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A review by bookofcinz
The Dreaming by Andre Bagoo
4.0
One of my favourite reads of 2022 that I will be screaming about this year. If you read this book and do not like it- unfollow me because….. this book is brilliant, fresh, laugh-out loud funny, heartbreaking, poignant and visceral. A top favourite for me.
The Dreaming is a collection of twelve short stories, set in Trinidad and Tobago that follows the lives of queer men as they navigate a society that is still not as accepting of them. The collection documents their social interactions, dating, heartbreak, relationships, sex and love. Of the twelve stories all were my favourites. I loved reading about a Queer Writer in Trinidad looking for love and all the wrong turns that they end up taking before they find it.
This book is distinctly Trini and I think that is what I enjoyed most about it. I know all the roads, clubs, coffee shops and bars mentioned in the book. Bagoo does an exceptional job of telling stories we generally don’t read and I was here for it. If you love Kei Miller or Jonathan Escoffery’s work, I think you will absolutely enjoy this one.
Please do not sleep on THE DREAMING.
The Dreaming is a collection of twelve short stories, set in Trinidad and Tobago that follows the lives of queer men as they navigate a society that is still not as accepting of them. The collection documents their social interactions, dating, heartbreak, relationships, sex and love. Of the twelve stories all were my favourites. I loved reading about a Queer Writer in Trinidad looking for love and all the wrong turns that they end up taking before they find it.
This book is distinctly Trini and I think that is what I enjoyed most about it. I know all the roads, clubs, coffee shops and bars mentioned in the book. Bagoo does an exceptional job of telling stories we generally don’t read and I was here for it. If you love Kei Miller or Jonathan Escoffery’s work, I think you will absolutely enjoy this one.
Please do not sleep on THE DREAMING.