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Queer: Eine illustrierte Geschichte by Jennifer Sophia Theodor, Meg-John Barker, Julia Scheele
paulinavl's review against another edition
3.0
Not what I expected.
First of all: wrong and misleading title.
But quite informative and brief about queer theory. It might be a good introductory book for the topic.
First of all: wrong and misleading title.
But quite informative and brief about queer theory. It might be a good introductory book for the topic.
bibi003's review against another edition
2.0
I am torn. While I appreciate the work that went in to summing up this rather expansive topic, I feel like I was tricked into reading it. It was graphic in a sense - there were illustrations in a certain style. But it was not what I expected.
While reading, I kept having flashbacks to my university Lit Theory classes slogging through academic essays and trying to wrap my head around the language and ideas of Foucault and Derrida. Blah. I mean, I get it. It's important work....thinking all those big thoughts and critiquing the status quo. But it's not fun to read and a few cute drawings can't fix that.
As a cis person, I care deeply about the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ people and I like to read books because I'm curious and I want to learn how to be a better ally. But this book reads more like an homage to the queer theorists of the last half-century than it did a real-life exploration of the history of queerness. I only finished it out of pure stubborn determination.
While reading, I kept having flashbacks to my university Lit Theory classes slogging through academic essays and trying to wrap my head around the language and ideas of Foucault and Derrida. Blah. I mean, I get it. It's important work....thinking all those big thoughts and critiquing the status quo. But it's not fun to read and a few cute drawings can't fix that.
As a cis person, I care deeply about the lived experiences of LGBTQIA+ people and I like to read books because I'm curious and I want to learn how to be a better ally. But this book reads more like an homage to the queer theorists of the last half-century than it did a real-life exploration of the history of queerness. I only finished it out of pure stubborn determination.
cat_lover_reads's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
This book has some really good information on the history of queer theory and how queerness has been researched and thought about in the past. I'll admit, this is not really what I thought this book was about - I thought I'd get more general queer history and culture. It was still good though.
The main problem is how sloooooow this book is. It's also very dry and the images are the only thing that kept it interesting enough to not fall asleep every few pages. There had to have been a more entertaining way to give this information to keep readers engaged.
A good place to start if you want to know more about queer theory but make sure to have caffeine handy to keep you awake while reading.
The main problem is how sloooooow this book is. It's also very dry and the images are the only thing that kept it interesting enough to not fall asleep every few pages. There had to have been a more entertaining way to give this information to keep readers engaged.
A good place to start if you want to know more about queer theory but make sure to have caffeine handy to keep you awake while reading.
ryannreidreads's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
This isn’t the history of queer people in the US - it’s a very accessible romp through queer theory. Not what I expected but good!
alexutzu's review against another edition
I DNFed this quickly as it seemed quite dry to me. It did not feel much like queer hisory, but more like a collection of scattered discussions on theoretical topics. The images did not contribute much to it either. I had to drop it, despite being interested to know more.