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Proud Pink Sky

By Redfern Jon Barrett
Proud Pink Sky by Redfern Jon Barrett digital book - Fable

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A glittering gay metropolis of 24 million people, Berlin is a bustling world of pride parades, polyamorous trysts, and even an official gay language. Its distant radio broadcasts are a lifeline for teenagers William and Gareth, who flee toward sanctuary. But is there a place for them in the deeply divided city?

Meanwhile, young mother Cissie loves Berlin's towering high rises and chaotic multiculturalism, yet she's never left her heterosexual district—not until she and her family are trapped in a queer riot. With her husband Howard plunging into religious paranoia, she discovers a walled-off slum of perpetual twilight, home to the city's forbidden trans residents.

Challenging assumptions of sex and gender, Proud Pink Sky questions how much of ourselves we need to sacrifice in order to find identity and community.

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“The last 20 chapters was a joyride for which I was not mentally prepared. I'm in a state of shock truly. The book is well written, and it's an enjoyable read. I think it's take on a queer authoritarian state is really interesting and it really serves the larger commentary about the flattening of identity that occurs when you treat identity as a binary. Even a system of binaries is reductive and avoids the nuance of humanity. This book gets at that well. I also love the use of polari. Some explanations are given to our characters who are just as new as the readers, but it's not all written out for us. I did check the glossary sometimes, but the book is written such that if you really pay attention, you pick up on the meaning without having to do so. In terms of the characters, I connect with William so much, and my heart aches for them. That realization and comfort that comes from realizing that something didn't fit becuase it just wasn't made for you, it's palpable here. I really appreciate William's journey. Cissie is an icon and I love her. I want another book just because of her, but I'm happy with the ending we get. I could never live in a gay city that isn't for all of us; it just wouldn't be anything like what I love about queer people, but I'm thankful to have read this.”
Thumbs Up“A very unusual book, with some great writing, a clear goal and complicated characters - but the plot wasn't always engaging. The middle section of the novel was slower than the rest, and it was a shame that both the main relationships of the book went in a very similar direction as things progressed. Some people have seen one main character as a self-insert from the author, and it's hard to deny that once you research their other work and background. I did like the fact that the gay haven of Berlin still had to deal with prejudice and discrimination, which is a very honest way to do the world-building.”
“Very cool alternate history. Beautiful, Thrilling, and a little too real.”

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