num_pages: 304
description: From the star of Peacocks Queer as Folk and the Netflix series Special comes a funny tender and beautiful (Gary Janetti New York Times bestselling author) novel following a gay TV writer with cerebral palsy as he fights addiction and searches for acceptance in an overwhelmingly ableist world.Elliott appears to be living the dream as a successful TV writer with a doting boyfriend. But behind his Instagram filter of a life hes grappling with an intensifying alcohol addiction he cant seem to stop cheating on his boyfriend with various sex workers and his cerebral palsy is making him feel like gay Shrek. After falling down a rabbit hole of sex drinking and Hollywood backstabbing Elliott decides to limp his way towards redemption. But facing your demons is easier said than done. With his singular voice and unforgettable wit (Steven Rowley author of The Guncle) Ryan OConnell presents a candid biting and refreshingly real commentary on gay life laugh-out-loud exploration of self and a rare insight into life as a person with disabilities.
language: None
title: Just by Looking at Him
publisher: Atria Books