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Hello! My name is Joseph J. Rey. I'm super queer and I have a profound love of stories. I'm a Chicano scholar, reader, writer, youtuber and all-around dork. I review books and talk about book related things.

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June 14 2022     /     133 notes    /     Source: theboywhocriedbooks     /     Permalink
theboywhocriedbooks:
“If you’re interested in diverse reading recs (esp queer ones!) follow my book instagram please. I’m going to be more active on there! Here is the link or just search theboywhocriedbooks!Would appreciate if you shared this so I...

theboywhocriedbooks:

If you’re interested in diverse reading recs (esp queer ones!) follow my book instagram please. I’m going to be more active on there! Here is the link or just search theboywhocriedbooks!

Would appreciate if you shared this so I can get more love on there! Thank u!!

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July 12 2020     /     26 notes     /     Permalink

ASMR AND A QUEER WITCH TRILOGY? New video is up now!

June 28 2020     /     133 notes     /     Permalink
If you’re interested in diverse reading recs (esp queer ones!) follow my book instagram please. I’m going to be more active on there! Here is the link or just search theboywhocriedbooks!Would appreciate if you shared this so I can get more love on...

If you’re interested in diverse reading recs (esp queer ones!) follow my book instagram please. I’m going to be more active on there! Here is the link or just search theboywhocriedbooks!

Would appreciate if you shared this so I can get more love on there! Thank u!!

May 23 2020     /     9 notes     /     Permalink

Here’s a longass video you can put on in the background while you clean your apartment or whatever!!! Just me talking about the white gaze for, you know, the usual 40mins! 

April 29 2020     /     3 notes     /     Permalink

new video! 

February 21 2020     /     4 notes     /     Permalink

In case you missed it, I DID in fact put up a Jan Wrap Up video! Check it out!

February 12 2020     /     9 notes     /     Permalink
How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters“ [Goodreads]
Everyone on campus knows Remy Cameron. He’s the out-and-gay, super-likable guy that people admire for his confidence. The only person who may not know Remy that well is Remy himself. So when he is...

How to Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters

[Goodreads]

Everyone on campus knows Remy Cameron. He’s the out-and-gay, super-likable guy that people admire for his confidence. The only person who may not know Remy that well is Remy himself. So when he is assigned to write an essay describing himself, he goes on a journey to reconcile the labels that people have attached to him, and get to know the real Remy Cameron.

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February 04 2020     /     26 notes     /     Permalink
The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hitchinson“[Goodreads]
A good friend will bury your body, a best friend will dig you back up.
Dino doesn’t mind spending time with the dead. His parents own a funeral home, and death is...

The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hitchinson

[Goodreads]

A good friend will bury your body, a best friend will dig you back up.

Dino doesn’t mind spending time with the dead. His parents own a funeral home, and death is literally the family business. He’s just not used to them talking back. Until Dino’s ex-best friend July dies suddenly—and then comes back to life. Except not exactly. Somehow July is not quite alive, and not quite dead.

As Dino and July attempt to figure out what’s happening, they must also confront why and how their friendship ended so badly, and what they have left to understand about themselves, each other, and all those grand mysteries of life.

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November 18 2019     /     9 notes     /     Permalink

New video! Check it out, I talk about a couple queer books and a comic!

November 02 2019     /     8 notes     /     Permalink

My newest video in a long while!!! Here I, sharing some thoughts on some of my recent reads! I hope you enjoy!

October 05 2019     /     22 notes     /     Permalink
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: No Future for You“[Goodreads]
Collecting issue #6-10 of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight series.
When a rogue debutant Slayer begins to use her power for evil, Giles is forced to recruit the rebellious Faith, who...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: No Future for You

[Goodreads]

Collecting issue #6-10 of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight series.

When a rogue debutant Slayer begins to use her power for evil, Giles is forced to recruit the rebellious Faith, who isn’t exactly known for her good deeds. Giles offers Faith a clean slate if she can stop this snooty Slayer from wreaking total havoc–that is, if Buffy doesn’t beat her to it.

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September 28 2019     /     5 notes     /     Permalink

The 2019 Lambda Literary Writers Retreat for Emerging LGBTQ Voices: My Time in Queer Literary Heaven!

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A month ago I went to a week-long queer writers retreat and here I will detail my experience! You can learn more about the retreat itself here, but if you want to read my semi-long account of it then keep going!

September 21 2019     /     6 notes     /     Permalink
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home“[Goodreads]
Collects: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight, #1–5
Since the destruction of the Hellmouth, the Slayers-newly legion-have gotten organized and are kicking some serious undead butt. But not...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home

[Goodreads]

Collects: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season Eight, #1–5

Since the destruction of the Hellmouth, the Slayers-newly legion-have gotten organized and are kicking some serious undead butt. But not everything’s fun and firearms, as an old enemy reappears and Dawn experiences some serious growing pains. Meanwhile, one of the “Buffy” decoy slayers is going through major pain of her own.

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September 21 2019     /     11 notes     /     Permalink

Hey! I hope y’all didn’t completely forget about me! I’m finally finding time to read, which I’m thrilled about, so I think I might be finding some sort of balance in life! 

Edit: posted this and lost 4 followers, guess they didn’t want to remember lol

September 20 2019     /     28 notes     /     Permalink
Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian“[Goodreads]
It’s 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing.
Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. He’s terrified...

Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemian

[Goodreads]

It’s 1989 in New York City, and for three teens, the world is changing.

Reza is an Iranian boy who has just moved to the city with his mother to live with his stepfather and stepbrother. He’s terrified that someone will guess the truth he can barely acknowledge about himself. Reza knows he’s gay, but all he knows of gay life are the media’s images of men dying of AIDS.

Judy is an aspiring fashion designer who worships her uncle Stephen, a gay man with AIDS who devotes his time to activism as a member of ACT UP. Judy has never imagined finding romance…until she falls for Reza and they start dating.

Art is Judy’s best friend, their school’s only out and proud teen. He’ll never be who his conservative parents want him to be, so he rebels by documenting the AIDS crisis through his photographs.

As Reza and Art grow closer, Reza struggles to find a way out of his deception that won’t break Judy’s heart–and destroy the most meaningful friendship he’s ever known.

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