Mediocre at best - Eaglemont
Dear diary,
whats up dawg. I don’t have any radical content for you today so here is a sexy ass list.
Books to read to someone who wont read the books you suggest:
a beginners guide to the books that formed me, in no particular order.
by me.
and your mum.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach
A short story that celebrates and explores what it means to be outside the main group. Heartbreaking/warming, inspiring/terrifying. Set on the rough coast of the ocean, you find yourself immersed in the most unlikely of stories.
I’ll Give You The Sun, Jandy Nelson
Young adult romance/coming of age. Pivotal in my self discovery journey. Two stories following popularity, queerness, grief, acceptance and art. Another coastal setting.
If I Tell You, Alicia Tuckerman
A book that ripped out my heart. Romance and grief, running from time and creating a time where you have the opportunity to explore and find yourself. Australian Queer Young Adult, hard to find and easy to relate to.
All the Bright Places, Jennifer Niven
Mental illness, fear around being given a label, running away from yourself, the pain of loving someone who leaves. Recovery and re-destruction. Sad, beautiful, inspiring, leaves you with a desire to find beauty in the well-known.
About a Girl, Joanne Horniman
Australian Queer Young Adult, escaping what you know and submerging yourself in independence, love, music, literature and a life after school. Everything I’m dreaming of. Beautifully written, feels like home.
Sophie’s World, Jostein Gaarder
A mystery around philosophy and the world we know, I never finished it, but it has stuck with me. Read in small doses.
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee
Famous work of literature (and well deserved), through a queer critical analyses, the novel holds the story of a girl born in the wrong time, learning about injustices and the way of human behaviour. A book to grow up alongside and learn lessons from.
Wild Pork and Watercress, Barry Crump
A beautiful journey of escape from the real world and living off the land, a story of unlikely friendship and growth.
How It Feels To Float, Helena Fox
A journey of grief, illness, sexuality and Australian made, this book describes connections with those who need them, something read in a sitting, no matter how many hours it takes. Gentle and harsh at the same time, giving emphasis to the ebb and flow of coping.
Light Bulb, Nevo Zisin (a short story from Kindred, 12 Queer #LoveOzYA stories)
Beautiful. Find yourself, explore the darkness. Haunting. Important.
