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Ryan’s 2025 Year in Books
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Ryan Lawrence
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Vindictive
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The Night Belongs To Lovers
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I Will Always Find You
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Vindictive Too
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Over on my BLOG (www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca), I’ve begun reviewing novels, collections, and compendiums related to gay, queer, and masculinity/femininity studies, texts I first encountered in the mid-to-late 1990s during my time at university. Working toward my Bachelor of Arts in English, with a focus on 19th-century literature, Gothicism, and Queer Theory throughout literary history, I amassed qu
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| McLaren provides a compelling historical analysis of how masculinity and sexual behaviour were defined, regulated, and enforced during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Drawing on court cases, medical discourse, and social policy, Mc ...more | |
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"Much like his first book in this series, this is a gripping, emotionally charged, and intelligently written thriller set in Canada that features queer characters. The story oozes with tension from the first chapter onward. The characters feel real, a"
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“These were the nights Chloe Morrison dreaded the most--when the stars filled the sky and shone vigorously down on her family's farm like countless police interrogation lamps. On these nights, she believed the sky became conscious, aware, and sought to act. Chloe understood what the twinkling expanse endevoured to do. It was a desperate attempt to illuminate the hidden depravities practiced on the farm.”
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― Vindictive Too
“Squinting, he focused with laser-like intensity to see what he could of the corpse below. He marvelled at the kaleidoscope of colours and textures the mangled body had created all over the urban canvas.”
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“A look of confusion, of bewilderment, came over his face. His eyes turned glassy, unfocused. Twitching a few times, he murmured something inaudible and then chuckled like an idiot. As blood pooled in his eyes and escaped from his lips in rivulets, he completely lost his balance and fell forward.”
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“Not everything was recent; some of the evidence dated back decades. The body count was high, and it made him want to vomit. He had always known Joseph kept up-to-date, comprehensive files on every move he made, that was no secret, but this was something beyond clerical. It was controlled paranoia, autocracy, and true villainy.”
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“These were the nights Chloe Morrison dreaded the most--when the stars filled the sky and shone vigorously down on her family's farm like countless police interrogation lamps. On these nights, she believed the sky became conscious, aware, and sought to act. Chloe understood what the twinkling expanse endevoured to do. It was a desperate attempt to illuminate the hidden depravities practiced on the farm.”
― Vindictive Too
― Vindictive Too
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