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Despite being a person who loves to throw around clown as a catch all insult I enjoyed the heck out of this book Cherry for all her flaws is one of Arnett s most compelling protagonists Many thanks to NetGalley for the ARC Kristen Arnett Classic Kristen Arnett This was heartfelt hilarious and engrossing Loved it We need queer clowns Haha Kristen Arnett From the New York Times bestselling author of Mostly Dead Things a sparkling and funny new novel of entertainment ambition art and love Cherry Hendricks might be down on her luck but she can write the book on what makes something funny she s a professional clown who creates raucous zany fun at gigs all over Orlando Between her clowning and her shifts at an aquarium store for extra cash she s always hustling Not to mention balancing her judgmental mother her messy love life and her equally messy community of fellow performers Things start looking up when Cherry meets Margot the Magnificent a much older lesbian magician who seems to have worked out the lines between art business and life and has a slick successful career to prove it With Margot s mentorship and industry connections Cherry is sure to take her art to the next level Plus Margot is sexy as hell It s not long before Cherry must decide how much she s willing to risk for Margot and for her own explosive new act and what kind of clown she wants to be under her suit Equal parts bravado tenderness and humor and bursting with misfits magicians musicians and mimes Stop Me If You ve Heard This One is a masterpiece of comedic fiction that asks big questions about art and performance friendship and community and the importance of timing in jokes and in life Stop Me If Youve Heard This OneY all had me at lesbian clowns No but seriously I will say I laughed out loud while reading a book and not actually mean it just be saying it to get some general emotion across but I laughed my ass off reading this Cherry is my icon my hero my minimum wage creative woman legend She s real she s funny she s self aware TO AN EXTENT I love the way she analyzes her craft This was such an easy read and I love the setting of Florida and what it s like to be queer in Florida but also how much of a character Florida is in a sense Going to recommend this to every clown I know metaphorical or not Thank you Kristen Arnett you legend you Kristen Arnett Kristen Arnett is a one of a kind author I had to reread the ending of WITH TEETH a couple of times Her latest seems straightforward but her writing is still top notch I have no interest in clowns or clowning but I still think this is a darn good novel Humor pathos and lesbians included She has great and shall we say quirky characters that you might have some trouble relating to but you ve got to respect them Here s hoping Cherry and the gang keep living their best lives NetGalley Kristen Arnett Sorry to brag but I was the original fan of this novel That Kristen Arnett just keeps on getting better and better I love being her number one fangirl You re not ready for how hard this book will make you laugh and FEEL Kristen Arnett Simply reviewing my own book like a totally normal person thank you for reading everyone I appreciate you 3 Kristen Arnett Holy shit here it is the hot lesbian clown novel I didn t know I needed in my life Let s be honest I m not the biggest fan of clowns and am I the only one NO Before reading this book I may have even said at some point I hate clowns Meet Cherry a 28 year old lesbian living in Orlando who has an appetite for MILFS a terrible relationship with her lesbian mother and for whom clowning is a form of extreme art to clown well you must embrace the light smile and the dark heart Thanks to Kristen Arnett my relationship with clowns is forever changed Arnett puts on a damn good show in these pages one that is sexy and outrageous hilarious and profound I m going to tell everyone about this book while performing jazz hands which seems appropriate considering Arnett s witty farcical humor positively snaps and sizzles on the page Kristen Arnett