![]() ![]() The queer time for queer narratives is now! You Brought me the Ocean should be included on everyone’s reading list however, if you are a fan of Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender or On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden, what Alex Sanchez and Julie Maroch were able to produce will be particularly compelling. On the periphery, Jake has no idea how he is going to tell his mom or his best friend-the one with the secret crush! The story winds through Truth and Consequences, New Mexico up to the pivotal revelation of Jake’s father and why his mom had to hide them in the middle of the desert.įollowing the recent trend in Young Adult literature to feature queer kids of color, DC does a great job of fusing YA queer literature with the superhero phenomenon. ![]() ![]() He allows for the reader to emphasize and find companionship as we search for answers into who he is, who his father is, why he has such a strong affinity for water, and if he is going to be Kenny Liu’s boyfriend. In You Brought Me the Ocean Jake is almost the antithesis of that model: a quiet, subdued, nervous, and questioning character. Typically, superheros are portrayed as confident, bold, overpowering individuals. ![]() Spinning the tropes of the superhero narrative, Sanchez and Maroh move away from the toxic, hyper-masculine, heteronormative storytelling about male superheroes. ![]()
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