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A review by vkluivers
Vanilla by Billy Merrell
3.0
You can really tell when a novel is written by queer people for queer people, which is definitely the case for this book.; a queer coming-of-age story told in poems.
I really liked that the story was told from multiple perspectives. In the beginning of the story it can be a little confusing because it starts out of nowhere, but that's also what I like about this book. Through the poems you can piece together their story. At some point in the story I wanted to yell at Hunter and give Vanilla or Angel a hug. It really made me feel for the characters and it was so lovely to see them coming to terms with who they are, who they really are. Sometimes coming out isn't just a one time thing and that is often not addressed in the media. At the end of the novel the perspective is more about Vanilla (and Angel) and less about Hunter. So even if the story is told from multiple perspectives, it shifts along with Vanilla.
I think I might have liked the novel even better if I was still in high school because I might have related to the characters a little more, but despite that I still really enjoyed the story!
In my opinion, this book displayed asexuality well and you can tell that the author really took the time to learn more about it and talk to people who identify as asexual. There should be more asexual representation in the media!
I really liked that the story was told from multiple perspectives. In the beginning of the story it can be a little confusing because it starts out of nowhere, but that's also what I like about this book. Through the poems you can piece together their story. At some point in the story I wanted to yell at Hunter and give Vanilla or Angel a hug. It really made me feel for the characters and it was so lovely to see them coming to terms with who they are, who they really are. Sometimes coming out isn't just a one time thing and that is often not addressed in the media. At the end of the novel the perspective is more about Vanilla (and Angel) and less about Hunter. So even if the story is told from multiple perspectives, it shifts along with Vanilla.
I think I might have liked the novel even better if I was still in high school because I might have related to the characters a little more, but despite that I still really enjoyed the story!
In my opinion, this book displayed asexuality well and you can tell that the author really took the time to learn more about it and talk to people who identify as asexual. There should be more asexual representation in the media!