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Queercore: How to Punk a Revolution: An Oral History by Walter Crasshole, Yony Leyser, Liam Warfield
3 reviews
quinnyquinnquinn's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia
Moderate: Hate crime, Rape, and Violence
Minor: Drug use and War
moonyreadsbystarlight's review
informative
reflective
3.0
I was really prepared to love this book, but I came out of it having mixed emotions. There were parts of this that I really enjoyed but other parts that I didn't care for.
I had some issues with the way it was framed. I went in with some knowledge of certain groups and a lot of queer history, but still found myself lost in sections. While I appreciate how it was set up by topic, I think that not including a little bit of background before some of them was a mistake, especially since we weren't seeing people tell their parts of the story to fully understand their perspective in these moments.
Over all, I did get a lot out of this book, but I think it could have been stronger.
I had some issues with the way it was framed. I went in with some knowledge of certain groups and a lot of queer history, but still found myself lost in sections. While I appreciate how it was set up by topic, I think that not including a little bit of background before some of them was a mistake, especially since we weren't seeing people tell their parts of the story to fully understand their perspective in these moments.
Over all, I did get a lot out of this book, but I think it could have been stronger.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia
Moderate: Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Rape
aus10england's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
Dang, this is a hard one for me, as I hard a lot of problems with the formatting, not so much the subject matter. I’ve never read an oral history, but I found it rather difficult to differentiate the different perspectives. I got about halfway through before I realized there was an index for the speakers in the back, but I didn’t feel like flipping back and forth trying to remember who everyone was. The content itself I really enjoyed! Especially about zines and the conversations about gender. This would be a great read for someone wanting to study queer history in an academic sense, maybe not as accessible to the casual reader.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia and Transphobia
Moderate: Racism
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and War