Candyass

Name: Candyass
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781551526645
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By Nick Comilla

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In Candyass by Nick Comilla, the protagonist navigates the excitement and confusion of youth in Montreal’s vibrant and gritty nightlife scene. This coming-of-age story delves into themes of love, identity, and self-discovery, capturing the raw and often tumultuous journey of finding one's place amidst the chaos of burgeoning adulthood.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

You might enjoy this book if you're drawn to stories exploring identity, relationships, and the dynamic nature of love. With vivid characters and an engaging plot, it's perfect for readers who appreciate a blend of raw emotion and introspective storytelling in their fiction.

Candyass is a coming-of-age novel with hard edges and a soft heart: a striking debut work about what it means to be young, queer, and urban today; a radical chronicle of queer love and desire among millennials, whose feelings and impulses flicker and fade along with the bright lights of the city at night.

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Candyass is a coming-of-age novel with hard edges and a soft heart: a striking debut work about what it means to be young, queer and urban today.

This radical chronicle of queer love and desire captures the experiences of millennials, whose feelings and impulses flicker and fade along with the bright lights of the city at night.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Candyass by Nick Comilla is praised for its contemporary and thought-provoking exploration of modern gay life, offering a fresh and skillfully dissected narrative. Critics describe it as a bold and bittersweet journey, likening it to a queer Casanova travelogue filled with raw emotion. The book's transgressive nature captures the feeling of perpetual loss and discovery, with vivid impressions of love and poetic insights that evoke a range of emotions.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781551526645

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 November 2016

Country: Canada

Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 176

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About the Author

Nick Comilla: Nick Comilla was born on a military base turned ghost town in Rome, NY, and grew up in rural Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the Creative Writing program at Concordia University in Montreal, and completed his MFA in poetry and fiction at The New School in New York. His work has appeared in Lambda Literary, Poetry is Dead, Assaracus and elsewhere.