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A review by futurama1979
Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States by Samantha Allen
4.0
I started reading this magnificent book at the perfect time: on my own road trip across the southern U.S. I finished it, obviously, significantly later, due not to the pacing or content of the book but my own work and course load. It was a fantastic read.
As a journalist myself, attaining the perfect balance between research, interview, and supporting human interest in a piece is something that has been drilled into me. No surprise this book hit that balance perfectly. This is my favourite sort of non-fiction: the sort that is packed with relevant information but arranged into a great story.
I know I've said this before about other books but it stands for this one as well: I'm going to be recommending this to every LGBT+ person I know. It's a poignant and cuttingly well-researched piece that dispels a horribly prevalent myth; the myth of the wholly conservative south and the vastly preferable northern big cities for queer life. Absolute joy of a book.
As a journalist myself, attaining the perfect balance between research, interview, and supporting human interest in a piece is something that has been drilled into me. No surprise this book hit that balance perfectly. This is my favourite sort of non-fiction: the sort that is packed with relevant information but arranged into a great story.
I know I've said this before about other books but it stands for this one as well: I'm going to be recommending this to every LGBT+ person I know. It's a poignant and cuttingly well-researched piece that dispels a horribly prevalent myth; the myth of the wholly conservative south and the vastly preferable northern big cities for queer life. Absolute joy of a book.