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Category Archives: Doubly Marginalised – Queer and Transcultural Young Adult Literature
Nghi Vo’s “The Chosen and the Beautiful” – a YA rewrite of the Great Gatsby?
by Friederike Jahn Over the past few years, screenwriters, authors, and directors have been increasingly interested in adapting literary classics, whether it be on screen or paper. The emerging trend to revisit classic literary pieces and even rewriting them, has … Continue reading
Review: Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
by Alice Kronenberg “Friends can talk about things. They can figure things out. Get past things. Dou you want a friend in your life who you can never disagree with? A friend who you can’t grow with?” Hani and Ishu’s … Continue reading
The Black Flamingo is threatened by extinction in these “modern” Times !
A review of Dean Atta’s Young Adult Novel The Black Flamingo and its connection to the modern portrayal of self-identity. by Jessica Klostermayer I Want to Be a Pink Flamingo Pink. Definitely pink.I want my feathers to matchthe hue you … Continue reading
Not even death will tear them apart – Review of Afterlove by Tanya Byrne
Tanya Byrne’s Young Adult novel Afterlove follows Guyanese-British teenager Ashana Persaud, also known as Ash. The blurb of the book tells us that Ash is going to die during the novel, and in fact, the first chapter already introduces us … Continue reading
“Sometimes being yourself is the hardest thing” – A Review of Adiba Jaigirdar’s The Henna Wars
Adiba Jaigirdar’s debut novel The Henna Wars is a highly enjoyable and entertaining read albeit not without its flaws. Set in Dublin, Ireland, the novel follows Nishat, a Bengali Muslim girl, who recently has come out to her parents whose … Continue reading
Review of the novel “When the Moon was Ours” (2016) by Anna-Marie McLemore
by Mira Kalcker „This is the thing I learned from loving a transgender boy who took years to say his own name: that waiting with someone, existing in that quiet, wondering space with them when they need it, is worth … Continue reading
A lifetime of poetry – Why you should read “The Black Flamingo”
How can a seemingly simple story of a boy coming of age and coming to terms with his identity be transformed into a visual journey, a tale telling of its time? In Dean Atta’s The Black Flamingo (2019), this is … Continue reading
“The rest of the world is spinning” – Trauma Theory in “Summer Bird Blue”
Summer Bird Blue Akemi Dawn Bowman’s novel Summer Bird Blue follows the young girl Rumi who deals with the aftermath of a car accident in which she lost her younger sister Lea. Therefore, a large part of the novel deals … Continue reading
Review Pet (2019) by Akwaeke Emezi
When I picked up the novel Pet by Akwaeke Emezi, published in 2019, for the first time, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked the novel in general – especially the protagonist – since I usually just cannot bring myself to neither … Continue reading