Hell Followed with Us

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It’s not one I’ll be rereading anytime soon and it doesn’t make the top of my list of books I’d recommend to others but I don’t think anyone should be discouraged from reading it. We celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories, traditions and living cultures; and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.

i didn't mind the constant repetition that much but i understand why one could argue that many characters sole personality trait was being a token representation of a certain identity.

It’s such a wonderful touchstone for us as an audience as Benji’s belief systems and perspective changes throughout his journey. I’m not usually a fan of body horror, but I was fully enraptured by the slow transformation of Benji into Seraph throughout his journey with the ALC kids, especially as Nick continued to comfort Benji in his wordless way. but these two precious boys both have so much perseverance and fight for their right to live, and I love them for it. Andrew Joseph White is a queer, trans author from Virginia, where he grew up falling in love with monsters and wishing he could be one too.

Dark and brutal with emotions as raw as an open wound, with both Queer and neurodivergent teens accurately represented, I really should have enjoyed this book more than I did. I'm done begging for a scrap of respect-I am done with those who enact suffering, and I am done with the sons of bitches who stand back and let it happen.The two agree to keep his genetic infection a secret as long as Benji agrees to use his abilities to protect the ALC. The arcs are so compelling the way the body, queerness, religion and horror are entwined for Benji and the book reflects that. i'll say that i'll do the thing i don't want to do but then i find seventeen reasons for why i shouldn't - sixteen of those being "i don't want to, you can't make me". responds] with a long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus. We at Penguin Random House Australia acknowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the Traditional Custodians and the first storytellers of the lands on which we live and work.

A restorative, hopeful resolution brings the story to a satisfying close without turning Benji into a savior. My only complaint about the characters was that many of them felt a bit one-dimensional, but we're here for a gore-filled spooky time, not a long time. my main thing, if i had to put it into words, which i guess i do cause i have committed myself to this whole "review business", is that i cared neither about plot nor characters. A slasher flick spliced with Crime and Punishment, this engrossing debut novel asks complex philosophical questions in a pleasingly hard-to-stomach way. Considering both Nick and Benji are reserved people, it was nice to see how they could comfort each other with silent presence alone.This quote may not be in the published version of this novel, it was copied from the advanced reader’s copy. And my goodness, the transformation that he makes when he flips the tables on the religious cult was truly beautiful.

And that those who tell them otherwise will bring their suffering upon themselves, crumpling under the weight of their own hatred and negativity. The thing about this book is that the concept of the atmosphere and world building were amazing, but it was written in a very flatten voice. I will definitely be reading more of this author's work, but I don't think I could recommend this book to anyone.Horrific murders of prostitutes whose identities point to associations with the Wadsworth estate prompt Audrey to start her own investigation, with Thomas as her sidekick. the main thing that triggered any kind of reaction in me was when Benji was dead-named and forced into a dress.