Queereaders discussion

Tell us what you are reading this month.

I am reading Annabel

I am currently reading Abaddon's Gate book 3 in the Expanse series by James SA Corey

Wow. Not LGBT but, just... I finished Geek Love

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Reading a short e-book by Armistead Maupin, originally written decades ago but only recently published: Jackie Old: A tale of the future told in the past

Will also be reading an autobiography by a Canadian artist and writer: Growing Pains: The Autobiography of Emily Carr

The Eye in the Pyramid by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea. First book in the Illuminatus Trilogy. It's hard-going, entertaining nonsense.

I'm reading Water Logic which is the third in the elemental logic series. Fantastic fantasy series with queer leads.

I started Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver

I'm in the middle of reading

I'm reading &

Currently reading and

Have been reading The Eye in the Pyramid by Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea (book I in the Illuminatus trilogy) for WEEKS. It's almost impossible to get through. ...

Finished. Love it. Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I just started Metamorphosis of the Zac Tremble Investigates series by Chambers Mars.

I like it. There is some really funny snarky dialogue. The only thing that trips me up is it's heavy with british slang. I have to keep my phone handy so I can Google terms I run across.

Did you know "craic" is like shooting the breeze or gossiping? I didn't! I learned "Trainers" for tennis shoes and "Jumper" for sweater reading The Student Prince. There was something about "Brown Sauce" that didn't sound half bad. Wouldn't mind trying some if I can find it in the USA.

Might I recommend-- The Home for Wayward Ladies It's out May 20th (unlike its author who came out 15 years ago). And goodreads is currently hosting a giveaway!

Michael wrote: "The only thing that trips me up is it's heavy with british slang. I have to keep my phone handy so I can Google terms I run across."

Michael, I had had no idea until last night how much British slang Americans are oblivious to. This had me cracking up (... um, that means 'laughing a lot' in case you don't know):

British Slang As Guessed By An American:
www.buzzfeed.com/mattbellassai/britis...

Don't know whether it's as funny if you're not British, though?? ...

Natasha (Diarist) wrote: "Michael, I had had no idea until last night how much British slang Americans are oblivious to. This had me cracking up (... um, that means 'laughing a lot' in case you don't know..."

Well, I can often puzzle my way through using context but sometimes my brain comes to a screeching halt and says WTF? And... It's Google time! Then if the dialogue really gets going with wit and snark flying back and forth sometimes my brain just checks out and goes with the flow. (BTW "checks out" means stops, quits or surrenders!!) (big grin).

Although one of the worst was the Partnership in Blood series by Ariel Tachna. She would use entire sentences in French with no english references. Boy was I pissed (that means angry, not drunk) when I found out in the middle of the third book that my Kindle had a translate function!

I don't mind really now that I have a smart phone and Google is at my side. Plus, I do learn new words and after reading them a few hundred times my tired old brain actually retains them so it's all good.

I really do want to try some of that Brown Sauce I've read about. Is it any good?

:-)

Michael wrote: "Boy was I pissed (that means angry, not drunk)"
This one gets me every time. Why are people drunk in the middle of the day?? ... Oh. ...

Michael wrote: "I really do want to try some of that Brown Sauce I've read about. Is it any good? "
It's a more tangy version of Ketchup. You'd have it with a fry-up breakfast, particularly a bacon sandwich. Yeah, good stuff. Every café in the UK would have it. Do they have any English eateries in your neck of the woods?

I can order it from Amazon HP Sauce and there are a couple of "World Market" type stores nearby. I'm going to add it to the shopping list in my phone and keep an eye out!

Update They have it at World Market: HP Brown Sauce which is only about two miles from where I work. Gotta git me some!

Michael wrote: "I can order it from Amazon HP Sauce and there are a couple of "World Market" type stores nearby. I'm going to add it to the shopping list in my phone and keep an eye out!"

It's nothing exotic, Michael. It's the sort of thing you find in a greasy spoon (British slang for a cheap café). Don't go getting excited now ;-)

Natasha (Diarist) wrote: "Michael wrote: "I can order it from Amazon HP Sauce and there are a couple of "World Market" type stores nearby. I'm going to add it to the shopping list in my phone and keep an eye out!"

It's nothing exotic, Michael. It's the sort of thing you find in a greasy spoon (British slang for a cheap café). Don't go getting excited now ;-)
..."

I'm a simple man with simple tastes Natasha. It doesn't take much to get me excited. (We have greasy spoons here too!)

Michael wrote: "I'm a simple man with simple tastes Natasha"

Cool. Just bung some brown sauce on your chips ... I mean fries ... not crisps, obviously, that would be silly ;-)

Byron wrote: "Currently on book three of the Nightrunner series, Traitor's Moon

Lucky you for reading it now; we thought it was a trilogy when it was first published and had to wait ages for the sequels to come out. :)

Halfway through Why We Broke Up

Finished and started

The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith

I just finished Dark Horse by Kate Sherwood and have moved on to Sometimes You Just Know

I gave Dark Horse 3 (rounded up) stars (much lower than most reviewers). Partly because I'm not much into M/M/M but mostly becuse the MC Sam seems like such a whiner.

Yes, he's had a crappy life growing up. Yes, it's horrible that the love of his life died (not only died but only after lingering in a coma for a year) but at every turn his first thought is to either lash out at people trying to help, run away, or do something stupid.

Kate has not made him very sympathetic to me. Just kind of irritating. I'm going to press on (since I bought all the books in the series) but this may be one of those series I don't finish.

Anyone else read the series?

I've finished Apprenticed to Pleasure a Gay fantasy by Brandon Fox and decided to finish the trilogy. It is quite engaging for m/m fantasy and explores sex magic.

I also read one of the scariest books ever, The Sea and Summer, a SF, Cli-Fi about the results of Climate Change by Australian author George Turner I put up a weird 'review' too. I decided to shelve it as a horror also, it frightened me so.

I decided to re-read Game of Thrones, so started the 1st book last nite. I am quite enjoying the HBO series.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

Kernos wrote: "It is quite engaging for m/m fantasy and explores sex magic."

Sex magic?

Natasha (Diarist) wrote: "Kernos wrote: "It is quite engaging for m/m fantasy and explores sex magic."

Sex magic?"

Indeed ;-)

Kernos wrote: "Indeed ;-)"

... How enigmatic, Kernos. I shall just have to guess what that is about, then :-)

I've finally begun to read Shards of Time, even though it was published a month ago.

Natasha (Diarist) wrote: "Kernos wrote: "Indeed ;-)"

... How enigmatic, Kernos. I shall just have to guess what that is about, then :-)"

To explain would be a big spoiler. Suffice it to say that the magic system in this fantasy requires m/m or f/f sex for energy to work.

Just finished Two Gentlemen Sharing

Here is my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Kernos wrote: "the magic system in this fantasy requires m/m or f/f sex for energy to work."

Wow. Great news. I have felt cheated that Tantric sex seems to require an opposite sex partner, i.e. PIV sex with no movement.

Barracuda by Christos Tsiolkas. The author of the Slap writes about a kid in boarding school struggling with his sexuality who is on a swimming scholarship. Some chapters are him looking back as an adult living with his partner in Glasgow. So far I recommend it.

I just started reading

I'm reading "The Fabulous Sylvester"
by Joshua Gamson. I saw Sylvester perform at Backstreet in Atlanta circa 1982. His sang in a five octave range that was incredible. The book is very well-written and aptly evokes the era with substantial fine details.