A gay former sitcom star becomes summer guardian to his niece and nephew, blending sharp humor with grief and unconventional family bonds.
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A gay former sitcom star becomes summer guardian to his niece and nephew, blending sharp humor with grief and unconventional family bonds.
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Winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor National Bestseller • Wall Street Journal Bestseller • USA Today Bestseller An NPR Book of the Year Finalist for the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus and The Editor comes a warm and deeply funny novel about a once-famous gay sitcom star whose unexpected family tragedy leaves him with his niece and nephew for the summer. Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), has always loved his niece, Maisie,...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Past same-sex partnership grief; light adult innuendo; no explicit sex scenes
Violence & gore
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Off-page fatal car crash and parental cancer death; no graphic violence
Profanity
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Substance use
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Addiction themes; drunk-driver fatality; adult drinking in lifestyle setting
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Gay protagonist central; queer family, neighbors, and identity themes throughout
Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Light themes of queer family and nontraditional caregiving
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Sexual harassment content warning; heavy grief from parent and partner loss
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