Queereaders discussion

Tell us what you are reading this month.

Right now, "The ONassis Women", with plans for "Brick Lane", 'The Colour", "Reluctant Genius"...and after that, who knows ;)

I put current and next reads in the other thread, but am feeling the need for a good literary Gay novel à la At Swim Two Boys, The Line of Beauty, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier Clay: A Novel etc...

Any suggestions?

Mazel Tov, Robin! Are you playing the wife or the girlfriend, or are there other women's roles that didn't make it to the synopsis?

Kernos, I haven't read the other two, but I loved The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.

Whoops, sorry Robin! I guess I wasn't the first & won't be the last to think you're female online. Have fun with it!

I have seen references to Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling in this group before and I noticed that there's currently a copy available over at paperbackswap dot com for those that are on a budget. I read it a long time ago and while it wasn't as good (in my opinion) as Mercedes Lackey's Vanyel stories it WAS worth the read.

As to what I'm reading right now I'm afraid that I'm re-reading the Twilight Saga after catching the Eclipse movie on cable. While none of the characters are gay all those shirtless scenes certainly make me glad that I am. And the romance appeals to the 13 year old fat girl that is my inner child.

I have been reading so many graphic novels, my head is about to explode. Up this weekend Empire State: A Love Story and Mercury. But I am almost ready for my presentation.

Stephen,

Have you read the rest of The Nightrunner series? I think it gets better, where Mercedes Lackey's series starts on a high note, then has little place to go. How about Swordspoint series?

Julia wrote: "Stephen,
Have you read the rest of The Nightrunner series? I think it gets better, where Mercedes Lackey's series starts on a high note, then has little place to go. ..."

I read the first three books in the Nightrunner series but that was all that there was when I read them. I just recently heard about the last two, so I'll need to give them a re-read and forge ahead to the end. I recall really liking these a lot.

As to Merecedes Lackey's books... The Valdemar series will probably always remain among my favorites. When I met Vanyel in Magic's Pawn I was hooked but enjoyed spending time in the world she created so much that I've gone on to read all the books set there and go back and re-read them again and again when I miss the characters and places.

I just finished Neverwhere and want to start The Charioteer, if I can find it. I have heard it is a great book.

'Can't find The Charioteer, so started the expanded The Stand instead. I've never read Stephen King before, but am finding this engaging and much different than I expected from such a popular author. But, where's the horror?

Stephen,

I don't actually boycott Mercedes Lackey, because that's too strong. I've read several of her various series and liked her books a lot and I decided that she just too darn prolific: I could continue reading Mercedes Lackey, or I could read other authors. Not both. So I'll leave Lackey to you. Enjoy her!

Kernos wrote: "I just finished Neverwhere and want to start The Charioteer, if I can find it. I have heard it is a great book."

How did you like Neverwhere, Kernos?

Robert wrote: "I started the audiobook version of Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary. So far I think the work's brilliant. I've never heard of the author David Sedaris. Then again, I'm m..."


I haven't read David Sedaris yet. I like audio books, especially when I'm driving or working out.

Do you use OverDrive?

I like David Sedaris, quite a lot, especially on audio, but I had heart that the Squirrel book was not his best, so I have not read it. My coworker loves him and didn't like that one. Maybe I should try it and make up my own mind.

I am almost done listening to The Magician King but it is slow going... I listen, and get bored, as it slows down, and then I stop, change to music, listen to music, and then go to the next disc. Glad I am on the last one. I probably should just finish it and return it. Some people gave it five stars, I think it is more of a three. It was interesting, and good writing, but seemed sort of ... I don't know really. Just sort of something.

Nancy wrote: "Kernos wrote: "I just finished Neverwhere and want to start The Charioteer, if I can find it. I have heard it is a great book."

How did you like Neverwhere, ..."

I quite like it, 4 stars. It not great like American Gods. I put up a review which says more. I even liked Richard and think I would have reacted much like he did. I also liked the puns and jokes about London locales.

I'm mainly focused on the publishing of my first novel, but just ordered Arthur Wooten's On Picking Fruit: A Novel, which I've heard good things about.

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Currently indulging in 'Notes From a Small Island' by Bill Bryson, 'Brightest Star in the Sky' by Marian Keyes while also planning on reading the following for product knowlege at work (I work at a bookstore here in Canada):
-The Cat's Table- Michael Ondaatje
-Wild Abandon- Joe Dunthorne
-The Langhuage of Flowers- Vanessa Diffenbaugh
-The Night Circus- Erin Morgenstern

...maybe a little nutty to read so much but books are my mistress. :)

Not nutty at all, unless you're reading them all at the same time. :)

I read Tina Fey's book Bossypants which was really fun. I adore her and her sense of humour. And the fact that she's a fellow Philadelphian helps.

Also read True Grit which was amazing! I enjoyed the Coen Bros. movie of it, which was mostly faithful to the book. But it was a really good read as well - very tight.

Now I'm just reading a not-terribly-well-written historical fiction about Eleanor of Acquitaine and Henry II of England, both of whom I find compelling characters from history. Just a little brain candy for now...

I loved True Grit! If you haven't already, you should see the first adaptation, made in 1969 and starring John Wayne. Both movies were excellent in different ways.

Bossypants was incredible! If I could be a small fraction of the comedy writer and improv performer she is I'd feel complete :P

Nancy wrote: "Not nutty at all, unless you're reading them all at the same time. :)"

*snicker* this is very true. Oh to have such a talent! :P

Just started Red Mandarin Dress and it is chock full of Chinese history and culture, all that I did not know!

I haven't started it yet, but the Fran Lebowitz Reader has recently been reissued as an ebook.

Once upon a time, Fran was a 30s-something New York lesbian curmudgeon; now, she's older. These essays appeared in the New Yorker, among other places, in the early 1980s and are hilarious. I am saving this as a treat sometime for in the near future.

Charles Perez's Confessions Of A Gay Anchorman, a memoir, is a great backstage look at the world of broadcast news, and the challenges which come when professional and personal desires collide.

Nancy wrote: "I loved True Grit! If you haven't already, you should see the first adaptation, made in 1969 and starring John Wayne. Both movies were excellent in different ways."

i've not seen the recent adaptation (haven't read the book either), but the wayne version was great!

In addition to the ones I'm already reading, I picked up another at work today! :) "No Plot, No Problem" by Chris Baty. I've heard so many things about it and wanted to check it out. So far, so good!

I'm reading Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution at the moment, but looking to interject it with something lighter, or at least something that lets me rest my Primary school French for a bit, haha. I loved the remake of True Grit so much, definately got to make time for the book!

I've just read Sister Light, Sister Dark by Jane Yolen. Some implications of lesbian themes, but... It was good, albeit a little disappointing for me.

Not sure what to go for next, either White Jenna or maybe The Daughters of Moab

I'm actually reading my 4th book this month - yeah, I know it looks like I don't have anything to do right now and yeah, it's semester break ;)

I read A Note in the Margin (didn't like it that much), the 2nd one this month was Trust Me (enjoyed that one), the 3rd was Bear, Otter, and the Kid (loved it) and currently I'm reading The Slayer's Apprentice...

I think after that I'll go for a lesbian themed book which I wanted to read for quite some time now: The Devil Inside.

I finished and reviewed The Stand and easy, but long read.

Looking for the skinniest book on my TBR mountain, I'm now reading Assault on the Gods by Stephen Goldin, an alien interaction SF.

To Kill a Mockingbird for banned books week.

I read the entirety of Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden last night.

It's so beautiful :(

this month i've read Annabel, Closing Time, and Emily the Strange: Dark Times. I plan on starting My Year of Meats (for english) to wrap up the month.

I was off on a mini vacation and read three books, including Roseanna and The Cavalier in the Yellow Doublet and Needle in a Haystack. That covers Sweden, Argentina and Spain.

September for me was light. I read Last Car to Annwn Station by Michael Merriam, and Milk and Honey: A Celebration of Jewish Lesbian Poetry edited by Julie Enszer.

I did interviews with both authors too. You can listen to them here:

Julie Enzser: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/readings...

Michael Merriam: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/readings...