If You Still Recognise Me

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I was lucky enough to be given early access to Cynthia So’s debut novel ‘If You Still Recognise Me’, an incredible queer coming of age story, that had me so hooked I finished it in a single sitting!

Every single page in this book felt important to me and I seriously would not mind reading everything all over again (which is super rare for me as I’ve never re-read any book so far). Deciding how to broach her feelings for Ada with her, someone from her past makes a reappearance; her old best friend Joan who moved to Hong Kong and then ghosted her is the last person Elsie expected to see in Oxford and they certainly have some catching up to do. If You Still Recognise Me follows Elsie, an 18 year old bisexual girl, on a journey of self discovery and. They are also one of the new voices in Proud, an anthology of LGBTQ+ YA stories, poems, and art by LGBTQ+ creators, published by Stripes in March 2019. i read if you still recognise me at the most apt time: while knee deep in the trenches of yet another fandom hyperfixation—a string of words that some might not entirely understand or relate to, but i think you do.It was really fascinating to read about and it’s not a topic that I see many young adult books tackle.

At one point of the book, Joan explains how there isn't really any queer rep in Hong Kong and the effect this has on her homophobic dad. I’ve been asking myself this since I first read the book nearly a year ago and I’m not getting any closer to an answer. Refreshing, relatable and raw in its honesty, this is the book I wish I'd had as a queer teen discovering my identity.With a mystery to solve, a trail to follow, comics to read, family secrets to uncover, holidays by the sea and a heartwarming sapphic romance, this book is a celebration of friendship, fandom and identity. I firmly believe that this book deserves to be the next big thing in queer YA and I hope its upcoming US release will help get it there, or, at the very least, into the hands of the readers who need it most. good to know about some relationships developing too quickly, i always have issues with that too haha. This book involving an estranged childhood friend who moved oceans away but then meeting each other again just to realize you're both queer and the Feelings(TM) You had for each other is NOT PLATONIC literally is me.

It celebrates LGBT+ identities and queer art, particularly the comic Elsie and her internet friends love (that I would honestly like to read myself!

This story tackles topics like grief, complicated relationships with family members, toxic relationships, and discovering your place in the world. I thought this story was going to be a light, cheesy romance and I was pleasantly surprised by how this book was so much more than that. This wonderful book is both a tender coming-of-age romance and a tapestry of queer identity that spans oceans, generations, and stages of life … Suffused with queer wistfulness and the ache to be known, So’s debut is as intimate and revelatory as the first touch of a first crush’s hand. She knows things Elsie has forgotten or never knew to begin with, and I was very grateful to learn things along with her, particularly about the kinds of labels used by queer people there.