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Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend: A Celebration of Gay Gods, Sapphic Saints, and Queerness Through the Ages
Dan Jones
3.63 AVERAGE
170 reviews for:
Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend: A Celebration of Gay Gods, Sapphic Saints, and Queerness Through the Ages
Dan Jones
3.63 AVERAGE
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Ugh, I LOVE THIS BOOK! With the renewed popularity of Greek mythology and related spinoffs, this compendium is exactly what I needed. Dan Jones covers heroes and gods across the globe and its history - from the better-known Greek and Egyptian characters, to the more obscure (and absolutely fabulous) Taoist “queer rabbit god” (Tu’er Shen).
Jones is both academic and entertaining. His sense of humour sparkles on the page, and he imbibes a feeling of recognition and representation within the queer reader.
I thought that sometimes, the author was being a little liberal with his definition of “myth and legend”, but that was easy to overlook. At times, a reader might feel that queer spaces are created where they never were - but isn’t that the whole point of queering history and literature?
Jones has a knack for social commentary within his text, pointing out inconsistencies and historical fallacies without appearing didactic.
This is the kind of book I want to own in hardback. I want to fill it with sticky notes; I want to peruse it again and again, making lists of the texts mentioned, the shrines and temples I want to visit, and the TV and film highlighted.
This is a book for reading, and cherishing, and sharing, and I can’t recommend it enough.
Thank you to Netgalley and Octopus Publishing for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Jones is both academic and entertaining. His sense of humour sparkles on the page, and he imbibes a feeling of recognition and representation within the queer reader.
I thought that sometimes, the author was being a little liberal with his definition of “myth and legend”, but that was easy to overlook. At times, a reader might feel that queer spaces are created where they never were - but isn’t that the whole point of queering history and literature?
Jones has a knack for social commentary within his text, pointing out inconsistencies and historical fallacies without appearing didactic.
This is the kind of book I want to own in hardback. I want to fill it with sticky notes; I want to peruse it again and again, making lists of the texts mentioned, the shrines and temples I want to visit, and the TV and film highlighted.
This is a book for reading, and cherishing, and sharing, and I can’t recommend it enough.
Thank you to Netgalley and Octopus Publishing for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Guys I was real excited about this one, and it did spark some interesting research rabbit holes, but I don't think I'll ever be able to forgive Dan Jones for calling Sappho a 'Lesbian Lin-Manuel Miranda' I'm SORRY daniel you've gone TOO far
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I picked this up for my kid as an entry level broad introduction to many queer or potentially queer figures, but this disappoints on both counts. The tiktok-ified lanuage is incredibly off-putting - sometimes bordering on completely incomprehensible - and some of the "facts" presented are out and out wrong. Even for the shallowest overview of queer heroes, there are better books out there than this one.
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