Gay & Lesbian Books

A boys own story.

Advantages: increadibly readable, fascinating with a good story line and characters.
Disadvantages: not as strong as some of Whites other work.

A truly revealing and heartwarming story. This book is autobiographical although this is thinly disguised by White. You follow 'White' as a youngster growing up in America, his sexual adventures, the men and women he meets during his younger years and his ...

emos 31.05.2005 · Read full review
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Review of A Boy's Own Story - Edmund White

milk this book for all its worth

Advantages: Excellent insight into the authors thoughts and feelings in her relationship with harvey milk
Disadvantages: very biased towards gay people-not very welcoming to curious bystanders

i have many books by Leslea Newman so when this one came out i went out to buy it straight away! The jacket was bright and eye-catching (designed by Newman's lover, Yohah Ralph) and the blurb on the back cover promised an exciting read! The b ...

lisaturtle 24.09.2001 · Read full review
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Review of A Letter to Harvey Milk - Leslea Newman

SPIRITED WRITING.

Advantages: Superb writer that startled me in a wonderful way.
Disadvantages: None at all.

I have to admit when I bought this book, I did so based on the picture on the cover, as I did not have my glasses with me. Sounds silly, doesn't it, although relevant to my review of this book since, had I read the descriptions of other works given by the ...

thingywhatsit 18.05.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Affinity - Sarah Waters

Affinity an excellent work...

Advantages: Gripping, makes you want to believe it...
Disadvantages: Sense of let down at end of book (could also be seen as good)

As a literature student, I groaned at the thickness of another book I had to read within a week, on my modern novels course last year. However, when I started to read this book I was really surprised & started to get into it really quickly. The story foll ...

angelfacecuti75 05.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Affinity - Sarah Waters

Enchanting read.

Advantages: Quick, easy, fascinating and "moorish" read.
Disadvantages: None.

A well written novel. Not a lot of books can be called that these days. A lot of mystery, ideal dose of tension, sensuous but not overwhelming descriptions. I marvelled over the combination of innocence and cunning in the book. A girls go to work as a men ...

Agula 21.08.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Affinity - Sarah Waters