Tag Archives: LGBTQIA

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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Ash, by Malinda Lo

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Thistle

Ash is a retelling of the Cinderella fairy story, with a twist. Aisling, or Ash, lives in a world where fairy tales and reality collide. When her father dies, leaving her orphaned with a (realistically) cruel stepmother and stepsisters, Ash … Continue reading →

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Protected: The Danish Girl, by David Ebershoff

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Thistle

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Death in Venice, by Thomas Mann

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Thistle

The famous author Auschenbach travels to Venice on vacation. There, he sees a beautiful adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio. Auschenbach takes what he believes is an artistic interest in the boy, but his interest slowly devolves into a lustful obsession. … Continue reading →

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Baby Be-Bop, by Francesca Lia Block

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Thistle

This is a book about a boy coming to terms with his sexuality in a world that doesn’t want him around. It’s about love, it’s about hate, and it’s about understanding who you are. The message is a beautiful one: … Continue reading →

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Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Thistle

In a panic after seeing his ex, Nick turns to the stranger beside him at a bar and asks her to be his girlfriend for the next five minutes. Though her immediate instinct is to say no, Norah decides this … Continue reading →

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Virginia Woolf: A Biography, by Quentin Bell

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Thistle

I have long found Virginia Woolf a fascinating woman. After reading A Room of One’s Own last year, which had a brief introduction to her life, I decided I wanted to read a biography of her. This is a big … Continue reading →

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