Hi! I'm 24M latino and like the title says I'm looking for book recs to grow and heal. With everything going on I feel very lost, scared, and confused. Every class uses my race as the example right now ,out on the street people say they're my ally or debate my rights. or I'm queer and my own peers agree until it comes to those rights. Sorry for being so heavy on a random book subreddit. I kinda just want to open something and try to understand myself or escape. I hope thats okay.
I tagged my post as self help but I'm open to all genres, thank you.
by WishForsaken9015
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hey! thanks for posting here. I think books are a really wonderful way of growing and healing. it makes sense that you’re feeling lost, scared, and confused–lots of us are feeling it with you. <3
here are some suggestions.
fiction:
We the Animals by Justin Torres
Blackouts by Justin Torres
Zigzagger by Manuel Muñoz
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Gordo by Jaime Cortez
Glitter and Ashes edited by dave ring
Big Familia by Tomas Moniz
The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell
Life is Wonderful, People are Terrific by Meliza Bañales
non-fiction
High-Risk Homosexual by Edgar Gomez
Hola, Papi! by John Paul Brammer
Nobody Passes edited by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Against Equality: Queer Revolution, Not Mere Inclusion edited by Ryan Conrad
Body Counts: A Memoir of Politics, Sex, AIDS, and Survival by Sean Strub
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib
Taking Sides: Revolutionary Solidarity and the Poverty of Liberalism edited by Cindy Milstein
Queer and Trans Artists of Color, Volumes 1 and 2 edited by Nia King
No Wall They Can Build by an ex-desert-aid worker
Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Davis
Citizen 13660 by Mine Okubo
The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King
The Last Generation by Cherrie Moraga
Antifa by Mark Bray
Let This Radicalize You by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba
Paths Toward Utopia: Graphic Explorations of Everyday Anarchism by Cindy Milstein and Erik Ruin
Celebrate People’s History: The Poster Book of Resistance and Revolution edited by Josh Macphee
My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming Her Way Home by Amber Hollibaugh
poetry
Vivas to Those Who Have Failed by Martín Espada
hang in there, keep reading & take care of yourself. we will get through this. <3