I believe that Julia Watts framed, Finding H.F., with care and the right amount of everything. Watts understood that this is a hard topic for persons to talk about, let alone have the taboo topic written as a story with relatable characters that one may find in their own family. I believe that this is a topic that needs to be pushed further and not hidden. This is my first time reading a work of art where there is a lesbian protagonist and her gay guy side kick, and I absolutely enjoyed myself. I wish that I had the opportunity to read Finding H.F. when I was a young adult. This story would have given me an insight to the struggle and hardship of growing up gay especially in a town where you are consistently hounded by warped Christians and ethnocentric ideas.
One other aspect that I loved about Julia Watt’s feature of a lesbian protagonist is that she did not cheapen the experience of both a teenager growing up or the homosexual experience. Our ‘Shero’ and her sidekick did not buckle under pressure nor hide to an extent what they are. Watts offers most possible relationships, colors and creeds of characters. This story is full with tangible and tactical journeys, sights, and problems. It is a story for both the young adult and the older reader. It was a wonderful ride!
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Hi Kim!
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. Finding H.F. is a very relatable book that focuses on a topic that our society seems to dismiss because of our taboo and ignorant ideals that homosexuality is obsolete and "wrong". However, Watts recognizes that it is an extremely important topic and a problem, particularly for young adults, and she tackles it as such. Moreover, she does this without trying to take away from the reality of what goes on in the world of an adolescent who is a lesbian or gay. This was also my first time reading a novel about homosexuality among teens and I absolutely loved it! I thoroughly respect this novel, and I, too, wish I had known about more of these works of art when I was younger!
Nikitris