Sketchtasy

Name: Sketchtasy
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781551527291
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By Mattilda aka Matt Bernstein Sycamore

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Sketchtasy by Mattilda aka Matt Bernstein Sycamore explores the vibrant yet tumultuous queer culture of 1990s Boston, centred around a young protagonist named Alexa. Set against a backdrop of nightlife, drugs, and introspection, the novel delves into the search for identity, community, and a sense of belonging in a world that often feels alienating and frantic. Through Alexa's journey, the story captures the intensity and contradictions of growing up queer during this era.
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If you’re drawn to stories that vividly explore the complexities of identity, the vibrancy of underground cultures, and the struggles of queer communities in the 1990s, this book offers a raw and authentic dive into those worlds. With its unique narrative style, it captures the chaos and intimacy of a transformative era, making it an evocative read for those interested in exploring the intersections of personal and societal change.

Sketchtasy

Meet Alexa: a resilient twenty-one-year-old queen who lives without rules or apologies.

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Meet Alexa: a resilient twenty-one-year-old queen who lives without rules or apologies.

Sketchtasy takes place in that late-night moment when everything comes together, and everything falls apart: it's an urgent, glittering, devastating novel about the perils of queer world-making in the mid-'90s.

This is Boston in 1995, a city defined by a rabid fear of difference. Alexa, an incisive twenty-one-year-old queen, faces everyday brutality with determined nonchalance. Rejecting middle-class pretensions, she negotiates past and present traumas with a scathing critique of the world. Drawn to the ecstasy of drugged-out escapades, Alexa searches for nourishment in a gay culture bonded by clubs and conformity, wilful apathy, and the spectre of AIDS. Is there any hope for communal care?

Sketchtasy brings 1990s gay culture startlingly back to life, as Alexa and her friends grapple with the impact of growing up at a time when desire and death are intertwined. With an intoxicating voice and unruly cadence, this is a shattering, incandescent novel that conjures the pain and pageantry of struggling to imagine a future.

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The novel by Mattilda aka Matt Bernstein Sycamore has been hailed for its vivid and raw prose, capturing experiences with emotional depth and a distinctive voice. Reviewers have lauded its evocation of the 1990s Boston nightclub scene, noting the author's masterful command of language that makes the narrative both gripping and transcendentally beautiful. Celebrated as a queer literary classic, the book is described as a dynamic and unforgettable exploration of identity and connection.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781551527291

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 November 2018

Country: Canada

Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore is the award-winning author of a memoir and three novels, and the editor of five non-fiction anthologies. Her memoir The End of San Francisco won a Lambda Literary Award, and her most recent anthology, Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?, was an American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book. Sketchtasy is her third novel.