Suggestions for reading?

[Mika27]

I love to read. I'll read any genre! But I'd like to read more gay literature. Not necessarily erotica but about gay lives/relationships etc. Has anybody read anything that they enjoyed?

[ArfyMcPeesh]

I love to read. I'll read any genre! But I'd like to read more gay literature. Not necessarily erotica but about gay lives/relationships etc. Has anybody read anything that they enjoyed?

Not really gay stuff but I really liked Simon vs. the Homo Sapien Agenda, did you read that?

Up for a reading group?

[Mika27]

Not really gay stuff but I really liked Simon vs. the Homo Sapien Agenda, did you read that?

Up for a reading group?
Never heard of it! I'll look into it. Thanks for the suggestion!

[ArfyMcPeesh]

Never heard of it! I'll look into it. Thanks for the suggestion!
Author is Becky Albertalli I think.

What book are your favorite?

[Mika27]

Author is Becky Albertalli I think.

What book are your favorite?
I'm reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower as we speak! Recently read Call Me By Your Name after I saw the movie. The book is beautiful!

[ArfyMcPeesh]

I'm reading The Perks of Being a Wallflower as we speak! Recently read Call Me By Your Name after I saw the movie. The book is beautiful!

Perks is excellent! I haven’t read or seen the other one, what’s it about

[Elysium]

Puberty for Boys :arrow: The Open Book

If you're looking for m/m literature: Have you read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz? Fantastic book. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan? (or anything else by David Levithan, I think.)

Other LGBT literature or literature with significant LGBT themes I've read and could recommend (all of which is about women or is skewed towards femininity, since that's mostly what I read):
Pretty much anything by Sarah Waters AFAIK
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
The Price of Salt (AKA Carol) by Patricia Highsmith
Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family by Amy Ellis Nutt. (This is about the girl who's set to be on Supergirl, by the way!)
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
I Am J by Cris Beam
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy (be forewarned it's also heavily political, but she's a fantastic author)

Literature with LGBT themes that are less significant:
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
The Color Purple by Alice Walker (which is incredible, you should read it anyway!)
The Girls by Emma Cline
Eon & its sequel, Eona by Alison Goodman

Here (https://www.goodreads.com/genres/lgbt?original_shelf=gay-and-lesbian) is Goodreads' category for LGBT literature, which can be broken up into further subcategories such as gay, queer, lesbian, or bisexual. There are plenty more categories though, take a look for yourself. There are also plenty of user-made lists that narrow it down further.

[Mika27]

Puberty for Boys :arrow: The Open Book

If you're looking for m/m literature: Have you read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz? Fantastic book. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan? (or anything else by David Levithan, I think.)

Other LGBT literature or literature with significant LGBT themes I've read and could recommend (all of which is about women or is skewed towards femininity, since that's mostly what I read):
Pretty much anything by Sarah Waters AFAIK
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
The Price of Salt (AKA Carol) by Patricia Highsmith
Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family by Amy Ellis Nutt. (This is about the girl who's set to be on Supergirl, by the way!)
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel
I Am J by Cris Beam
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy (be forewarned it's also heavily political, but she's a fantastic author)

Literature with LGBT themes that are less significant:
Reconstructing Amelia by Kimberly McCreight
The Color Purple by Alice Walker (which is incredible, you should read it anyway!)
The Girls by Emma Cline
Eon & its sequel, Eona by Alison Goodman

Here (https://www.goodreads.com/genres/lgbt?original_shelf=gay-and-lesbian) is Goodreads' category for LGBT literature, which can be broken up into further subcategories such as gay, queer, lesbian, or bisexual. There are plenty more categories though, take a look for yourself. There are also plenty of user-made lists that narrow it down further.
Thank you for the awesome suggestions! What's your favorite genre of gay literature?

[Elysium]

Thank you for the awesome suggestions! What's your favorite genre of gay literature?
I guess if I had to choose I'd say lesbian or bisexual just because that's most relevant to me, but I'll happily read anything :D

[arnorway]

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents: A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
it's awesome :D and you donate to the trevor project with your purchase

and "Simon vs. the Homo Sapien Agenda" is the basis for the movie "love simon", which was one of my favorite movies of 2018. i read it recently and the book was good too

[Zachary G]

Pizza Face Or, the Hero of Suburbia - Ken Siman
The World of Normal Boys - K.M. Soehnlein
Dream Boy - Jim Grimsley

**These are just 3 from my personal library that I have read. If you want more suggestions, let me know and Ill get some more titles for you.

[Mika27]

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents: A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
it's awesome :D and you donate to the trevor project with your purchase

and "Simon vs. the Homo Sapien Agenda" is the basis for the movie "love simon", which was one of my favorite movies of 2018. i read it recently and the book was good too
Oh yeah! I heard about the Marlon Bundo book haha :) and I want to read Simon vs the Homo Sapien agenda. I love the film! And Keiynan Lonsdale is so hot!!! I saw his nudes online ;)

Pizza Face Or, the Hero of Suburbia - Ken Siman
The World of Normal Boys - K.M. Soehnlein
Dream Boy - Jim Grimsley

**These are just 3 from my personal library that I have read. If you want more suggestions, let me know and Ill get some more titles for you.
I'm going to look into those and add them to my list :) if they come with a personal endorsement from you then they can't be bad! Thank you for sharing :)

Posts merged. Next time, please use the "Edit" or "Multi" button. ~Elysium

[EmilySwimmer]

I love to read. I'll read any genre! But I'd like to read more gay literature. Not necessarily erotica but about gay lives/relationships etc. Has anybody read anything that they enjoyed?

Cant say I have