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Queer: A Collection of LGBTQ Writing from Ancient Times to Yesterday by Frank Wynne
3 reviews
pipn_t's review
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
It was really nice to read a book with a really diverse range of authors. I liked that so many stories came featured a variety of experiences and came from many different countries. That being said, a lot of these stories felt very weird to me. It was an interesting read, but not stuff I normally would seek out, and just not quite to my taste. There was a fair amount of sex, drugs, and just weird and semi-disturbing content so it is, unfortunately, not a volume I feel would be easy to recommend to others as I feel like there’s a fair amount of content that I wouldn’t assume everyone would be comfortable reading.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Self harm, Drug use, and Dysphoria
orlagal's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Violence, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Outing, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Infidelity, Homophobia, Hate crime, Grief, and Gaslighting
tranzkafka's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
this book did a really good job and depicting general LGBTQ+ diversity - maybe it could have been a bit better place wise, and after the first 60ish pages all the extracts were from the last 120 years which does go against the time diversity aspect. anthologies like this are always going to be difficult to compile and i think frank wynne did a reasonable job.
i have discovered lots more LGBTQ+ literature i want to check out now!
my favourite authors in the anthology were:
Valentine Ackland, Neil Bartlett, Alison Bechdel, Rita Mae Brown, Catullus, Patrizia Cavalli, Ismat Chughtai, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Juno Dawson, Magnus Hirschfeld, Homer, A.E. Houseman, Keith Jarrett, Niviaq Korneliussen, Hezy Leskly, Anne Lister, Audre Lorde, Amy Lowell, Armistead Maupin, Andrew McMillan, Murathan Mungan, Takahashi Mutsuo, Pier Paolo Pasolini, A. Revathi, Sappho, Lawrence Schmiel, Hida Viloria, Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, Jeanette Winterson and Virginia Woolf
i have discovered lots more LGBTQ+ literature i want to check out now!
my favourite authors in the anthology were:
Valentine Ackland, Neil Bartlett, Alison Bechdel, Rita Mae Brown, Catullus, Patrizia Cavalli, Ismat Chughtai, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Juno Dawson, Magnus Hirschfeld, Homer, A.E. Houseman, Keith Jarrett, Niviaq Korneliussen, Hezy Leskly, Anne Lister, Audre Lorde, Amy Lowell, Armistead Maupin, Andrew McMillan, Murathan Mungan, Takahashi Mutsuo, Pier Paolo Pasolini, A. Revathi, Sappho, Lawrence Schmiel, Hida Viloria, Walt Whitman, Oscar Wilde, Jeanette Winterson and Virginia Woolf
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Murder and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit
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