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mrgregoc
Joined: 20 Jan 2004
Posts: 2
Interests: Books, movies (foreign, indie, comedy, ghost stories, animation), music, travel, live theater
Physical Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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| Posted: 20 Jan 2004, 1:16 pm Post subject: Re: Top 10 gay and lesbian novels |
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My Top 10 (in no particular order):
"Confessions of a Mask" by Yukio Mishima
"Le Livre Blanc/The White Book" by Jean Cocteau
"At Swim, Two Boys" by Jamie O'Neill
"Rubyfruit Jungle' by Rita Mae Brown
"Sea of Tranquility" by Paul Russell
"Toward Amnesia" by Sarah Van Arsdale
"Like People in History" by Felice Picano
"Aquamarine" by Carol Anshaw
"Letters to Montgomery Clift" by Noël Alumit
"An Arrow's Flight" by Mark Merlis
Someone also mentioned the Top 100 List from Publishing Triangle. That's a great source of books.
Happy reading!!
-Greg
| skraame wrote: | I am on the lookout for good books to read! I would be very pleased to recieve some top 10 rankings of gay and lesbian novels. Not only by English and US writers (but preferrably books that are translated into English).
Best regards,
Børge |
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loverboy
Joined: 24 Jan 2004
Posts: 3
Interests: literature, music, social justice work, art
Physical Location: wisconsin
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| Posted: 24 Jan 2004, 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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| ADAlvarez wrote: | Here are my favorite queer fictions:
--Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig
An essential read -- post-Stonewall gay fiction rarely matches its verve and inventiveness. Read it in Spanish if you can...!
-- The Passion by Jeanette Winterson
My favorite fiction from my favorite lesbian author.
--Saki: The Complete Saki by H.H. Munro (Saki)
A much underappreciated gay author...
-- Was by Geoff Ryman
Finds the kingdom of Oz in unexpected places.
-- China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh
Imagines a Chinese Communist future through the eyes of a Chinese-American gay man.
-- Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand by Samuel R. Delany
Out of print at the moment -- deserves a new edition.
--The Body and Its Dangers and Other Stories by Allen Barnett
This one also needs to come back into print.
--Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
A fascinating, infuriating book.
-- Five Novels by Ronald Firbank
A campy delight.
--Mapp & Lucia by E. F. Benson
The entire LUCIA series is a hoot -- this is the best-known volume.
--Angels in America by Tony Kushner
This is a play, but it's included here as an extra as it's a favorite...
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geoff ryman is an amazing author! if you enjoy Was you will really enjoy Unconquered Countries: 4 novellas. this isn't glbtq lit, but it is eerie in a way i can't describe and utterly wonderful.
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TMannFan
Joined: 21 Feb 2004
Posts: 5
Interests: literature esp. novels, poetry, biography and history. Favorites include, inter alia. Edmund White, WH Auden, Platen, Stefan George, Thomas Mann, Neil Bartlett.
Music-classical and opera esp.
Physical Location: nyc
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| Posted: 21 Feb 2004, 12:39 pm Post subject: Top 10 Novels |
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Any list of Top 10 is necessarily arbitrary. I won't attempt it. However, here are some titles that don't seem to have been mentioned specifically in the previous posts. I believe these are well worth reading:
The Lost Language of Cranes--David Leavitt
The House on Brooke Street--Neil Bartlett
Ready to Catch Him Should He Fall--Neil Bartlett
A Boy's Own Story-Edmund White
The Beautiful Room is Empty--Edmund White
The Farewell Symphony--Edmund White
Caracole--Edmund White (ostensibly straight but after reading the first three you can see parallels)
Flesh and Blood -Michael Cunningham
The Adventures of Felix Krull, Confidence Man, Part 1--Thomas Mann
The Swimming Pool LIbrary-Alan Hollinghurst
These are 10 that come to mind right now--There are so many others. And don't forget poetry, biography, history, drama, and nonfiction.
Good reading!
TMF |
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Ace
Joined: 22 Feb 2004
Posts: 2
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| Posted: 22 Feb 2004, 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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My top ten list:
People in Trouble by Sarah Schulman
Zami, A New Spelling of My Name by Audre Lorde
Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
The Year of Ice by Brian Malloy
Second Son by Robert Ferro
The Lost Language of Cranes by David Leavitt
The Boys on the Rock by John Fox
Family Dancing by David Leavitt
Vanishing Rooms by Melvin Dixon
The Irreversible Decline of Eddie Socket by John Weir |
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snazzoo
Joined: 06 Mar 2004
Posts: 2
Interests: art, literature, queer theory, music
Physical Location: NYC
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| Posted: 6 Mar 2004, 4:04 pm Post subject: Re: Top 10 gay and lesbian novels |
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| skraame wrote: | | I am on the lookout for good books to read! |
Here's the first 10 that come to mind:
Paul Russell - SEA OF TRANQUILLITY, THE COMING STORM, THE WAR AGAINST THE ANIMALS
Brian Malloy - THE YEAR OF ICE
Alan Hollinghurst - THE SWIMMING POOL LIBRARY
D. Travers Scott - EXECUTION, TEXAS: 1987
Eric Gabriel Lehman - SUMMER'S HOUSE
Neal Drinnan - GLOVE PUPPET, PUSSY'S BOW, QUILL |
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snazzoo
Joined: 06 Mar 2004
Posts: 2
Interests: art, literature, queer theory, music
Physical Location: NYC
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| Posted: 6 Mar 2004, 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: Top 10 gay and lesbian novels |
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| skraame wrote: | | I am on the lookout for good books to read! |
Here are some more novels: AN ARROW's FLIGHT and AMERICAN STUDIES by Mark Merlis, DANCE ON MY GRAVE by Aidan Chambers.
For good short stories, the following by Ethan Mordden: I'VE A FEELING WE'RE NOT IN KANSAS ANYMORE, BUDDIES, etc.
For interesting character studies: C. Bard Cole's BRIEFLY TOLD LIVES
For historical interest: THE YOUNG AND EVIL by Charles Henri Ford and Parker Tyler
For a light-hearted romp: PUTTING ON THE RITZ and MY BLUE HEAVEN by Joe Kennan, and THE MOVIE LOVER by Richard Friedel
For beautifully written but depressing short stories: IN SEPTEMBER THE LIGHT CHANGES by Andrew Holleran |
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dana
Joined: 15 Mar 2004
Posts: 4
Interests: photography, movies, lecture
Physical Location: Bucharest
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| Posted: 15 Mar 2004, 11:02 am Post subject: |
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i would suggest also jeanette winterson's novels. there are great:)
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wtdaisies
Joined: 07 Mar 2004
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Physical Location: Richmond
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| Posted: 24 Mar 2004, 9:16 am Post subject: |
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I love to read and one of my favorite books is Chasing Lightning byRachel York. the book is completely intrancing.
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Trotsky
Joined: 01 May 2004
Posts: 12
Interests: I like people who make sense and I like to make sense of people, in a world that sometimes makes little sense.
Physical Location: Amsterdam
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Carlos Armenteros, El Lago, it made me cry and find hope. Soon available in English, that is if a publisher is willing to buy my translation.
Leopoldo Alas, El Extraño Caso de Gaspar Ganijosa, it made me laugh and cry.
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cofbaum
Joined: 03 Jul 2004
Posts: 2
Physical Location: Los Angeles
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| Posted: 3 Jul 2004, 6:21 pm Post subject: A recommendation |
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| Hi. I will be so crass as to recommend my own debut novel, which follows two gay teenage boys in Hawaii. It's called Clay's Way and it's published by Alyson Books. It's available on Amazon.com, alyson.com and in your local book shop. |
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mbobanick
Joined: 21 Jul 2004
Posts: 1
Interests: Books, movies, travel
Physical Location: Denver
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| Posted: 21 Jul 2004, 12:52 pm Post subject: Top Ten Gay Books |
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My favorites list would include;
Borrowed Time by Paul Monette
The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
The Year of Ice by Brian Malloy
Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley
The Object of My Affection by Stephen McCauley
The God in FLight by Laura Agiri
Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
For fun:
Fag Hag by Robert Rodi
The Dreyfus Affair by Peter Lefcourt
My Blue Heaven by Joe Keenan
For teens I would recommend:
Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
Geography Club by Brent Hartinger
Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan |
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Hi_you
Joined: 27 Oct 2004
Posts: 5
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| Posted: 27 Oct 2004, 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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Density of Souls by Christopher Rice.
Its a quick yet wonderful read. Its about a high school student who must survive the abuses of his former friends when they learn that he's gay. The student seems to do well despite their attacks. A great contemporary fast-paced book. |
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Coach E
Joined: 23 Oct 2004
Posts: 1
Interests: All sports, trains, old school music, watching "Queer as Folk" and "The L Word" (the best two series on any TV station!!), and spending time with my family.
Physical Location: The Buckeye State
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| Posted: 27 Oct 2004, 1:19 pm Post subject: Books |
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I'm not much of a reader, but many of the books that were mentioned sound pretty interesting. I'll let ya know what I think!
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gebrelu
Joined: 07 Jan 2005
Posts: 1
Physical Location: vancouver, bc
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| Posted: 7 Jan 2005, 11:20 pm Post subject: Re: coming out novel |
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| septimus wrote: | I am writing my phd dissertation on the coming out novel and i would like to know what's your favourite book on that subject.
Thank you for your help |
James Baldwin's Go Tell It on the Mountain is it. Sexuality is usually seen as a sub-text but I read it as coming out instead of being born again. Fascinating. |
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pupyly
Joined: 27 Jan 2005
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| Posted: 27 Jan 2005, 1:17 pm Post subject: Re: Top Ten Gay Books |
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I would have to say that off hand my top ten gay books would have to be...
1) Tipping the velvet by: Sarah Waters (in my opinion, the second best book ever written)
2) The price of salt by: Patricia Highsmith
3) Oranges are not the only fruit by: Jeannette Winterson
4) Soul Kiss by: Shay Youngblood
5) Savage Nights by: Cyril collard
6) Keeping you a secret by: Julie Anne Peters
7) What Night Brings by: Carla Trujillo
8) Curious Wine by: Katherine V. Forrest
9) Another Country by: James Baldwin
10) Mabey Next Time by: Karin Kallmaker
Imajica by: Clive Barker(the best book ever written, it is not a 'gay' book but is definetly worth reading....if I had to choose between my mother and this book....the book would definetly win.......by a land-slide.)
:)hope you enjoy
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