In the absence of my recently-deceased lesbian friend, I've decided to seriously take up reading. It's something she loved doing. She gave me book recommendations all the time, but I guess I didn't really care enough to write them down or ask to borrow them from her. I regret it so much. She led what she called a "lesbian book club" on the weekends, and I've tried reaching out to them, but I was turned away because of a personal feud I had with two of the members, and maybe also because I'm not a lesbian.
I don't remember what kind of books she liked to read. I feel like I'm a terrible friend for not paying attention to that. Even though it's too late, I want to reconnect with her through literature. But I don't know where to go to find the kind of book she liked to read— I don't know her family or any of her other friends.
To any book lesbians, please give me your personal favorites. It can be any book, I'm just looking for the kind of thing I can imagine she might've liked.
Edit:
She read all sorts of things and I don't know how exactly to describe what I'm looking for. I don't mean to hone in on her sexuality, it's just the term she used to describe her taste.
by barochory
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Is the only thing you know about her that she was a lesbian?
hey there, i’m sorry to hear of your loss. any more context you can give on her interests? “lesbian” and “book enjoyer” is a bit of a wide net to cast.
as a lesbian, some of my favs that are vaguely relevant:
– fried green tomatoes at the whistle stop cafe by fannie flagg (historical-ish, deals w/ racism in the deep south, there’s lesbians, it’s beautifully written, uniquely told from perspective of old women looking back on their lives)
– our wives under the sea by julia armfield (horror, mermaids, lesbians)
– this is how you lose the time war (short, poetic prose, love story)
– crush by richard siken (collection of poetry by a gay man)
– honeybee by trista mateer (collection of poetry by a bi woman)