stars!
June 3, 2022
Thank you Netgalley for the ARC.
The vibe:
A quirky coming of age story about Georgina who is very adamant that she is straight until she has a queer awakening and decides to split her life into “gay George” and “straight Gina.” This obviously doesn’t go to plan and it is all about how the eventual self acceptance and growth.
Disclaimer:
As a bisexual person, I really struggled to enjoy this book. Reading her internalised homo/biphobic monologue hit a lot closer to home than I was anticipating and that has definitely negatively influenced my view of the book. It may be based off another bi persons lived experience and I can't fault them for that but I simply did not relate or find it funny.
Pros:
- Discusses bi-erasure and bi-phobia a lot which is reinforcing to see.
- Features a lovely queer scene in London all about community and queerness
- Sweet supporting characters in Rudy, Cara and Georgina’s Mum
- Lovely resolution and epilogue
- Emotional subplot surrounding grieving and acceptance
Cons:
- I do not think the author intended it to be harmful in anyway, but it really reinforced a lot of negative stereotypes.
- Georgina was not a likeable character, she blamed everyone else for her issues and repeatedly pushed people away and treated them poorly in a way that I simply couldn’t rationalise (e.g. Doug)
- Georgina penalised others, especially Doug, for things she too was doing and was very harsh. (e.g. Poppy and Doug situation being similar to her and Kit)
- I found that her self growth and acceptance moment was a bit too little, too late (very surface level concept, occurring at 93% completion)
- I think what felt like it was aiming to be a comedy of errors and small mistakes was actually a shipwreck of intentional deception and self-loathing
My standout quote:
“I’ve been so worried about proving to others that I belong in Straight World and in Gay World that I've been boxing myself. I viewed other people's identities as criticisms of my own. But, duh, there's no one way to be queer, just as there's no one way to be straight. Doubtless I've met people who swing in all sorts of different directions, but I couldn't see their variety outside my own insecurity. And I belong in the Alphabet Club, just as much as all of them do. I'm not only half-gay' or 'half-straight'. I'm fully bi, all the time. And finally, I think that's an OK thing to be.”
The vibe:
A quirky coming of age story about Georgina who is very adamant that she is straight until she has a queer awakening and decides to split her life into “gay George” and “straight Gina.” This obviously doesn’t go to plan and it is all about how the eventual self acceptance and growth.
Disclaimer:
As a bisexual person, I really struggled to enjoy this book. Reading her internalised homo/biphobic monologue hit a lot closer to home than I was anticipating and that has definitely negatively influenced my view of the book. It may be based off another bi persons lived experience and I can't fault them for that but I simply did not relate or find it funny.
Pros:
- Discusses bi-erasure and bi-phobia a lot which is reinforcing to see.
- Features a lovely queer scene in London all about community and queerness
- Sweet supporting characters in Rudy, Cara and Georgina’s Mum
- Lovely resolution and epilogue
- Emotional subplot surrounding grieving and acceptance
Cons:
- I do not think the author intended it to be harmful in anyway, but it really reinforced a lot of negative stereotypes.
- Georgina was not a likeable character, she blamed everyone else for her issues and repeatedly pushed people away and treated them poorly in a way that I simply couldn’t rationalise (e.g. Doug)
- Georgina penalised others, especially Doug, for things she too was doing and was very harsh. (e.g. Poppy and Doug situation being similar to her and Kit)
- I found that her self growth and acceptance moment was a bit too little, too late (very surface level concept, occurring at 93% completion)
- I think what felt like it was aiming to be a comedy of errors and small mistakes was actually a shipwreck of intentional deception and self-loathing
My standout quote:
“I’ve been so worried about proving to others that I belong in Straight World and in Gay World that I've been boxing myself. I viewed other people's identities as criticisms of my own. But, duh, there's no one way to be queer, just as there's no one way to be straight. Doubtless I've met people who swing in all sorts of different directions, but I couldn't see their variety outside my own insecurity. And I belong in the Alphabet Club, just as much as all of them do. I'm not only half-gay' or 'half-straight'. I'm fully bi, all the time. And finally, I think that's an OK thing to be.”
July 22, 2022
I really, really enjoyed this, but then I am also a bisexual creative whose father died young in tragic circumstances. It's not a romance, despite the billing; it's a coming-out story, a learning-to-find-yourself story, which I always love though did have to cringe through this one at a main character making quite so many terrible choices. She treats many people very badly, which is quite hard to watch, but I think the narrative pulls it off. ymmv for sure, but it landed right for me.
April 20, 2025
(naciągane 1,5⭐️)
MAM OCHOTĘ ZROBIĆ TAKI RAGE NA TĘ KSIĄŻKĘ XD
MAM OCHOTĘ ZROBIĆ TAKI RAGE NA TĘ KSIĄŻKĘ XD
January 11, 2024
This book brings up several harmful stereotypes about bisexual people, but then it undermines those points by the main character very well fitting those stereotypes. As an example there is a harmful stereotype about bisexuals only wanting to cheat on their partner, which is mentioned in the book as harmful. Then the main characters goes on to open her relationship just to be with a specific person, without informing her partner of her reasoning, despite that being part of the rules. Having an open relationship is fine, but to do it with someone in mind without informing your partner is not okay.
The first 300 pages (of about 410) I couldn’t tell if the main character was supposed to be unlikable or not. She is very selfish and self-centred, but it’s written in a way where she’s justified in it, which I personally don’t think she is. She gets called out by her friend Sophie at one point, and I agree with the points Sophie makes. Which I don’t think you’re supposed to when reading the book.
I also dislike the character Kit, the woman the main character wants to open her relationship for. I don’t think it’s on purpose, but she’s unlikeable and seems like an overall shitty person. For example she storms off cause she gets rejected when initiating sex. She is very clearly not worth the time or feelings, which is sad as a big part of the book is about the main characters feelings and lust for her.
The first 300 pages (of about 410) I couldn’t tell if the main character was supposed to be unlikable or not. She is very selfish and self-centred, but it’s written in a way where she’s justified in it, which I personally don’t think she is. She gets called out by her friend Sophie at one point, and I agree with the points Sophie makes. Which I don’t think you’re supposed to when reading the book.
I also dislike the character Kit, the woman the main character wants to open her relationship for. I don’t think it’s on purpose, but she’s unlikeable and seems like an overall shitty person. For example she storms off cause she gets rejected when initiating sex. She is very clearly not worth the time or feelings, which is sad as a big part of the book is about the main characters feelings and lust for her.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 28, 2022
I absolutely love this book - it's so unique and refreshing to have a nuanced fun summer romance-ish book that has so much insight into bisexuality whilst still having a tonne of drama that keeps you reading. The whole cast of characters, talented, fleshed out members of the LGBTQ+ people didn't feel tokenised at all - they were the draw, they were the focus and it is such a breath of fresh air to have read their exploits and their drama. I love how this novel weaved in issues of sexual identity, coming out to friends and family, different kinds of love, remained educational without it sounding ham-fisted and spelling it out simply for a straight audience.
Would recommend for fans of Emily Henry but who are sick of the boring, samey plots - this book had so many satisfying twists and explorations for the character's development you're left entirely satisifed with the ending, with the way it's all tied up. Would love to see so much more from this excellent debut and will be recommending.
Kindly gifted through NetGalley in return for a review.
Would recommend for fans of Emily Henry but who are sick of the boring, samey plots - this book had so many satisfying twists and explorations for the character's development you're left entirely satisifed with the ending, with the way it's all tied up. Would love to see so much more from this excellent debut and will be recommending.
Kindly gifted through NetGalley in return for a review.
October 10, 2023
Główna bohaterka osobiście cały czas mnie irytowała. Mam wrażenie, że w dzień była hetero, a w nocy lesbijką 💀. Oczekiwała od swojego chłopaka otwartego związku, tylko po to by jak najszybciej móc pocałować dziewczynę. Dla mnie ta dziewczyna to jedna wielka czerwona flaga. Sama książka wprowadziła mnie w zastój i osobiście nie przypadła do gustu
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 24, 2024
Very on the nose narrative about discovering bisexuality in which the protagonist seems to have literally zero fun or happiness for the entire book, and so many characters are introduced that none of them are really done justice or made knowable to the reader
August 3, 2023
gówno straszne ale jakie enjoyable.....
January 6, 2024
0,5 ⭐️
March 22, 2025
I basically did not like anyone but I did have a fun time reading this book so I guess 3 stars.
Shoutout to Bunny (and Frankie) for being unproblematic!!
I got this book on clearance- the cover was cute, the premise sounded nice, and while the book was banged up a bit, for three pounds you cannot really go wrong.
I guess I could…!
Lots of main character and side characters were very annoying to me.
Georgina needs to grow a spine and take responsibility, George is a selfish brat projecting all bad things onto others, Gina should get a therapist to talk about her issues.
Douglas should stop being a victim and stand up for himself (I cannot believe I was feeling bad for him at first.) Sophie is OK but a bit problematic, UGHHH to Kit, so manipulative!! Cara has my heart.
I do not think this is really a romcom, or even a contemporary romance. It feels more like a modern chicklit, perhaps a fresh and light women’s literature? It was a bit all over the place and filled with cliches, but as I wrote above, I enjoyed reading this book and I feel as if it was well written.
Annotating this book was fun!
Shoutout to Bunny (and Frankie) for being unproblematic!!
I got this book on clearance- the cover was cute, the premise sounded nice, and while the book was banged up a bit, for three pounds you cannot really go wrong.
I guess I could…!
Lots of main character and side characters were very annoying to me.
Georgina needs to grow a spine and take responsibility, George is a selfish brat projecting all bad things onto others, Gina should get a therapist to talk about her issues.
Douglas should stop being a victim and stand up for himself (I cannot believe I was feeling bad for him at first.) Sophie is OK but a bit problematic, UGHHH to Kit, so manipulative!! Cara has my heart.
I do not think this is really a romcom, or even a contemporary romance. It feels more like a modern chicklit, perhaps a fresh and light women’s literature? It was a bit all over the place and filled with cliches, but as I wrote above, I enjoyed reading this book and I feel as if it was well written.
Annotating this book was fun!
April 14, 2023
Man sollte sich vom Cover nicht täuschen lassen - das ist keine locker flockige RomCom, hier finden sich keine Lieblingstropes. Das hier ist ein Coming out/Coming of Age Roman. Und er ist messy und emotional und grausam und voller schlechter Entscheidungen, Streit und „mir gehts scheiße, dann sorg ich jetzt dafür, dass du dich auch mies fühlst“ Gesprächen. Wer darauf keine Lust hat, sollte das Buch meiden. Wer allerdings Lust auf eine echte Coming Out/Selbstfindungsgeschichte hat, die genauso weh tut wie das echte Leben - ist hier genau richtig!
April 5, 2022
This book gave me such a hangover, I loved it. I laughed, I cried, I laughed some more - absolutely brilliant. It handles the identity crisis of realising you’re bi and navigating that space between not quite belonging in one community and not quite in another. As a bi woman myself, married to a man, it was such an enigmatic and refreshing read. I wish I could have read it years ago. The book touched on some really sensitive issues - especially bi-erasure and how important and damaging that is. I will recommend this to all my queer friends, queer allies and I wholeheartedly recommend it to parents of children in the queer community as it’s such an insightful book into coming out and understanding who you are and learning to understand your own queerness. It’s brilliant and a truly important read.
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June 22, 2022laugh-out-loud funny, with lots of bisexual panic!!
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