A novel about a young man growing up during the Thatcher era in England, all while openly gay & forming relationships, often precarious or illicit, with London’s high society. Beautifully (beautifullyyyy) written, witty, and often times just straight up horny. It’s taking me a second to get back into it but I’m over halfway through and curious as to where it’s gonna go …….lots of people said they cried finishing it so I’m scared 😟
May 22, 2025
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I really struggle to read. I’m one of those people who looks at words and most times don’t read them. Whenever I try to read a book I get distracted and panicked about how I’m gonna turn the page now that I’m soooo comfortable lying down. The last book I read (held the book and listened to it) was Down The Drain by Julia Fox - so you can trust I have TASTE. This book feels very close to home. Very gay, sad, happy, promiscuous. Ten out of ten, if it were a person I’d make out with it.
Sep 18, 2024
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I find myself mostly reading fiction written by gay men about being a gay man, so when I was given a copy by my girlfriend, I devoured it. The story itself is beautifully constructed and the way he writes made me feel a lot of things. It’s the kind of book that makes me want to write lyrics. I cried like a baby multiple times throughout and felt like something, somewhere had shifted in me when I was finished reading it.
Apr 13, 2023
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If you ever wanted to know what it was like as someone Queer in Glasgow in the 80's, then this is the book for you. I finished it in one day. It's depressing, it's joyful, it's all the bits about falling in love for the first time, and then all the heartbreak life throws at you. The ending is *chefs kiss*, the middle is a range of every emotion. If you need a great book to hit you in the feels, then this is the one.
Jan 25, 2024
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