Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend: A Celebration of Gay Gods, Sapphic Saints, and Queerness Through the Ages by Dan Jones

3.63 AVERAGE

cassiecarola's profile picture

cassiecarola's review against another edition

2.5
medium-paced
Unfortunately, there’s not a lot of substance. This is a good book for someone looking for a light read or a brief overview of queer figures without going in depth. For the history-interested, I’d suggest other books. Then again, the writing and unseriousness wasn’t for me.
rj_novotny's profile picture

rj_novotny's review against another edition

4.0
funny informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
littlecogs's profile picture

littlecogs's review against another edition

4.75
funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
sassynscrambled's profile picture

sassynscrambled's review against another edition

3.25
adventurous funny informative inspiring medium-paced

book_misc's review against another edition

3.5
funny informative fast-paced
runic_randomness's profile picture

runic_randomness's review against another edition

4.5
informative reflective fast-paced

dan1el_ji's review against another edition

4.0
hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
lisvxdro's profile picture

lisvxdro's review against another edition

3.75
informative fast-paced
Love gay history and myths! 

ultramarine316's review against another edition

1.0
Disappointing. About a third of the very short short chapters are about characters from TV and other pop culture sources (that anyone picking up this book would already be well aware of). This is especially annoying given how many mythological stones are left unturned; most of the entries are about Greek mythology with only a sprinkling from other cultures, so there was no reason to stretch like that. I thought the authors overuse of buzzwords was annoying too (everyone is a zaddy or a twink or a problematic queen).
natreviews's profile picture

natreviews's review against another edition

3.5
informative slow-paced
So the information in this book is pretty base level, giving a very brief overview of queer characters and people through history. The first half focuses mainly on the greeks, and then the second is a mishmash of different cultures. It felt super long, and is a good jumping off point, but don't expect anything indepth.