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A review by mehsi
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
4.0
A wonderful book about race, gender, identity, and more written in pretty lovely poetry (though I am still not too good at reading those as it still feels like someone grabbed a story and shredded it in pieces and taped it back together :P). I loved that we saw Michael grow up. From little to adult and see him discover the world and who he is. I was so proud when we saw him do drag and how fabulous he was. I loved the way he shared his story on that stage.
I loved Michael's family, his mom was amazing and so sweet and supportive. I also loved Daisy who was a terrific friend. And his sister Anna was so sweet, I had a laugh when he told her he was gay and she asked if he already had a boyfriend. XD
There was 1 or 2 things that had me (and when I asked others as I was curious if I was the only one) sighing a bit, which was a shame.
But all in all, recommended! Stunningly written, I flew through it.
I loved Michael's family, his mom was amazing and so sweet and supportive. I also loved Daisy who was a terrific friend. And his sister Anna was so sweet, I had a laugh when he told her he was gay and she asked if he already had a boyfriend. XD
There was 1 or 2 things that had me (and when I asked others as I was curious if I was the only one) sighing a bit, which was a shame.
But all in all, recommended! Stunningly written, I flew through it.