reminded me of “the laramie project,” which i am sure was an influence. laskey weaves perspectives from about 20 different people in “the most homophobic town” in america as an lgbtq task force moves into town for two years. a good afternoon read.

the chapter titled “linda” is my absolute favorite, and i kept getting excited whenever her name is mentioned in other chapters. i could easily read a book about her, and jamal. in a book full of good characters, these two stuck out as the ones i want to know more about. i have half a mind to write the author and ask if that is in the works haha