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Review also posted at Hollywood News Source.more Just proceed carefully with the gay and T word slurs that were used. Overall: I would recommend Another Word for Happy, it’s my first gay Filipino read which is refreshing. It has always been linked with violence while the community has reclaim the word, please be cautious of using it. These words has been used as a dehumanizing word to Filipino LGBTQ community. Just a PSA because I saw in the glossary: B*yot and b*kla aren’t just a Filipino term for gay, it is a slur. There are people who didn’t chose to be out, they were forced to, and that’s not okay. There are also people who can’t be out because it would put them into an unsafe situation. Some people are completely happy at being in the closet. Some people treat their identity as theirs alone, and that’s okay. Not everyone in the closet loathes themselves, this is a myth. Secondly, there’s this underlying tone how coming out is the “most freest thing you could.” Of course, it’s all about interpretation, I am proud of people who are out, but I want coming out stories to also reveal the other side of the coin.

There’s several things I didn’t agree with. There’s a middle age wlw parental figure. Though, I love how Llanera chose to feature an ensemble of supportive cast. Homophobia, transphobia and, violence against the LGBTQIAP community is alive and thriving. Philippines is a predominately Catholic country. Go listen to it, it’s heart wrenchingly beautiful. I couldn’t think of a better song appropriate for Another Word for Happy besides from Troye Sivan’s Heaven. It’s difficult to read, but I know a lot of religious readers who have been in Caleb’s shoes would be able to resonate with it. He internalized for years about his sexuality conflicting with his religious beliefs. There’s music, poetry, life, and love.Ĭaleb used to be a sacristan. It is a celebration of being proud despite of the circumstances. This book is imperfect but I appreciate the essence of it. The main protagonist is exploring his many firsts such as the kiss, and heartbreak. He’s aloof, has a penchant for bowtie, and a pianist. I feel as if my heart is being gripped by an iron fist.Īnother Word for Happy follows the story of a closeted gay Caleb. For me, it always brings a bittersweet twang. Coming out stories always has something new to bring. The experience might be comparable but there’s nuances. I feel as if my heart is being gripped by an iron Like its title Another Word for Happy balances the exhilarating realism of coming out, and the fun.īooks that center around coming out isn’t the same from one another, and that’s because universal experience for an entire marginalization doesn’t exist. Books that center around coming out isn’t the same from one another, and that’s because universal experience for an entire marginalization doesn’t exist. Like its title Another Word for Happy balances the exhilarating realism of coming out, and the fun. It's a story that sings with hope and joy and possibilities and flawed people managing to do better and forgive each other. It's super positive there isn't a romance HEA but there is very much a sense that he'll get one sooner or later (I would love that book please and thank you), and certainly that his life has immeasurably improved now he knows and loves himself. Coming out is terrifying for Caleb but he finds acceptance, quicker in some places than others, and the book is very much about the confidence and happiness he gains from it. It is nevertheless a very rainbow-tinted book.

(Text includes a few slurs, voiced by the hero trying to get used to them rather than said to him, but jsyk.) This is only the second queer #romanceclass I've read after Don't Tell My Mother, and it makes clear at least some of the social and religious pressure and problems for LGBT+ people in the Philippines, a conservative and largely Catholic country. (Text includes a few slurs, voiced by the hero tr Not a romance, but a romantic YA/NA coming-out story of Caleb, 19yo piano prodigy and bow tie wearer, coming to grips with his sexuality, starting his first relationship, and working through home issues. Not a romance, but a romantic YA/NA coming-out story of Caleb, 19yo piano prodigy and bow tie wearer, coming to grips with his sexuality, starting his first relationship, and working through home issues.