Tag: lgbtq+
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The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
The Safekeep is historical literary romance, which is not generally my bag. I loved it. The less you know going in the better. I think this one is going to win a lot of awards.
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Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte
Rejection is a collection of stories that pushes every conceivable boundary. It’s hilarious, horrifying, nasty and brilliant.
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Falling Back in Love with Being Human by Kai Cheng Thom
Falling Back in Love with Being Human is gentle, warm and beautiful. I don’t know how it found me, but I’ll be forever grateful it did.
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Fair Play by Tove Jansson
Fair Play is a series of moments between two women who challenge, love and take care of each other. It’s simple and often profound.
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How to Write an Autobiographical Novel by Alexander Chee
The essays collected in How to Write an Autobiographical Novel are individually excellent and should be savoured rather than binged.
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Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi
Little Rot is propulsive and intoxicating in setting and story, but the thin plot makes it somewhat forgettable
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The Adult by Bronwyn Fischer
Granted, I’m not the audience for this book, but I’m puzzled by the accolades.
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Blackouts by Justin Torres
I couldn’t put it down, but I also didn’t really get it.
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Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart
I almost typed Shuggie Bain, because the two books will probably commingle and overlap in my memory. If you’ve read Shuggie Bain then you have an idea of what this is. If you haven’t, this book will make you sad, angry and horrified, but you’ll have a hard time putting it down. Stuart is such…
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Last Call: A True Story of Love, Lust, and Murder in Queer New York by Elon Green
Excellent book. Green chose to focus on humanizing the victims and bringing context to an otherwise grim story. It shares some air with Missing from the Village, in that the homophobia built into the system worked to delay and weaken the investigation (Toronto Police even have an unexpected guest appearance in this story). The book feels…