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The Comedienne's Guide to Pride
The Comedienne's Guide to Pride | Hayli Thomson
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Wicked funny and hella gay, its time for Taylor Parker to come outabout a lot of things. Taylor Parker has always been a funny girlbut when she is accepted as a finalist for a diverse writers internship at Saturday Night Live, it turns her life upside down. If she wants a shot at winning in a little more than a month, Taylor will have to come out about both of her secrets: She wants to be a comedian . . . and shes a lesbian. With a mom who gave up a career in comedy to raise her, and a comedian dad who left for a younger woman, working in comedy is a sore subject in Taylors house. To keep her secret under wraps, she sneaks out to do improv and hides her sketches under the bed, and to distract from her anxiety about the competition, Taylor frequents Salems Museum of Witchcraft to pine for Abigail Williams from the back row. Its at the Museum of Witchcraft where Taylor falls deeper in love with the girl who plays Abigail WilliamsCharlotte Grey, an out and proud lesbian at Nathaniel Hawthorne High. Charlotte radiates so much confidence in her acting and queerness that Taylor cant resist her. So when Charlotte reaches out for help on a school project, Taylor readily agrees. As they spend more time together, Taylor sees what living her truth and pursuing her dreams could bring her, but Charlotte cant understand why someone as funny as Taylor wouldnt go all out to make the most of her opportunities. To live up to her own comedy dreams and become the person she wants to be, Taylor will have to find the confidence to tell everyone exactly who she is and what she wants.
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This book should not have been as dramatic as it was. Having a character say “I saw the signs! I should‘ve known my daughter would want to be a comedian!” Without a hint of irony is just ridiculous. I don‘t understand a lot of Taylor‘s choices and motives, and her timing on a lot of things was especially off putting. There were also fights between characters that were resolved by the entirely wrong person apologizing, which got on my nerves. 3⭐️