A review by kaileehaong
How to Write an Autobiographical Novel: Essays by Alexander Chee

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

This is an essay collection I've been dying to get my hands on, and I'm so glad I did. I learned so much queer history, and history/memory surrounding the AIDS crisis and movements in solidarity out of San Francisco through Alexander Chee, it felt like a book that every queer person should read at some point. On top of that, it was relevant all the way through for me personally, as a queer, Asian writer trying to navigate this largely white, cis, straight world of literature. Excellent essay collection.