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Criminal Love?: Queer Theory, Culture, and Politics in India by R. Raj Rao
5.0
The LGBT people are forced to live in a closet, and those who come out of it face prejudice, harassment, and also physical assault. R. Raj Rao depicts the dynamics of society and its norms, the way they can't picture two same-sex people showing affection or live life on their terms. The fear was always there, but slowly things are changing. There are a lot of people behind that change, who constantly fight and faced all the hypocrisy.
The author's approach is to criticize past and present norms concerning the subject. The use of words shows his grip on the language. I absolutely loved this novel; the author is living as openly gay for the last 40 years and the face of many gay-rights movements. As he said and I quote, this book is an attempt to delink alternative sexuality from gender and establish it as an autonomous category. In doing so, one risks getting into conflict with the law. This book will open your eyes and make you understand the community's struggles and dirty politics that snatch their rights. I highly recommend it.
Read the full review here - https://www.bookscharming.com/2020/08/book-review-criminal-love-by-r-raj-rao.html
The author's approach is to criticize past and present norms concerning the subject. The use of words shows his grip on the language. I absolutely loved this novel; the author is living as openly gay for the last 40 years and the face of many gay-rights movements. As he said and I quote, this book is an attempt to delink alternative sexuality from gender and establish it as an autonomous category. In doing so, one risks getting into conflict with the law. This book will open your eyes and make you understand the community's struggles and dirty politics that snatch their rights. I highly recommend it.
Read the full review here - https://www.bookscharming.com/2020/08/book-review-criminal-love-by-r-raj-rao.html