Recent Reads: This Brutal House by Niven Govinden

My review: 🌟🌟🌟

This Brutal House by Niven Govinden is set in New York in 1980s/1990s, with a look at the balls drag queens would hold, think RuPaul's Drag Race for the commentary as they each walk the floor, showing off their looks.

We also see a silent protest held outside City Hall, where drag mothers are sitting, waiting for someone to care enough to look into the disappearances of their drag children that has been going on for years.

I did find this an unusual read.  The story flows around the protest, and telling us about how life was, and I don't think there was ever a conclusion, which is probably a telling fact that some things are still the same.

This book did make me think about the challenges of people being 'other', whether that is intelligent, gay, drag queen, or unhappy with their lives.  It was immersive, and I felt like there should be a play list to go with each chapter.

This Brutal House was published on 6th June 2019,  and is available to buy on Amazon  and on Waterstones.  I've found a link to where you can search for local bookshops, including independent!

I was given this book for free in return for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Little, Brown Book Group (the publishers) for this book.

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