Hell Followed with Us

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the plot comes in two forms: it either doesn't move or it moves so fast i barely know what's going on. I had to pull a knife to keep from falling into his arms, begging him to forgive the transgression that made him raise a hand against me. He did it to me, he hurt me, and I wanted to apologize.” Content warnings for: violence, gore, murder, religious bigotry, body horror, homophobia, transphobia (including misgendering, dead-naming, and forcing a character to wear clothing that causes dysphoria), body dysphoria This book made me feel as understood and validated as I was unsettled and pissed off. With vivid prose and a mirror held up to the ugliest parts of ourselves, Andrew Joseph White is poised to become a defining voice of our generation.”— H.E. Edgmon, author of The Witch King

some of benji's thoughts are expressed in this especially. Language: English Words: 196 Chapters: 1/1 Comments: 18 Kudos: 32 Bookmarks: 1 Hits: 206 A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus.” —The New York Times 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. Transphobia (misgendering, dead-naming with name written out repeatedly, threats of transphobic violence, forced detransition)

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A long, sustained scream to the various strains of anti-transgender legislation multiplying around the world like, well, a virus." —The New York Times White states that this book ‘began life as a fit of rage.’ Rage is expressed in a world under the grip of extremists with their demented version of religion. White has written a book of gore, violence, and literally vomiting out one’s guts. Fast-paced and difficult to read but more difficult to not read, the underlying message of blindly following a leader is clear."— Shirley Mullin, Kids Ink Children’s Bookstore, Indianapolis, IN He'd spent so long memorizing the rules of interacting with people that he could twist them to his advantage. There are scripts people don't even realize they follow, and if you fit that script, or tweak it just enough to throw them off, they drop their guard.” A compelling, powerful, and ultimately reassuring message for teens deep in their own varied versions of misery.”—he Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books A timely and riveting tale of queer teens surviving and resisting fundamentalism any way they can. Andrew Joseph White holds a mirror up to the monstrosities within all of us, and I couldn't look away."— Ray Stoeve, author of Between Perfect and RealPlease, God,” I whisper before I can stop myself. What makes me think He’s going to answer me now? “Please give me something, anything—” A utopian model for queer community masquerading as a dystopian YA novel. Andrew Joseph White has dared to create a story where queer kids of all stripes love, fight alongside, and care for each other despite their personal differences and the myriad of things looking to kill them. It is as beautiful as it is hard to read. This is what horror can and should be."— Cliff Helm, Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO What's going on in my head? What do I believe? How much of it is me, and how much of it was put there?