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2026-5: Washington's Gay General by Josh Trujillo and Levi Hastings. A rather fanciful graphic novel about American revolutionary hero Baron von Steuben. Well illustrated and a quick read.
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
2026-5: Washington's Gay General by Josh Trujillo and Levi Hastings. A rather fanciful graphic novel about American revolutionary hero Baron von Steuben. Well illustrated and a quick read.
2026-4: Eros. The first of my holiday purchases, a queer reimagining of Greek myths by Zoe Terakes. I really enjoyed Terakes' creativity and evocative writing style. I felt transported. Immersed. Icarus and Apollo was a particular favourite.
January 19, 2026 at 6:19 PM
2026-4: Eros. The first of my holiday purchases, a queer reimagining of Greek myths by Zoe Terakes. I really enjoyed Terakes' creativity and evocative writing style. I felt transported. Immersed. Icarus and Apollo was a particular favourite.
2026-3: The Arrest. I almost didn't borrow this from the library as I already have too many books but I am glad I did. Lethem's vision of a post-apocalyptique world really spoke to me. The hyper-short chapter format also worked well for the bite-size reading I often practice when travelling.
January 19, 2026 at 6:09 PM
2026-3: The Arrest. I almost didn't borrow this from the library as I already have too many books but I am glad I did. Lethem's vision of a post-apocalyptique world really spoke to me. The hyper-short chapter format also worked well for the bite-size reading I often practice when travelling.
2026-2: The Way Through The Woods. An impulse acquisition from a book-swap. I've never read a Morse book before and it was thoroughly enjoyable. A nice tie-in to last year's Persuasion as there are some scenes on Lyme Regis.
January 19, 2026 at 2:45 PM
2026-2: The Way Through The Woods. An impulse acquisition from a book-swap. I've never read a Morse book before and it was thoroughly enjoyable. A nice tie-in to last year's Persuasion as there are some scenes on Lyme Regis.
I should probably stop.
September 21, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I should probably stop.
I will not stop.
August 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I will not stop.
I missed the subtitle from the alt text: Perils and Pleasures in the Sexual Metropolis, 1918-1957
July 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I missed the subtitle from the alt text: Perils and Pleasures in the Sexual Metropolis, 1918-1957
It's taken me awhile to get through it but I found Queer London really interesting. It has complemented Some Men In London really nicely and provides context to divergences in queer identity that exist to this day.
July 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It's taken me awhile to get through it but I found Queer London really interesting. It has complemented Some Men In London really nicely and provides context to divergences in queer identity that exist to this day.
I really loved this book. While written as contemporary fiction the stories stand up well as period pieces and it is refreshing to see gay stories from the 80s that are not about AIDS. A decent mix of upbeat, sad, and amusing. Some language a little dated, but a strong recommendation from me.
June 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
I really loved this book. While written as contemporary fiction the stories stand up well as period pieces and it is refreshing to see gay stories from the 80s that are not about AIDS. A decent mix of upbeat, sad, and amusing. Some language a little dated, but a strong recommendation from me.
A curious little book, essentially the transcript of a commencement address, that I read in an evening. I imagine I'll revisit this book more than once.
June 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A curious little book, essentially the transcript of a commencement address, that I read in an evening. I imagine I'll revisit this book more than once.
A collection of scientific essays already old when this book was published in 1999. Generally interesting though, even if they're not necessarily current science.
June 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A collection of scientific essays already old when this book was published in 1999. Generally interesting though, even if they're not necessarily current science.
This is number 13, an incredibly densely written (quasi?) academic text. Despite describing itself as a history on the cover the author makes pains to point out that the book is not a history. I lacked the vocab and context necessary to really understand this book and found it difficult to read.
May 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This is number 13, an incredibly densely written (quasi?) academic text. Despite describing itself as a history on the cover the author makes pains to point out that the book is not a history. I lacked the vocab and context necessary to really understand this book and found it difficult to read.
Overall I enjoyed this, although it took me a little while to get into it. I definitely have some concerns about timings within the story but it is a fun bit of escapism.
May 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Overall I enjoyed this, although it took me a little while to get into it. I definitely have some concerns about timings within the story but it is a fun bit of escapism.
Rolled a 14. Time for something much lighter.
May 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Rolled a 14. Time for something much lighter.
That's a well written history of a place I knew very little about. It also added some much needed context to some scenes from The Inheritance that I hadn't properly understood before.
May 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
That's a well written history of a place I knew very little about. It also added some much needed context to some scenes from The Inheritance that I hadn't properly understood before.
Rolling the die and getting 6. It's time for a very different sort of queer history!
![The book Fire Island A Queer History by Jack Parlett. A paperback, the cover is a photo of three men embracing on a beach. One is nude, his bare untanned bottom towards his, his left hand is cupping the orange bathing suit clad bottom of one of the other men.
There are two reviews on the cover:
"Beautiful, beguiling... fascinating" Olivia Laing
"[A] richly textured history" New Yorker, Best of Books of 2022](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bym4vyqskqfypajakds7wfhb/bafkreiavlf4bs5cungmgkkeug5br2mtyo7wxx2rjm74s7kqhrzyo4dg6oi@jpeg)
May 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Rolling the die and getting 6. It's time for a very different sort of queer history!
I *really* liked this book. It's a fascinating journey through a bit of history I don't know well and an interesting portrait of my queer predecessors in London. Vol 2. will be obligatory reading later this year.
May 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I *really* liked this book. It's a fascinating journey through a bit of history I don't know well and an interesting portrait of my queer predecessors in London. Vol 2. will be obligatory reading later this year.
I rolled a 1 and it's time for Some Men In London. This is the weightiest tome on my reading pile and I'm looking forward to it immensely (especially as I gave it as a wedding present just last week) and need to read it before the happy couple do.
April 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I rolled a 1 and it's time for Some Men In London. This is the weightiest tome on my reading pile and I'm looking forward to it immensely (especially as I gave it as a wedding present just last week) and need to read it before the happy couple do.
I really like this. I'm almost upset I didn't start reading it five years ago, but it definitely captures some of the feeling of being trapped in a pandemic.
April 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I really like this. I'm almost upset I didn't start reading it five years ago, but it definitely captures some of the feeling of being trapped in a pandemic.
I mean, you don't really *need* to sleep do you?
April 19, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I mean, you don't really *need* to sleep do you?
My alt text for The Plague is wrong, the text was 13 years old when this version was published.
April 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My alt text for The Plague is wrong, the text was 13 years old when this version was published.
Number 8 is Albert Camus' The Plague. I've never read any of his work and (having already started the book) it's certainly more uncomfortable having lived through 2020.
April 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Number 8 is Albert Camus' The Plague. I've never read any of his work and (having already started the book) it's certainly more uncomfortable having lived through 2020.