Pronto is filled with cool, slick-talking characters which are Leonard’s bread and butter. When 66-year-old Miami bookmaker Harry Arno is caught in the crosshairs of both the cops and his mob boss, Harry uses all the money he skimmed over the years to disappear. If you’ve read or watched Elmore Leonard’s Get Shorty and Be Cool, then you know what you’re in for with this one.
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Of these narratives, I think the most interesting to watch develop is the relationship between Thom and his dad - particularly, the anxiety Thom experiences over his secrets and the one he thinks is more necessary to hide.Īlso, there’s a scene where Thom masturbates to a photo of his favourite superhero and fails to delete his search history after he panics when his dad unexpectedly comes home - it’s probably one of the most relatable in-the-closet moments I’ve ever read. What’s great about Hero is that it balances entertainment and action (using fight scenes and superhero lore) with thought-provoking narratives on coming out, not fitting in, and working through strained personal relationships. Being one of the first books I discovered to feature a homosexual protagonist who can also heal people, I fell in love with this book immediately.
The story follows Thom Creed as he traverses hiding both his newfound superpowers and his sexuality from his homophobic and disgraced ex-superhero dad.Īs a gay man and literature loser, there was a point in my life where I began seeking out novels that prominently featured gay characters - perhaps to compensate for the lack of gay books while growing up and in the closet.
For anyone interested in a book that features misfits coming together, wholesome lessons in acceptance, genuinely shocking plot twists, and a healthy helping of gayness, this book is the one for you. This winning combination of superheroes and homosexuality makes Perry Moore’s Hero a top-tier book. Submitted by: Juztin Bello, Copy Editor Photo: Goodreads By Juztin Bello, Rodolfo Boskovic, Nicole Magas, Lubaba Mahmud, Zoe Vedova
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