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Making It

Autor Laura Kay
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 iul 2024

În „Making It”, tensiunea centrală nu se naște doar din contrastul dintre liniștea din Margate și efervescența din East London, ci mai ales din lupta dintre ambiția profesională a lui Issy și fragilitatea propriei sănătăți mintale. Remarcăm cum Laura Kay construiește o protagonistă care, deși primește jobul visat într-un studio de artă, trebuie să navigheze un teritoriu minat de prime experiențe: de la atracția pentru o colegă de apartament superbă, până la relația complicată cu o șefă greu de descifrat. Subliniem abordarea onestă a autoarei asupra conceptului de „gay and depressed”, transformând o etichetă auto-asumată într-o explorare profundă a identității queer contemporane. Considerăm că ritmul narațiunii echilibrează perfect momentele de umor spumos cu cele de vulnerabilitate extremă. Cititorul care a apreciat modul în care personajul Izzy din If You Could See Me Now de Keris Stainton își reconstruiește viața după o serie de eșecuri profesionale și sentimentale va găsi aici o regăsire de sine similară — dar într-un context mult mai ancorat în realitățile comunității LGBTQ+ și în provocările anxietății moderne. Față de lucrările sale anterioare, precum The Split, unde accentul cădea pe vindecarea după o despărțire, sau Wild Things, care explora dragostea neîmpărtășită între prieteni, „Making It” pare a fi cel mai matur efort al autoarei. Laura Kay rafinează aici tema „coming-of-age” la vârsta adultă, demonstrând că a-ți găsi locul în lume nu este un eveniment singular, ci un proces continuu de negociere cu propriile temeri. Este un roman despre curajul de a fi vizibil atunci când tot ce vrei este să rămâi mic, scris cu o căldură care transformă experiența lecturii într-o îmbrățișare necesară.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780593470077
ISBN-10: 0593470079
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 224 x 203 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte oricui caută o poveste de dragoste contemporană care nu ignoră realitatea complexă a sănătății mintale. Cititorul câștigă o perspectivă empatică asupra a ceea ce înseamnă să „reușești” (to make it) atunci când cel mai mare obstacol ești tu însuți. Este o lectură esențială pentru fanii genului romcom care își doresc personaje queer autentice, dialoguri inteligente și un echilibru perfect între lacrimi și hohote de râs.


Despre autor

Laura Kay este o scriitoare stabilită în East London, a cărei voce a devenit de referință în jurnalismul cultural britanic, publicând în publicații precum The Guardian și DIVA Magazine. Cariera sa literară a fost lansată sub auspiciile programului PRH WriteNow, unde a dezvoltat romanul de debut The Split, nominalizat ulterior la Polari First Novel Prize. Cu „Making It”, autoarea își consolidează statutul de „regină a romcom-ului gay”, continuând să exploreze cu umor și sensibilitate temele prieteniei și ale identității în contextul urban modern.


Notă biografică

LAURA KAY is the author of Wild Things, The Split, and Tell Me Everything. She lives in East London.

Descriere scurtă

From the author of Wild Things comes a heartwarming and relatable queer rom-com about an isolated young woman whose artistic celebration of her pet chinchilla suddenly launches her into the professional art world, reality TV fame, and first love. Isobel's life is small: just her, her mum, and her pet chinchilla, Abigail, in their council flat on the Kentish coast. After physical and mental health scares in her teens, Issy, now twenty-eight, has kept things that way on purpose, only deviating from routine when her part-time job at a paint-your-own pottery studio demands it, or when she's inspired to create art of Abigail: knitted Abigails, sculptural Abigails, delicately rendered paintings of Abigail. When the Abigails earn the attention of famous artist and reality TV star Elizabeth Staggs, Issy is awestruck and a little alarmed. These emotions compound when Elizabeth makes Issy an unexpected offer: move to London and work for a year shadowing Elizabeth as she produces her hit arts documentary series. Terrified but determined, Issy agrees, and soon finds herself sharing a flat with a crew of boisterous roommates who welcome her into their queer enclave and attempt to mentor her in the city's wide world of romantic possibilities. Issy can't help but wish that one roommate--gorgeous and cool aspiring actress, Robin--might make her mentorship a bit more hands on...even while, at work, she struggles under the guidance of Elizabeth's harsh and exacting young producer, Aubrey. But when Elizabeth seizes on Issy's idea to structure the upcoming season around a group of outsider artists, Issy finds both her work and love lives growing more complicated by the day, whether she's ready or not. The Isobel Project is a nuanced and life affirming look at living with depression and of finding, as we all deserve to, self-acceptance, community, and love.

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The must-read romcom about friendship, love and finding yourself, perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Bolu Babalola.


Issy is an artist but the world doesn't know it yet.



As someone who self-identifies as 'gay and depressed', Issy keeps her life in Margate small: her mum, her chinchilla, her reliable routine.

So when she is offered her dream job at an artist's studio, Issy knows it's time to open herself up to more.

Moving to East London, Issy has a lot of firsts to catch up on - navigating a crush on her gorgeous housemate, dating, sex, and obsessing over her boss who she just can't seem to figure out.

As pressure mounts, people keep telling Issy she can do anything she sets her mind to. But what if her mind refuses to cooperate . . . ?

'A masterful love letter to queer joy' Justin Myers, author of The Fake-Up

'Heartbreaking, hopeful, funny. Rarely have I rooted so hard for a character. I loved it!' Suzi Ruffell


Hear what everyone's saying about Making It!


'I adored Making It . . . Truly nuanced, sensitive and warm-hearted' Emma Hughes, author of It's Complicated

'Absolutely brilliant - a warm, witty, moving novel from the queen of the gay rom-com!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

'Hopeful and hilarious, gentle and wise . . . with squeal-out-loud romantic lines that had me swooning' Lily Lindon, author of Double Booked

'One of my standouts for 2024' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

'Tender, wonderfully funny and desperately human' Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of Make You Mine This Christmas

'Made me laugh and sob in the same chapter . . . a delightful read, and one I would heartily recommend' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

'A gorgeous feel-good romcom that brought back all the feels . . . the perfect coming-of-age-when-you-leave-home novel' Tania Tay, author of The Other Woman

'Warm, wholesome, moving and enjoyable. I absolutely loved this book' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

Recenzii

Heartbreaking, hopeful, funny. Rarely have I rooted so hard for a character. I loved it!
I adored Making It. Brilliantly and truthfully rendered friendships, flirtations and workplace dramas . . . But it's also a truly nuanced, sensitive and warm-hearted portrait of living with mental illness
Hopeful and hilarious, gentle and wise . . . with squeal-out-loud romantic lines that had me swooning
Making It is a masterful love letter to queer joy. It's witty, uplifting, and tackles tricky situations with a wonderfully warm touch. Laura's talent shines on this one. She really is the future of queer romcoms
Kay is an auto-buy author for me. Making It is tender, wonderfully funny and desperately human
Hooray! The queen of queer romcoms is back . . . this witty, moving and ultimately life-affirming novel is about love, friendship and finding yourself
A gorgeous feel-good romcom that brought back all the feels I felt when I first left home. Issy is an adorable, warm and relatable character. She's a talented artist who suffers from depression and often feels out of synch with the world and her peers. But she falls in love with the world and everything that's out there . . . as well as her stunning flatmate...

Making It is the perfect coming-of-age-when-you-leave-home novel. And I wish I could have one of her knitted chinchillas . . .

This book is a masterpiece! It's a sensitively drawn, powerful portrayal of queer life with mental illness and finding a way out through creativity. It's funny, uplifting and romantic, plus no one does queer friendships like Laura Kay. I know I say this every time but this is DEFINITELY her best book yet!
A heartwarming new novel from the author of Wild Things and The Split
A gorgeous feel-good romcom that brought back all the feels . . . the perfect coming-of-age-when-you-leave-home novel
This book is a masterpiece . . . funny, uplifting and romantic