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ATDrake · 07-31-2015, 04:12 PM

Taxi Rojo: A Tijuana Tale by Lambda Literary Award-winner Erik Orrantia is his literary personal self-discovery drama set in the subtitular city in Mexico with strong LGBT and Hispanic/Latino identity exploration themes, starring an unlikely group of assorted individuals from various genders, orientations, and walks of life coming together as their lives intertwine in the wake of a local disaster, narratively examining their relationships to each other and their surrounding communities and culture, free courtesy of LGBT specialty publisher Lethe Press (Wikipedia).

Currently free (and DRM-free), probably just for the next couple of days @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everyplace serviced by Amazon worldwide as part of their KDP Select exclusive-or-else thing).

And this has been the (late!) selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day.

Because while there was some other nifty-looking stuff offered today, this one looked the most interesting as when it comes to self-discovery identity dramas examining the intersectional links and conflicts between heritage and community and family and individuality, I do kind of like to have more variables in the personal/cultural equation.

Enjoy!

(And now, off to finish cramming the remains of the Hugo Voter Packet so I can see if I properly vote for something besides "No Award" in various categories.)

Description
Tijuana: melting pot of Mexico, gateway to Baja California. Two million souls struggle for survival, each searching for a way to become...something, anything better. Fate brings a few strangers together one night in a crowded taxi rojo.

When the red taxi crashes down a canyon, it creates a connection between the passengers that, like the international border within sight of the crash, draws a line between triumph and defeat, hopelessness and perseverance, life and death.

Boyfriends Rigo and Cristian confront their demons when a supposedly innocuous tryst gets out of control. Pancha looks for love in a complex world of ambiguous gender and sexual identity. Toni's biggest problem is self-acceptance in a culture that has ingrained in him the idea that real men are macho and self-sufficient. Julia's faith is challenged as she toils to make a living and support her disabled sister, while feeling paralyzed by her sense of responsibility and lingering guilt.

Even in Tijuana, light can be found in the darkness. Facing fears and giving of oneself pave the road to strength and freedom, while stubbornness and denial lead only to demise.

07-31-2015, 04:12 PM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (Kindle DRM-free) Taxi Rojo [Hispanic Identity Drama Literary Novel w/LGBT] Taxi Rojo: A Tijuana Tale by Lambda Literary Award-winner Erik Orrantia is his literary personal self-discovery drama set in the subtitular city in Mexico with strong LGBT and Hispanic/Latino identity exploration themes, starring an unlikely group of assorted individuals from various genders, orientations, and walks of life coming together as their lives intertwine in the wake of a local disaster, narratively examining their relationships to each other and their surrounding communities and culture, free courtesy of LGBT specialty publisher Lethe Press (Wikipedia). Currently free (and DRM-free), probably just for the next couple of days @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everyplace serviced by Amazon worldwide as part of their KDP Select exclusive-or-else thing). And this has been the (late!) selected 3rd (non-repeat) free ebook thread of the day. Because while there was some other nifty-looking stuff offered today, this one looked the most interesting as when it comes to self-discovery identity dramas examining the intersectional links and conflicts between heritage and community and family and individuality, I do kind of like to have more variables in the personal/cultural equation. Enjoy! (And now, off to finish cramming the remains of the Hugo Voter Packet so I can see if I properly vote for something besides "No Award" in various categories.) Description Tijuana: melting pot of Mexico, gateway to Baja California. Two million souls struggle for survival, each searching for a way to become...something, anything better. Fate brings a few strangers together one night in a crowded taxi rojo. When the red taxi crashes down a canyon, it creates a connection between the passengers that, like the international border within sight of the crash, draws a line between triumph and defeat, hopelessness and perseverance, life and death. Boyfriends Rigo and Cristian confront their demons when a supposedly innocuous tryst gets out of control. Pancha looks for love in a complex world of ambiguous gender and sexual identity. Toni's biggest problem is self-acceptance in a culture that has ingrained in him the idea that real men are macho and self-sufficient. Julia's faith is challenged as she toils to make a living and support her disabled sister, while feeling paralyzed by her sense of responsibility and lingering guilt. Even in Tijuana, light can be found in the darkness. Facing fears and giving of oneself pave the road to strength and freedom, while stubbornness and denial lead only to demise.