I have a big fondness for Dumplin', mostly because of the Netflix movie though I also remember really liking the book. I don't really remember much of the companion book Puddin', but I also remember liking that. This book fits right in, it was a fun feel-good story with a good message. I really liked Waylon as the main character. I liked the side characters too and enjoyed it whenever characters from the previous books showed up.The story was sweet and optimistic. I enjoyed it a lot. I really th...

julie murphy is releasing another book in the dumplin' universe and the protagonist is a fat queer boy. god is real.

4.5 stars! Waylon is a fat openly gay teen living in a small town in Texas. After getting some shocking news about his sister, Waylon makes an audition video for his favorite drag tv show. Except somehow the entire school sees the video and Waylon is nominated as a joke for Prom Queen as well as his sister’s girlfriend, Hannah who is nominated for Prom King. Waylon and Hannah decide to run with it and leave high school with a bang.Julie Murphy is one of my favorite young adult writers of this t

even though i’ve never lived in the south, there is something about julie murphy’s clover city books that feel like home. as soon as you open the cover and read a few pages, you feel as if you already know the main characters, have known them your whole life instead of merely just having been introduced to them. and with the protagonist being a fat, gay kid who dabbles in drag? what more could a reader possibly ask for? each of the characters are bursting with life and personality. even when the...

TOTAL READING TIME: 3 hours, 27 minutes.Okay, I'm not sure why this has the highest average rating for a book set in the Dumplin' universe but I was a bit underwhelmed with the plot itself. The characters and their dynamics were great and I loved them but I found the story to be lacking and a bit boring. I thought this would have a big focus on the drag side of things but I found that it mostly focused on boring prom court stuff and Waylon moping about Clem going to college in Georgia. IDK, mayb...

WAYLON BREWER NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS - HE IS THE CINNAMONEST OF CINNAMON ROLLS

Holy hell! Pumpkin , Julie Murphy's latest book, is an absolutely amazing book about living your life as unabashedly you as you can.Waylon Brewer is a flamboyantly gay (and fat) high school senior from a small Texas town. Being gay at his high school isn’t ideal but it’s not too traumatizing; while he has to endure some taunting, having his twin sister Clementine (who is also gay) by his side makes everything more endurable.“There are times when I feel like I can’t be me. I can’t simply exist...

This was delightful. In a particularly horrific week, this was both a comfort and also something I wanted to avoid because I did not want to deal with something so happy, hopefully and optimistic.Very enjoyable, although I wanted moahr.Full RTC.I received this ARC from NetGalley for an honest review

I'm about to be petty in this damn review because I just read through some reviews and the audacity that people have It's making me angry.Someone else in the review literally said that there was too much diversity here. That there was too many queer identities and it was unrealistic. You know what? Fuck that bullshit. I am so exhausted of cis gay older men complaining about different labels and gender identity and having to confront racism and transphobia in aphobia within the queer community. H...

I don't know what it is about this series, but I just love it so much! I think Julie Murphy just excels at writing a great high school experience or even lack of, and then making it queer. I just cannot fully express how much I love these books, and this one was no exception. Just the cover alone makes my heart so happy!Waylon is a gay teen who has lived in this small texas town his whole life. When his sister also came out when he did, he thought it made them closer. He and Clem are best friend...

“When the world isn’t selling what you’re looking to buy, you just have to take it upon yourself to cut your own pattern.” Actual footage of me logging onto the library website Tuesday morning to check if I was first in line for this book . . . . It’s not easy to be a fat gay boy in Clover City, Texas, but with the help of supporting parents, an excellent grammy and his twin sister Clementine, Waylan has managed to make it all the way to the end of his senior year. He’s counting down the

It’s like all of the complaints I had from the previous two books were listened to and implemented in the most heavy handed yet bland way. I can only describe this reading experience as entering a fugue state. I laughed once, making it necessarily better than Puddin', so it gets two stars.One thing that made me very uncomfortable was that race (and gender and sexuality) is mentioned constantly. Waylon is always telling us, and reminding us, what race someone is. All. The. Time. Nonstop throughou...

giving this a pre-release 5 stars because someone gave it 1 star for no reason whatsoever and because of that the average rating is a 1 star and we absolutely hate to see it. will delete the rating as soon as actual ratings and reviews of the book come in 💜

Five big, fat, fabulous stars for the YA novel with the hero of my dreams.Julie Murphy, author of the bestseller Dumplin’ (yes, the basis of THAT Netflix film) brings us back to Clover City, Texas for one last hurrah in PUMPKIN. It’s the story of Waylon Brewer: a fat, openly gay boy who is ready to live his truth. He’s a senior in high school, and he’s ready to leave this town behind and ride away with his twin sister. But when his plans go awry, a late-night decision inspires him to instead aud...

yess I was stoked to get an ARC of this! I love Julie Murphy's funny, warmhearted, fat-positive books. I love that this opens with Waylon's love of a clear analogue of RuPaul's Drag Race and a clear call-out of RuPaul's ongoing fatphobia (among other issues). That show is popular with a lot of teens (LGBTQ+ and otherwise) who I think will love reading about it and relate to Waylon's feelings about it. I also love that it shows teen ambivalence toward college and acknowledges that that doesn't ne...

The Dumplin' universe is one of my absolute favorites. Reading this was like stepping into a warm hug.

Omg so good! Loved it!

This is the third book set in this universe and so far I’ve loved them all. This one was a little bit of a slower start for me, but it made up for that in the second half when I couldn’t stop turning the pages. I love this optimistic fictional town of Clover city where those who are weird find more acceptance and success than hate. This volume centers around a fabulous senior named Waylon who is a fat, gay, teen with aspirations of getting into drag. When Waylon and his twin sister’s girlfriend

Do you ever get the urge to hug a book when you finish reading it because you loved it so much? This one is such a terrific coming of age story and my favorite book in the Dumplin' book series. The main character, Waylon Brewer, aka Pumpkin, just captured my heart. Waylon is a high school senior and lives in small town in West Texas. He's overweight and openly gay and he is no stranger to getting picked on. Waylon is looking forward to moving to Austin with his twin sister, Clementine, after the...

4 starsPumpkin' is the third book in Julie Murphy's 'Dumplin' series and I enjoyed it so much! It was such a fun read. Pumpkin', also known as high school senior Waylon is nominated for Prom Queen, along with his sister's girlfriend Hannah who is up for King. These two are told they can drop out, but they decide to go along with it and campaign. I loved the journey Waylon went on while doing this. He learned so much about himself and let people in, which is something he rarely did before this. T...