I want to read more but struggle with staying interested. I got suggested Martyr and flew thru it, is was very easy to read and I found it so interesting. I loved the sections about alcohol and addiction, I loved the queer undertone/overtones haha with his friend, and loved that queerness was not a focus or some great shame or trauma, it was something going on in the background. And I liked how it talked about art and writing and also the scenes in nyc. I’m a queer male artist who used to struggle with addiction and lives in nyc so maybe that also helps haha.
Only other book that I couldn’t put down was Giovanni’s room. The writing is gorgeous and the characters are so layered and interesting. I wish I could read it for the first time again.
I liked on earth were briefly gorgeous but sometimes was hard to follow cuz it’s so overly poetic, but I like the basic plot.
I really struggled to get thru Dancer from the Dance, Less, and History of Violence. I obviously gravitate towards books about queer men.
I def prefer to read about queer men but not totally a requirement. I mostly just want to read more and I’m not sure what about the writing style made it so easy for me to fly thru. I’m also open to non fiction. I’m almost done with velvet rage and it’s fascinating.
by blondedbro