‘The House in the Cerulean Sea’ is about a world with magical creatures. He doesn’t force his ideas on you but still manages to jostle you a bit into changing your mind about things. Klune is a great writer and an empathetic one at that.
A queer himself, the author has weaved a nuanced queer love story into the main plot which is mostly fantasy. This is the book I want to reread this year because I remember feeling really happy while reading it. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T J Klune But you will definitely enjoy this lovely tale of friendship and love. Much of the series is available online and you won’t have to buy the books if you don’t feel like it. It’s such a great representation of a queer relationship and of people coming to terms with their gender identities. Though they are polar opposites, they come together quite beautifully, balancing out each other’s flaws. Charlie is high-strung and an overthinker. The two first meet at a British all-boys grammar school. We are introduced to Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring. The artwork gets considerably better from the second book onwards but the story grips you right from the start. The story, which is cute and heartwarming, tackles crucial issues like abuse and homophobia. There are four volumes in this graphic novel series and each book is so short that you can breeze through one in a day. Here I’m recommending three books that will give you the nudge you need to try and be more open about gender and understand that it’s just a man-made construct. It can tweak people’s thinking and how they see things. Our society is limited by its narrow mindset. Despite introducing a ‘third gender’ or ‘other’ category in our citizenship and passport, the truth remains that Nepal’s LGBTIQA+ community faces discrimination on a daily basis. In 2007, the Supreme Court of Nepal ordered the government to recognize same-sex marriages.
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