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Mr. Acton

Mracton@sfba.club

Joined 4 months, 2 weeks ago

I read primarily queer books. I love everything from basic mlm romances to classic literature to contemporary fiction. I’m slowly trying to add more non-fiction and challenging subject matter, but I don’t need any additional dystopia in my life. My spice tolerance fluctuates, so sometimes I want all the spice and sometimes I can skim over it.

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2025 Reading Goal

90% complete! Mr. Acton has read 47 of 52 books.

Zeyn Joukhadar: The Thirty Names of Night (Paperback, 2021, Atria Books)

Five years after a suspicious fire killed his ornithologist mother, a closeted Syrian American trans …

How different the world would look if it had any mercy toward migrations undertaken as a last resort against annihilation.

The Thirty Names of Night by  (Page 221)

A quote about a world that is more willing to destroy someone than accept their existence.

Steven Rowley: The Guncle (Hardcover, 2021, G.P. Putnam's Sons)

The Guncle charms and heals

Patrick could have easily turned in to a caricature of a gay white man, but each Guncle Rule pulls out more humanity and connection. The kids were well developed and acted appropriately for young children who are unexpectedly taken in by G.U.P. It’s sweet, sassy, emotional, and uplifting. Sometimes we need to get tossed out of our comfort zones to see what we haven’t lost and what we can gain.