LovedI found it very bingeable a very compelling narrative which is full to the brim with pop culture references but also does not shy away from the brutal and gritty realities of a relationship ending
Just by Looking at Him (2022)
Creators: Liked Elliott appears to be living the dream as a successful TV writer with a doting boyfriend. But behind his Instagram filter of a life, he’s grappling with an intensifying alcohol addiction, he can’t seem to stop cheating on his boyfriend with various sex workers, and his cerebral palsy is making him feel like gay Shrek. After falling down a rabbit hole of sex, drinking, and Hollywood backstabbing, Elliott decides to limp his way towards redemption. But facing your demons is easier said than done.
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LikedI really liked Ryan O'Connell's novel just by looking at him if you have seen his Netflix show special this is very much in that vein and the writing is very fun very gay very sexual and very funny as all of those things would be expected from Ryan O'Connell
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Sumire is in love with a woman seventeen years her senior. But whereas Miu is glamorous and successful, Sumire is an aspiring writer who dresses in an oversized second-hand coat and heavy boots like a character in a Kerouac novel.
Sumire spends hours on the phone talking to her best friend K about the big questions in life: what is sexual desire, and should she ever tell Miu how she feels for her? Meanwhile K wonders whether he should confess his own unrequited love for Sumire.
Then, a desperate Miu calls from a small Greek island: Sumire has mysteriously vanished...
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