Tag Archives: LGBTQIA

Wide Awake, by David Levithan

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Thistle

It’s several decades in the future, and the first gay, Jewish man has just won the presidency. Duncan and his boyfriend Jimmy, both of whom campaigned for the new president, are ecstatic, until the election results are called into question. … Continue reading →

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Love is the Higher Law, by David Levithan

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Thistle

Claire, Jasper, and Peter all experience the tragedy of 9/11 in different ways. They are all only barely connected – Claire goes to school with Peter, who meets Jasper at a party and makes a date with him not long … Continue reading →

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Protected: Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Thistle

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Notes on a Scandal, by Zoë Heller

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Thistle

When Sheba, a pottery teacher in London, is discovered having an affair with one of her high school students, her life is understandably torn apart. She loses her job, she splits with her husband, and she’s denied all but limited … Continue reading →

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Of All the Stupid Things, by Alexandra Diaz

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Thistle

Tara, Whitney Blaire, and Pinkie have been best friends forever, but can their friendship survive when Tara suddenly becomes attracted to the new girl at school, Riley? In setup, Of All the Stupid Things is very similar to The Bermudez … Continue reading →

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Nana, by Émile Zola

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Thistle

Nana doesn’t really have a plot I can describe. It involves a woman named Nana, a cheap “tart” as she’s called who sells her body for money but not on the streets like a prostitute. She’s picked up by a … Continue reading →

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Seeking Sara Summers, by Susan Gabriel

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Thistle

Sara’s life as a middle-aged mom, wife, and teacher is thrown into upheaval when she gets breast cancer. Over the last year, she’s fought the illness, continually apologized to her husband for being sick, and downplayed the seriousness of the … Continue reading →

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The Untelling, by Tayari Jones

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Thistle

When Aria was a child, her family was ripped apart by a car accident that killed her father and baby sister. The rest of her adolescence was spent with an older sister who just wanted to get away and a … Continue reading →

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the Weetzie Bat series, by Francesca Lia Block

Posted on April 20, 2010 by Thistle

Rather than add four individual reviews, I want to review this series in a single post. There are five books – Weetzie Bat, Witch Baby, Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys, Missing Angel Juan, and Baby Be-Bop. The last of … Continue reading →

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Will Grayson, Will Grayson, by John Green and David Levithan

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Thistle

Will Grayson #1 (WG1) is a temperamental teenager from Chicago who tries to live life without caring about anything in order not to get hurt. His best friend – more of a friend by proximity than anything else – is … Continue reading →

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