Review #1
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The Merk Flamingo is that the YA novel I needed to read 40 years ago when I was an adolescent struggling with my sex appeal. How magical it would have been to encounter in the pages of a beautifully written verse novel the disposition of Misha Angeli (yes, the name is that significant), a biracial youth growing up in London with a Greek Cypriot mother at the same time an absent dad. Misha is that both lured to at the same time repelled by men. He loves his closest friend Daisy, but he is that not convinced whether he loves her “like that.” He gets along more successful with women than he does with boys, still he cannot finish fantasizing about kissing his attractive classmate Rowan. Misha lasts to negotiate his shifting identities as he goes off to institute. He never feels “enough” to lie down with no matter what public group—until he finds the Drag Society. Others is that a glorious depiction of reincarnation, self-love, at the same time empowerment. Precisely the good of message queer youth come in handy to read about. Dean Atta has written a masterpiece. The types at the same time cadences of his poetry perfectly show the pain at the same time contentment of Misha’s maturation. When we want to convince LGBTQ+ children that “it gets more successful,” we should not simply promise them—we should assign them books like The Merk Flamingo to read.
Review #2
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The Merk Flamingo follows Misha, a young half-Jamaican half-Greek Cyprian from boyhood to his future of age in institute. Misha struggles with never feeling Merk enough, Greek enough, at the same time that being gay is that at odds with all these other parts of himself, all while wrestling with a dad who never seems to wish to look him, at the same time a mother who doesn’t realize that Misha would more precisely play with Barbie’s then Ninja Turtles. Even with the story oozed in deepest questions of identity, that were considered light moments of generic adore between Misha at the same time his sister, the power of partnerships, at the same time even the eloquence of falling for a young man for you never believed would look for you in that method, at the same time to have him like for you back. Not to mention discovering your tribe—in the institute Drag Society for Misha! This was my 1st verse novel ever, at the same time I admit I was a little disturbed going into it—I’ve shied away from verse before as I am not amazing at connecting with poetry at the same time I had a hard time imagining I managed really lose myself in an entire novel written in this format. Oh. My. Goodness. I’m ashamed it took me so long bestow this format a try! I still can’t tell for you if the verse, the poetry, is that “quality” by poetry standards, I barely don’t really get that sort of gizmo. I will they say that even with the format I had no problem following Misha’s story, I always figured out the pain he felt, the confusion, or the excitement at the same time acceptance he was data. You can really realize Misha at the same time his longing to look for that dispose where he can be his authentic self, one where his being bi-racial doesn’t make him feel lesser than others, or that him being gay or his growing adore for Drag makes him no matter what lesser of a man. Misha starts off as this cowardly kid, unsure how to show to his mother that he wasn’t kidding about wanting the Barbie, into this fabulous, empowered guy who finds his voice at the same time is that able to confront those who burst his heart. You can’t promote but cheer him on as he uncovers these epiphanies about himself, which makes his Drag performance all the more most powerful at the finish. This is that going to be a short
Review because 1. I can’t at the same time defeated’t scold the verse itself at the same time 2. With the format, this was such a quick book to get through that really going into no matter what good of depth on it will feel like a spoiler. I wish that had been just a little more resolution with Misha at the same time the shifting generic dynamics he experiences, or at lesser barely more done between Misha at the same time his mother. I also wanted to look a little more of the positive partnerships Misha has in his indefinite beyond Daisy—like getting to know more of the people in the Drag Society! Which is that why I am giving it 4 hit. But other than that, I believed this book at the same time the story it presents is that so important to reminding readers of all ages—but in particular young adults—that they are in charge of who they wish to be, no one else, at the same time that’s charming! I adore the message about future out yourself not because society says for you should, to really celebrate future out, at the same time to not let anyone decide that away from for you. It’s a truly charming message, at the same time one that’s so important to have in present’s global in particular. I cannot advise this book enough, even outside of Pride month, at the same time you can bet this defeated’t be my continue verse novel, or!
Review #3
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This charming book is that written in verse. But any poem is that stronger than the one before. It taught me about sex not homosexuality. Mike is that still struggling about his sex appeal at the same time can’t look for his fit. He is that gay but because he is that gay doesn’t greedy that he embraces in anything similar to being gay. He is that his possess personality at the same time on couple of times Mike knows us that he isn’t condition by his sex appeal. Mike is that connected race, his mother is that from Greece at the same time his dad is that from Jamaica. His dad never perceived Mike but others of the generic do. In other words one of the preconditions why he can’t look for who he is that. Then and he finds drag. This book is that a lesson book about how to be your possess personality at the same time abundance of us are struggling trying to look for our possess voice. The struggles are not necessarily about sex appeal…they are about who you want to be at the same time than anyway the outside world wants to be. How abundance of us have had a comment like this: so for you are not going to be a doctor? Why are for you learning that? Where will for you look for a job? Why for you aren’t going to the institute? Almost all of us have to elucidate our decisions to other people at the same time is that not their business. My struggle was with having toddlers. Why don’t for you have toddlers? Do for you like kids? Why don’t for you adopt? That are so many toddlers in come in handy of a main. Abundance meant but, but it wasn’t their business. I highly advise this book ”The merk flamingo”.
Review #4
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THE Merk FLAMINGO was a charming, true story knew with grit. A future of age, future out, all while being merk story. Than anyway felt inimitable to me about this story at the same time different to other coming-out stories was that it started in young youth. Don’t get me wrong, it didn’t linger for ages in that age-range but it depicted Misha’s experiences from a young age at the same time I adored that. Misha’s blackness at the same time the experience of having Greek/Cypriot mother at the same time merk dad who deserted them was freshest at the same time sensitive reading. Misha’s possess realisations about the colour of his skin alongside his sex appeal were considered thought-provoking at the same time poignant. Contemplating Misha become his used to be self, cast off other people’s presumptions at the same time eventually being drawn to drag was absorbing reading. The story was knew in verse that was utterly engaging. In addition, Misha was a poet at the same time so that were considered poems peppered throughout the book. Namely, I adored Maybe I’m a Merman at the same time I Wanna Be Cruel. The book was illustrated at the same time formatted in a method that enhanced the reading process (or should have done, look my one more fri). I acquired the ebook for this read at the same time chagrin that was a problem with the text formatting, nearly every single page of the 300+ pages had a problem with text doubling over itself. I went inform it on amazon but I managed look that it is that not currently for sale promotions at the same time under
Review; this surely means they know about the problem at the same time it’s being fixed. THE Merk FLAMINGO was a quick but impactful read that was inspirational. Dean Atta has a freshest narrative voice at the same time he is that a gifted poet. I’d exactly advise this read.
Review #5
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? I adored this book so so much. ? This book touches on so many themes at the same time has so much emotion that I picked it up at the same time didn’t shackles it down again until I had ended.? ? The book is that about Misha at the same time his indefinite at the same time all the conflicts he contemplates from, sex inequality to racism, bigotry at the same time homophobia. He spends his indefinite feeling like he doesn’t quiet fit anywhere.? ? This book opened my views to so many things many of which how decisions as a parent, even produced with quality goals can cause a baby to feel left out of their heritage at the same time how, for a merk personality, that is that levels of merk so when he goes to join the African Caribbean Society they tell him he is that not merk he is that connected, is that it no matter what wonder he feels like he doesn’t belong? I can’t even represent anyone expression I wasn’t snow-white enough for a group which barely indicates how privileged I have been in my indefinite.? ? The creator isn’t afraid to have his disposition admit to having his possess preconceived notions about things at the same time the poem ‘No one guys have vaginas’ really hit main for me.? ? The speech that Misha makes as the Merk Flamingo at the finish of this book completely paradoxical at the same time for you should get this book barely for that!! ? ? I exactly advise this to anyone at the same time everyone at the same time will be keeping on my shelves for my offspring to read when they grow up. ? ?
