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Monoceros: 10/30/18
Monoceros by Suzette Mayr is about the aftermath of a gay student dying by suicide after endless bullying at a religious Canadian school. We never get his point of view, just words put in his mouth by people who think they know what he was thinking and feeling. The primary narrator is a unicorn obsessed girl who knew him only through his coffee of choice. Then there is his secretly gay school teacher. And there's a drag queen who happens to be related to unicorn girl. And I just couldn't read this mess of a book. It's suicide for edutainment. It's another unnecessary kill and torture the queers so that misguided but well meaning straights can learn a heartwarming lesson. One star Comments (0) |