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genspiel · 11 months ago

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i like that this book doesn't put specific labels on the characters' sexualities. i like that it lets attraction be messy and complicated and a little uncertain and possibly fluid over time. i like that these characters and their experiences feel so real.

#tre reads #it is wood it is stone #gabriella burnham #linda #celia #are they bi? are they lesbians? is linda straight and just having a brief one-time crush on another woman?#she isn't even entirely sure how to classify her feelings for celia #i know sometimes it's cool for characters to have a concrete label that others can relate to and see themselves in #but i really really appreciate the quiet honesty of this book's depiction of relationships #there are brief depictions of sex and menstruation that i appreciate as well #they're neither glorified nor condemned #they just are what they are and that's okay #there's not a whole lot in the way of plot here but that's alright. i'm comfortable.#real life doesn't have a plot either so it's okay.

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