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Book Review: Juliet Takes a Breath

written by Gabby Rivera

What’s the novel about? 

“Juliet takes a breath” focuses on the life of the 19-year-old Puerto Rican lesbian Juliet Palante. She lives in the Bronx and since her family is Hispanic she has to deal with racism a lot. One day Juliet reads the book “Raging Flower: Empowering your Pussy by empowering your Mind” and her life completely changes.  Luckily she gets the chance to spend a whole summer with the book’s author: Harlowe Brisbane a spiritual-vegan-lesbian-feminist.  Juliet’s summer starts with her coming out to her family before leaving to Harlowe’s. Afterwards she explores her sexuality, feminism and identity...

Why did I read the novel? Since there has been a lot going on this year (and I’m not talking about the virus but BLM, pride month, my graduation & the moving out of my parent’s house instead) the book combined my needs and wishes.  I wanted to educate myself about the racism and the “white privilege”, about coming out to your parents (yep, I’m still in the closet but I don’t feel the need to get out), the fact of starting a new chapter in your life a feminism.  Basically I wanted to explore my own opinions, my identity...

The Ranking  It actually took me a while to read the novel, but overall I’d say it has inspired me a lot and made me feel like a strong woman. For some reason it taught me, that it’s okay to be the way I am: a fluffy, curvy nerd who’s just writing books and loving people while wanting to smash all the guys who tend to put hands on women’s bodies. 

It taught me to ask questions to fight, become a strong female who fights back and to just be happy. But most important: It taught me that nobody is perfect even if we thought the person next to us it.

So hey Gabby Rivera, just in case you read this: Thank you for inspiring and teaching me about all those important topics everybody should be taught about. I’ve been a writer before your book but after I read it I’m a more educated writer with a different view on the world.  (Oh and I’m sorry that I suck at writing book reviews)

(DISCLAIMER: I bought the book myself  and because I chose to. Also: The Opinion above is mine and if you have another one that’s totally fine -please respect mine the way I respect yours)

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Ilya Kaminsky, from “A City Like a Guillotine Shivers on Its Way to the Neck,” in Deaf Republic

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DYSTOM: prologue.

I'm running. I'm running so fast that it feels like I'm flying. I'm running towards the sea. I have made everything possibly wrong and it definitely can't be fixed. Everything I worked for the past two years has been buried away. I could have had everything I always wanted.

My backpack on one shoulder and my pillow in my hands, I run over campus. I feel everyone looking at me, but I don't care. They won't stop me. My legs make their way to the Pier and it feels like their externally controlled. Carefully I climb on top of the parapet at the end of the pier and look down. The city lights are reflecting at the sea, unknown and brave.

Nobody knows what's going on behind the walls of those buildings, and honestly, no one really cares. They are way too distracted by themselves. I stare at the sea and perceive its movement, there must be a duck family swimming somewhere. I wish they knew about their benefits. They simply can swim away and visit a new place every day. They can have a fresh start. I close my eyes and feel the soft breeze around my nose and in my hair. I wish I could simply let go... »Mae...«, I hear someone behind me, I scare together, lose balance and slide on the wet parapet. I'm trying to hold on, but not a chance. The dark water comes closer and closer and I feel like a hand is trying to pull myself out, but also no chance. My view moves towards the parapet and I see a person wearing a black hoodie before the water soaks me up like cookie crumbs...

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Novel 1: Do you still think of me?

Since writing became my passion, I would like to share my content with you.  I also upload these chapters and more on Wattpad. 

I hope you enjoy! (Of course you can leave comments & stuff -but you don’t have to)

Description: 

DISCLAIMER: This story takes place in a fictional college located in Brighton, UK  including a fictional school system.

Welcome! My name is Maeve Sallow, and I am a 19-year old sixth-from student from St. James College.  My life at the private "elite" college  (and Brighton in general) is quite messy and it seems like there are two versions of me in two different worlds. 

On the one hand we have the "student-me", the one who always tries best to receive good grades and to make my family proud (even though they're never proud). The one who writes screenplays and loves to read. And the one who gets way to close to her English literature Teacher...

On the other hand we have my (even darker) side, the girl who hangs out with the "bad guys" of Brighton and got addicted to drugs a while ago.  The one who has a part-time affair with a guy that is a well known fuckboy (with a girlfriend), but we can't get our hands off each other. And the one that doesn't know anything about herself at all...

Follow me along while  I try to solve each day, full of decisions and mistakes I'm good at...

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(You'll probably like this story if you're a fan of: Élite, 13 Reasons Why, Pretty Little Liars, High School Musical, Dead Girl Popular, Glee, Dare Me (Netflix)...)