Book Review: Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard
Photo by Juseph Elas Genre: Contemporary YA/LGBT Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Countries with marriage equality laws on their books can be perceived as progressive; such is the case with Australia. This is why it is a shocker to know the disparity between the cities and rural/regional areas when it comes to access to absolutely anything -- mental health support being one of them. Invisible Boys by Holden Sheppard is a poignant retelling of anxieties, fears, apprehensions, doubts, and ideas of romance in a teenage topography. The juxtaposition of the so-calle…
Here’s something I’ve learned at 26
WE THINK WE ALREADY KNOW OURSELVES, BUT THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER is we will always drastically deconstruct our preconceived belief system about ourselves. We think we know ourselves enough to say no, but we always end up saying yes. We think we already know how other people see and take us for who we are but they do not know us in the way our lover does. In the same manner, our lover will never know us in the way our friends do. Our friends see us as a constant ray of sunshine bobbing and dancing as we pass along a complicated spectrum in a pri…
Posts
