Just by Looking at Him: A Novel by Ryan O'Connell
From the star of Peacock’s Queer as Folk and the Netflix series Special comes a darkly witty and touching novel following a gay TV writer with cerebral palsy as he fights addiction and searches for acceptance in an overwhelmingly ableist world. Elliott appears to be living the dream as a successful TV writer with a doting boyfriend. But behind his Instagram filter of a life, he’s grappling with an intensifying alcohol addiction, he can’t seem to stop cheating on his boyfriend with various sex workers, and his cerebral palsy is making him feel like gay Shrek. After falling down a rabbit hole of sex, drinking, and Hollywood backstabbing, Elliott decides to limp his way towards redemption. But facing your demons is easier said than done. Candid, biting, and refreshingly real, Just by Looking at Him is an incisive commentary on gay life, a heart-centered, laugh-out-loud exploration of self, and a rare insight into life as a person with disabilities. Read more
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Genre: Literary Fiction + Contemporary + LGBTQIA Elliot is a disabled gay man in his 30s suffering from cerebral palsy and living together with his boyfriend, Gus. Elliot is a writer for a television show about a robot called “Sammy Says”. The show is popular and doing really well for the network. And this is also reflected in the writers of the show financially. The story is told from the main character’s perspective (own voice) and it is about Elliot’s relationship with his boyfriend, colleagues, boss, dad, and everybody else in his life. I enjoyed reading the book a lot. It reads more like a memoir or a slice of life story. It is funny, and at times sarcastic. The story tackles the gay lifestyle and questions the monogamy in gay relationships whether it is the right choice for everybody or not. It does not force any ideas on you but lets all the events unfold before your eyes for you to make the judgment. I appreciate how the author maintained the complexity of relationships. The characters felt very real to me. Their issues are genuine and their questions are understandable. “Lately I’d been feeling more and more that monogamy, like capitalism or keto, wasn’t sustainable, but I couldn’t be sure Gus was on the same page.” The book has many trigger warnings like alcoholism, cheating, explicit sex, etc. Yet all these subjects are handled very well by the author. The characters reacted differently to these sensitive subjects including the disability. And each one of them had his own view or way to deal with them. I think this made the book more interesting as there are different and multiple views on the same subject. The disability subject plays a big part in this novel. Readers will get an idea and more of how the disabled feel when treated in a special way. I feel disabled readers will feel the writing is very relatable. The author of this book, Ryan O’Connell is an actor too. He appeared on the Netflix series Special which was the TV adaptation of his book “I’m Special”. Currently, he is working on the revival of the TV show “Queer As Folk”. I haven’t watched any of his work yet but all I can say right now is that he is a fabulous writer and a great storyteller. I will check out his other books for sure. Many thanks to the publisher Atria Books, and NetGalley for providing me with an advance reader copy of this book.
Publisher -> Atria Books (June 7, 2022) Language -> English Hardcover -> 304 pages ISBN-10 -> 1982178582 ISBN-13 -> 978-1982178581 Item Weight -> 14.1 ounces Dimensions -> 5.5 x 1 x 8.38 inches Best Sellers Rank: #6,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #16 in LGBTQ+ Humorous Fiction (Books) #19 in Dark Humor #29 in LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction (Books)
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