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All the Better Part of Me af Molly Ringle
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All the Better Part of Me (udgave 2019)

af Molly Ringle (Forfatter)

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Against a backdrop of '80s new wave songs and the landscapes of London and Seattle, a young actor in the modern day tackles his bisexuality as he finds himself falling for his best friend. It's an inconvenient time for Sinter Blackwell to realize he's bisexual. He's a twenty-five-year-old American actor working in London, living far away from his disapproving parents in the Pacific Northwest, and enjoying a flirtation with his director Fiona. But he can't deny that his favorite parts of each day are the messages from his gay best friend Andy in Seattle-whom Sinter once kissed when they were fifteen. Finally, he decides to return to America to visit Andy and discover what's between them, if anything. He isn't seeking love, and definitely doesn't want drama. But both love and drama seem determined to find him. Family complications soon force him into the most consequential decisions of his life, threatening all his most important relationships: with Andy, Fiona, his parents, and everyone else who's counting on him. Choosing the right role to play has never been harder.… (mere)
Medlem:Charlotte_Kinzie
Titel:All the Better Part of Me
Forfattere:Molly Ringle (Forfatter)
Info:Central Avenue Publishing (2019), Edition: None, 288 pages
Samlinger:Dit bibliotek
Vurdering:*****
Nøgleord:Ingen

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This is a bisexual romance between actor Sinter and his best friend, Andy. This is a great story about self-discovery, the difficulty with coming to terms with your identity, and coming out years after most expect it. My only issue is that this was written by a self-proclaimed straight woman, so there's nothing own-voices about this. ( )
  managedbybooks | May 3, 2022 |
Ok so first things first, I love the cover. Because it's the bi flag, and that just makes me so happy.

I was super excited to read this. A book about a bisexual that actually uses the word bisexual?! So many books/movies/shows imply bisexuality but refuse to label the character, or imply bisexuality and then outright deny it. And when bisexuality is explicitly written about, it's usually about women. Both in fiction and in real life, bi men are underrepresented and ignored, or assumed 'actually gay' or 'actually straight'. (This happens to women as well, but I think it happens particularly to men.) So yeah, just the premise made me excited. Now, I usually prefer to read own voices books, where the writer has similar experiences to the characters. I find that the most authentic stories are written this way. But also, I do strongly believe that writers should write whatever they want, no topics off limit, because if you only wrote your own experiences then you'd be super limited in what you get to explore through fiction. So I went into this with a small backseat worry that it wouldn't feel sincere, or authentic. I'm glad to say that that fear was completely unfounded. I love Sinter, I love Andy, and I loved this story.

Why did I love Sinter so much? Maybe because I grew up in a similar scene. An emo teen figuring things out in a religious environment. The eyeliner, references to noughties emo bands like MCR, I felt an immediate kinship with Sinter. But I'm also so glad this story wasn't another teen coming out story, because I've been finding it hard to find good queer fiction about adults around my own age.

I immediately liked Sinter's voice. I found the book easy to read, his voice distinct, and funny. I found the other characters interesting as well. I felt like, although the book was from Sinter's perspective, I got little snippets of the other characters' lives. They all felt real to me.

And then the plot had me hooked. It was so dramatic, with twists and turns, and I was gripped the whole time. I read the book in two sittings. It would have been one, if I hadn't had to work and sleep! It stomped on my heart, but also made me super happy. I got romance and drama and heartbreak and more drama and more romance and it was just great.

At first I found the text conversations a little jarring. Text convos are not usually something I particularly like in books. But when your two characters are an ocean apart, they need to be able to talk to each other. After a few chapters I got used to the mechanics and they didn't continue to bother me.

I really did love this book, and I'm so happy and grateful I got to read it. I'm looking forward to reading more from Molly Ringle.

I'll leave you with my two favourite lines that made me actually laugh out loud.

'I wasn't gay or bi, just deeply Anglophilic.' 'It wasn't Daniel I was snogging that night, it was the United Kingdom.'
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  crimsonraider | Apr 1, 2021 |
My review will be posted on my blog on July 15, 2019

Sinter Blackwell is an American actor living in London when we first meet him. After a chance meeting with an industry colleague, he lands himself a role in a New Wave era movie – and that suits his style just fine. As Sinter explores the world of film making and gets to know his boss, Fiona more intimately… thoughts of his gay-best-friend Andy plague him. As Andy tries to sort through his changing feelings towards Andy, his intimate encounter with Fiona and his complex family dynamics… things get interesting.

My thoughts bit: This is a complex tale about figuring out who you are when life keeps tossing you curveballs. Sinter is a lovely character. He is one of those folks who walk the line in terms of gender and personal awareness. He wears a bit of makeup and is comfortable with it, at fifteen he offered to kiss his gay best friend when he found out he had never been kissed, and his head is a lovely place for a narrative!

Andy and Sinter have been best friends for years. Andy is gay and lives in Seattle, and at the beginning of the novel, Sinter is living in London as he pursues a career in acting. Sinter is a bewildered when he finds himself thinking of Andy … differently. He wants to hear from him, begins to find his thoughts wandering to kisses and touches. His exploration and confusion are sweet and I loved the way it was written.

Sinter’s family are about as far away from supportive as parents could get in terms of his “lifestyle” so he finds himself in a confusing place of not knowing what he wants, or who he wants it with. As Sinter explores his feelings and wants, he begins to feel the pressure to “come out” rather than pulling other people back into the closet with him.

Once Sinter moves back to Seattle, and takes Andy’s spare bedroom, their relationship begins to morph. Sure, the timing of Sinter exploring the fact that he’s probably bisexual could be better…but he’s open to it and Andy is certainly on board. But, keeping things emotion-free seems like a wise choice. Until it isn’t.

"But that kiss tonight had been amazing, an essentially perfect kiss, and a perfect kiss can make you feel like the rest of life is about to fall effortlessly into place." – Sinter in All The Better Part of Me

Ringle has written a lovely, in-depth exploration of a character trying to figure out his sexual orientation while at the same time, attempting to maintain his relationship with a conservative family.

There’s a twist in the plot about two-thirds of the way through that really throws a wrench into Sinter’s life. All the things he has been working towards seem to be unraveling before his eyes.

This book was a joy to read. Oh! and the titles are named after songs from the New Wave era. ( )
  KinzieThings | Jun 16, 2020 |
*This review contains major spoilers of the book, so be aware of that when reading this review*
I received an eARC of this book through Netgalley, in exchange for my honest review.
No better way to put it then from the words of the author herself, “What a clusterfuck.” – Chapter 33
The story is set around 2 best friends since high school, now adults in their mid-20s, Sinter ( Leading Character) and Andy, which chronicles them both coming out to each other at 2 separate times. Andy being the 1st who comes out to him when he’s 15 years old, tells that he likes him, followed by Sinter saying he’s not Gay in fact, but would do his best friend a favor and kiss him, which leads to the both of them getting caught by Sinters parents who are Super conservative, religious and against anything un natural.
We move to present time, Sinter is living in London, working at a pub, and a struggling actor trying to land the next big role. Finally he’s approached by Fiona who happens to come into the pub that he works at, and offers him a gig, which of course you guess it, he got the part, which is set in the 80s which he would be playing the leading roll.
He and Andy still talk every day, through text messages and facetime or selfie
The format of the story well written, very modernized, how the actual 21 generation talk to each other, it’s all text and emoji. I get it. I liked it, and throughout the whole novel, it’s about 80% text messages and narratives from Sinter the leading character. Forward through a few chapters, and we come across him hooking with Fiona, who casted him as lead for the movie. SPOILER: She gets pregnant by him and reveals later on in the story and it’s a big mess.
Throughout the story, you have Sinter questioning his sexuality, not sure if he’s gay or just confused, later on throughout the story we find out that he’s pretty much obsessed with his best friend and finally comes out to him as bi. He winds up moving in with him to Seattle, and they end up screwing around the whole time. Friends with Benefits, you would say. No Drama, No attachment.
Forward through all of that and we get to Sinter still in denial about who he is, sexually. He’s scared of what people will think about him, he doesn’t have the support from his parents who are against it not like Andy’s parents who are accepting of it all.
By mid-way of the novel, it’s come to conclusion that Sinter suffers not only from Anxiety, but from PTSD too, lots of references or clues.
Close to the end of the story, Andy gives Sinter the ultimatum, either come out or loose me, basically it’s what he said, he wasn’t going to be hurt again., and well a huge catastrophic event happens that forces Sinter to come out, to the point where the 1st person he calls is his Mom and tells her everything, even coming out.
We are at the end of the story which I wish would have been way better then what it was. It was too predictable, but no less it was a good read. Lots of crazy twists.
Pre-Order your copy now, out Sept 3, 2019 ( )
  tomasitoreads | Aug 28, 2019 |
My review will be posted on my blog on July 15, 2019

Sinter Blackwell is an American actor living in London when we first meet him. After a chance meeting with an industry colleague, he lands himself a role in a New Wave era movie – and that suits his style just fine. As Sinter explores the world of film making and gets to know his boss, Fiona more intimately… thoughts of his gay-best-friend Andy plague him. As Andy tries to sort through his changing feelings towards Andy, his intimate encounter with Fiona and his complex family dynamics… things get interesting.

My thoughts bit: This is a complex tale about figuring out who you are when life keeps tossing you curveballs. Sinter is a lovely character. He is one of those folks who walk the line in terms of gender and personal awareness. He wears a bit of makeup and is comfortable with it, at fifteen he offered to kiss his gay best friend when he found out he had never been kissed, and his head is a lovely place for a narrative!

Andy and Sinter have been best friends for years. Andy is gay and lives in Seattle, and at the beginning of the novel, Sinter is living in London as he pursues a career in acting. Sinter is a bewildered when he finds himself thinking of Andy … differently. He wants to hear from him, begins to find his thoughts wandering to kisses and touches. His exploration and confusion are sweet and I loved the way it was written.

Sinter’s family are about as far away from supportive as parents could get in terms of his “lifestyle” so he finds himself in a confusing place of not knowing what he wants, or who he wants it with. As Sinter explores his feelings and wants, he begins to feel the pressure to “come out” rather than pulling other people back into the closet with him.

Once Sinter moves back to Seattle, and takes Andy’s spare bedroom, their relationship begins to morph. Sure, the timing of Sinter exploring the fact that he’s probably bisexual could be better…but he’s open to it and Andy is certainly on board. But, keeping things emotion-free seems like a wise choice. Until it isn’t.

"But that kiss tonight had been amazing, an essentially perfect kiss, and a perfect kiss can make you feel like the rest of life is about to fall effortlessly into place." – Sinter in All The Better Part of Me

Ringle has written a lovely, in-depth exploration of a character trying to figure out his sexual orientation while at the same time, attempting to maintain his relationship with a conservative family.

There’s a twist in the plot about two-thirds of the way through that really throws a wrench into Sinter’s life. All the things he has been working towards seem to be unraveling before his eyes.

This book was a joy to read. Oh! and the titles are named after songs from the New Wave era. ( )
  Charlotte_Kinzie | Jun 20, 2019 |
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Against a backdrop of '80s new wave songs and the landscapes of London and Seattle, a young actor in the modern day tackles his bisexuality as he finds himself falling for his best friend. It's an inconvenient time for Sinter Blackwell to realize he's bisexual. He's a twenty-five-year-old American actor working in London, living far away from his disapproving parents in the Pacific Northwest, and enjoying a flirtation with his director Fiona. But he can't deny that his favorite parts of each day are the messages from his gay best friend Andy in Seattle-whom Sinter once kissed when they were fifteen. Finally, he decides to return to America to visit Andy and discover what's between them, if anything. He isn't seeking love, and definitely doesn't want drama. But both love and drama seem determined to find him. Family complications soon force him into the most consequential decisions of his life, threatening all his most important relationships: with Andy, Fiona, his parents, and everyone else who's counting on him. Choosing the right role to play has never been harder.

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