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this is a buddy read with my boyfriend, and we may or may not be hyped to read it because of zendaya.

e finalmente inicio a leitura dos trabalhos do simas e do rufino!! acredito que acertei em cheio ao começar por ”encantamento”, visto que o ensaio está sendo um baita apanhado do que já enxergo dos autores por aí (e amo o que vejo), e do que posso esperar dos próximos títulos, sejam eles solo ou em conjunto.

okay, so... i absolutely love this, but at the same time, i am hating how info dumpy this can get.

already one of my best reads of this year. the originality, the references... we love to see it.

“the oldest records have been purged of almost everyone but the straight white guys—beowulf, st. george, king arthur—while the modern accounts tell of warrior girls and goddesses, gifted with otherworldly powers and fated to play a key role in humanity’s battle against the undead. but why can’t it be me this time? why can’t it finally be a gay kid with terrible math scores but a good skin-care regimen?”

acho a história do ricardo (de de todo o seu círculo próximo) de conhecimento necessário para a comunidade lgbtq+ do brasil. fui impactado pela reportagem na época do buzzfeed, e sigo da mesma forma com o livro. o jornalismo e a literatura são bens sem tamanho desse mundo, não tem jeito, e juntos proporcionam trabalhos tipo esse. gostando demais.

i never understand why some characters let themselves go through so much crap because of terrible people. we absolutely do that, i know, sometimes more than once in our lives, but in some books it can feel like a plot device almost, if you notice the same pattern over and over again. is it for the sake of character development? am i reading too deep into teenage fictional drama? i just think felix deserves better....

this group of friends is as frustrating as the one in "love, simon". thanks i hate it.