What a brilliant, bonkers, brave book! On the surface, it's a simple story of a queer clown, Cherry, trying to make her way as a performer (I learned loads about clowns, and how hard it is to be a good one). But there are many more themes that the book explores, from bad parenting to the psychology of jokes, hilarious accidents to homophobia, terrible children's parties to the tenderness of unspoken grief, friendship, community, and finding love.
'Stop Me If You've Heard This One' was a lot more than I expected, heartwarming and heartbreaking, funny and fierce, and I really enjoyed it.