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rinh's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Brontez Purnell can do no wrong in my eyes. His talent as a writer is huge and his artistic intention is always clearer than clear. His writing keeps me on my toes. At times I laughed out loud, at others I was deeply moved. He demonstrated the full spectrum of human nature through stories about somewhat seedy sexual experiences. (I mean this as the highest compliment.) I love it.
grayjay's review
4.0
A darkly humorous, raunchy memoir from a young gay writer about sex, bing-drinking, and the road from self-loathing to self-acceptance, and/or being a mess and learning to love yourself anyway.
Yes there are also criticisms of gay culture, art, music, capitalism, religion, racism, and many other things, but I laughed out loud not only the ridiculous scenarios, but his turns of phrase, and his scalding sense of irony.
Yes there are also criticisms of gay culture, art, music, capitalism, religion, racism, and many other things, but I laughed out loud not only the ridiculous scenarios, but his turns of phrase, and his scalding sense of irony.
garethmk's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
entvapparat's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ehstraus's review against another edition
repetitive and the shock value felt forced and fell flat. read like a series of blog posts where the kid was trying to shock the reader but again was repetitive and felt one dimensional
jessica_philli's review
No rating. I kind of...loved this? Messy, chaotic, choppy. Super easy read and genuinely shocking. Very Melissa-Broder-esque which is the highest praise I could give a book.
I *personally* would have liked a little bit more cohesion/a narrative arc but that's not what this was intended to be, so I'm rolling with it! Will absolutely read more Brontez Purnell.
I *personally* would have liked a little bit more cohesion/a narrative arc but that's not what this was intended to be, so I'm rolling with it! Will absolutely read more Brontez Purnell.
nathanreadsnovels's review
2.0
Johnny would you love me if my d*ck were bigger by Brontez Purnell is bold, unapologetic and raw, but it just wasn't for me.
To me, the writing comes across as someone who is posting about all their sexual escapades on a forum. Frequently told in numbered dot-points, I found the structure to be disjointed, but it did make it an extremely fast read.
I can understand the appeal of this. Purnell holds back nothing in painting a portrait of modern day gay adventures in bathhouses and cruising parks, and it can be refreshing in that sense to not try to portray gay culture as something that is quite possibly not true to him. However, with every page containing a description of an occasion(or multiple) of him hooking up with someone, it becomes very repetitive, and I quickly found myself becoming numb to what he was trying to convey.
To me, the writing comes across as someone who is posting about all their sexual escapades on a forum. Frequently told in numbered dot-points, I found the structure to be disjointed, but it did make it an extremely fast read.
I can understand the appeal of this. Purnell holds back nothing in painting a portrait of modern day gay adventures in bathhouses and cruising parks, and it can be refreshing in that sense to not try to portray gay culture as something that is quite possibly not true to him. However, with every page containing a description of an occasion(or multiple) of him hooking up with someone, it becomes very repetitive, and I quickly found myself becoming numb to what he was trying to convey.
p4rtyg0th's review against another edition
2.0
at the start, it was a shocking & funny read, but i personally found the book's raunchy nature ending up becoming more tiring than anything as it lost it's edge. the casual transphobia also didn't help! but it was at least entertaining to read.