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What does it mean to be queer What does it mean to be human In this powerful OwnVoices collection, twelve of Australia s finest queer writers explore the stories of family, friends, lovers and strangers the connections that form us.Compelling queer short fiction by bestsellers, award winners and newcomers to the LoveOzYA community including Jax Jacki Brown, Claire G Coleman, Michael Earp, Alison Evans, Erin Gough, Benjamin Law, Omar Sakr, Christos Tsiolkas, Ellen van Neerven, Marlee Jane Ward, Jen Wilde and Nevo Zisin. Best Read [ Kindred ] by [ Michael Earp ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr A fantastic collection of queer stories from own voices authors Many of the stories varied in terms of tone, genre, identities and subjects some capturing the sweet love of adolescence, others about darkness and depression, and yet others about surviving an unfamiliar world together There s some memoirs, essays and fictional stories mixed in as well The intersectional representation was also fantastic, covering many different identities including disability, transgender, cultural and .M A fantastic collection of queer stories from own voices authors Many of the stories varied in terms of tone, genre, identities and subjects some capturing the sweet love of adolescence, others about darkness and depression, and yet others about surviving an unfamiliar world together There s some memoirs, ess...You re still looking for the perfect book to read during pride Look no further The 12 stories in this book are brimming with queerness, diversity each every one of them will show you, why representation matters Why it is important for everybody, to see themselves or someone like them in a book Why we should keep on fighting push those boundaries in literature This anthology features queer authors of all genders identities Authors of color disabled authors To me You re still looking for the perfect book to read during pride Look no further The 12 stories in this book are brimming with queerness, diversity each every one of them will show you, why representation matters Why it is important for everybody, to see themselves or someone like them in a book Why we should keep on fighting push those boundaries in literature This anthology features queer authors of all genders identities Authors of color disabled authors To me personally, this was a 5 read The whole packaging design of the book desevers an award It s cute, it s colorful, vibrant basically the best way of in your face you could imagine Most importantly tho, the stories featured in this book are amazing They re fluffy, honest hearfelt tales of what it s like to be queer, why intersectional identities within LGBTQ community are so important One of my favorite parts was Benjamin Law...A really enjoyable collection of stories As with all short stories, some were better than others after attending the Sydney Writer s Festival panel on this book, I know some of the authors here hadn t written fiction before or hadn t written short stories before, and in a couple of cases it was quite obvious either in a somewhat juvenile writing style or in a couple of cases the story feelinglike an essay or personal reflection But for all of that, some of these were BRILLIANT Some A really enjoyable collection of stories As with all short stories, some were better than others after attending the Sydney Writer s Festival panel on this book, I know some of the authors here hadn t written fiction before or hadn t written short stories before, and in a couple of cases it was quite obvious either in a somewhat juvenile writing style or in a couple of cases the story feelinglike an es...10 were good, one was okay, and one was frankly horrible Video review up on my channel tomorrow.Review copy kindly provided by AusYABloggers and Walker Books as part of the Kindred Blog Tour My review is entirely honest.Marlee Jane Ward Rats 4 5This first story is set in the near dystopian future, from what I could tell The world building is subtle but interesting, and mostly made clear through details rather than explanations This works really well, especially since it gives thesubtle exchanges between the charactersweight as well.The story has a meet cute between a tunnel rat , aka a girl who lives in the tunnels of the Melbourne station, and a girl who crashes her bike into her when someone Marlee Jane Ward Rats 4 5This first story is set in the near dystopian future, from what I could tell The world building is subtle but interesting, and mostly made clear through details rather than explanations This works really well, especially since it gives thesubtle exchanges between the charactersweight as well.The story has a meet cute between a tunnel rat , aka a girl who lives in the tunnels of the Melbourne station, and a girl who crashes her bike into her when someone shoves her They go out for breakfast together and the story further unfolds from there I rather liked the idea of two worlds meeting.Rep f f romance, non binary side character, side character with prosthetic legCWs police raid Erin Gough In Case of Emergency, Break Glass 3 5I feel a little conflicted about this story While I lovequiet stories,...Review to come upon my posting date for the upcoming AusYABloggers blog tour of this amazing book Thank you Walkers Books AusYABloggers for having me on the tour Review to come upon my posting date for the upcoming AusYABloggers b...Some incred short stories from some incred queer Australian writers More so geared towards teens and YA Had to read this for a work project.NOTE I received Kindred Stories as part of the AusYABloggers Kindred Book Tour You can follow this tour on instagram through the hashtags KindredStories AusYaBloggers AusQueerYA LoveOZYA OwnVoices As well as through the accounts ausyabloggers walkerbooksaus littleelfman I no longer know the lines between literary analysis, review and emotive response This review is going to be a mess but at least it s mineIt s not the dark I find scary It s the light In the light, you can NOTE I received Kindred Stories as part of the AusYABloggers Kindred Book Tour You can follow this tour on instagram through the hashtags KindredStories AusYaBloggers AusQueerYA LoveOZYA OwnVoices As well as through the accounts ausyabloggers walkerbooksaus littleelfman I no longer know the lines between literary analysis, review and emotive response This review is going to be a mess but at least it s mineIt s not the dark I find scary It s the light In the light, you can see everything Even the things you don t want to136.The thing about sexuality for me is that it s so hard to pinpoint Where did this start Why did this start Is it real Am I faking it What will people thin...I was lucky enough to attend the launch of this anthology at the Sydney Writer s Festival and purchase my copy early After hearing some of the authors talking about their stories and getting to meet some of them I knew I had to read this one right away The central theme of the stories was connections and it tied all the vastly different short stories together in a wonderful way In the introduction, Michael Earp describes the word kindred as an encapsulating word that places me next to I was lucky enough to attend the launch of this anthology at the Sydney Writer s Festival and purchase my copy early After hearing some of the authors talking about their stories and getting to meet some of them I knew I had to read this one right away The central theme of the stories was connections and it tied all the vastly different short stories together in a wonderful way In the introduction, Michael Earp describes the word kindred as an encapsulating word that places me next to you and us next to them in such a wonderful way It speaks to the connection between us and ignites a sense of community This anthology certainly meets that definition of kindred and the overall ...So the lovely people at Walker Books were kind enough to send me a copy of Kindred for review, however, I was only about half way through the book when my water bottle leaked all over my back and pretty much destroyed the book I was very angry with myself, as I d been looking forward to reading the rest, and was especially excited for the Benjamin Law story which is unfortunately last in the book As such, I won t give it a star rating, but I will share my thoughts on the stories I did read.R So the lovely people at Walker Books were kind enough to send me a copy of Kindred for review, however, I was only about half way through the book when my water bottle leaked all over my back and pretty much destroyed the book I was very angry with myself, as I d been looking forward to reading the rest, and was especially excited for the Benjamin Law story which is unfortunately last in the book As such, I won t give it a star rating, but I will share my thoughts on the stories I did read.Rats by Marlee Jane WardI thought this was a great story to kick off the anthology with It was cute, fun and exciting I would love to readabout this world.In Case of Emergency, Break Glass by Erin GoughAnother great read Short and fun.Bitter Draught by Michael EarpThis story was not at all what I expected Kindred has such a cheery looking cover that I thought it would be full of cute, uplifting stories This one was heartbreaking and emotional, but probably my favourite of the stories ...Kindred is a collection of brilliant queer LoveOzYA short stories This anthology is a must read and one that I wish I had when I was younger, but one I am glad is here now because at any age it s wonderful to see this out in the world and be able to connect to it From a little bit futuristic to a little bit dystopian to a little bit magic, these stories cover a range of elements and there s something for everyone.What I really love about Kindred is the representation Whilst the range of quee Kindred is a collection of brilliant queer LoveOzYA short stories This anthology is a must read and one that I wish I had when I was younger, but one I am glad is here now because at any age it s wonderful to see this out in the world and be able to connect to it From a little bit futuristic to a little bit dystopian to a little bit magic, these stories cover a range of elements and there s something for everyone.What I really love about Kindred is the representation Whilst the range of queer ownvoices fiction is growing, white cis fiction does seem to hold the bulk of the attention That s no...This was heart crushingly amazing This collection of short stories written by Australians really hit the mark It really proves that there is no certain look for member of the LBGT community, or that they like a certain thing or act a certain way This is great, I am really sick of books, movies and even society labelling the LBGT community in a certain way Like all lesbians need to have short hair or all gays need to be girly It is great to see this community represented in a brand new ligh This was heart crushingly amazing This collection of short stories written by Australians really hit the mark It really proves that there is no certain look for member of the LBGT community, or that they like a certain thing or act a certain way This is great, I am really sick of books, movies and even society labelling the LBGT community in a certain way Like all lesbians need to have short hair or all gays need to be girly It is great to see this community represented in a brand new light, even in a dystopian setting to a normal function To be honest we needof this, these stories really touch your soul.I think my favourite story if I had to pick would be rates I love a dystopian setting, they always catch my eyes so I can t help it It is pretty much a world based underground waiting to burst on the surface We meet Michelle who bumps into Maita, who begin to rely on one another and their... Kindred 12 Queer LoveOzYA Stories is an anthology of twelve short stories collected and edited by Michael Earp This anthology collects a dozen short stories about being queer in Australia.For the most part, I really like most of these contributions Kindred 12 Queer LoveOzYA Stories comprises of a dozen short stories about being queer in Australia The stories are all incredibly diverse and it was great to see how each author brought something so interesting and incredible to each story as Kindred 12 Queer LoveOzYA Stories is an anthology of twelve short stories collected and edited by Michael Earp This anthology collects a dozen short stories about being queer in Australia.For the most part, I really like most of these contributions Kindred 12 Queer LoveOzYA Stories comprises of a dozen short stories about being queer in Australia The stories are all incredibly diverse and it was great to see how each auth...Terrific collection of YA stories of all kinds Really great to see both established and emerging voices

Kindred
  • English
  • 04 May 2018
  • Paperback
  • 320 pages
  • Michael Earp
  • Kindred