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A review by blandrea_reads
Queer as Folklore by Sacha Coward
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
5.0
I picked this up planning to skim through most of it, and skip between the folk tales and stories that I loved best. That was not possible. This book was written in such and engaging way that I found myself flowing from topic to topic until I devoured the whole thing
Having grown up with sanitised stories, and neatly moral heteronormative and morality imparting stories, I really appreciated being able to re-view some of these stories and themes through a different lens. I mean, I missed the subtext of Interview with a Vampire entirely! I appreciated that the author in trying to make the distinction between real people and the stories that have been told about them. There was also a great deal of caution and respect in applying retrospective identities and labels to people from the past.
I tend to stick mostly to fiction, but this was a compelling read and told me a story ABOUT the stories that we tell ourselves.
Thanks NetGalley for the ARC.
Having grown up with sanitised stories, and neatly moral heteronormative and morality imparting stories, I really appreciated being able to re-view some of these stories and themes through a different lens. I mean, I missed the subtext of Interview with a Vampire entirely! I appreciated that the author in trying to make the distinction between real people and the stories that have been told about them. There was also a great deal of caution and respect in applying retrospective identities and labels to people from the past.
I tend to stick mostly to fiction, but this was a compelling read and told me a story ABOUT the stories that we tell ourselves.
Thanks NetGalley for the ARC.