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August - LGBTQIA Reading Challenge
I'm in for 2 books1.
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completed 8/29/17
In for one, please. Thank you.And Kadijah Michelle, there's a typo in the first line of your post: you've written "LAGBTQIA" instead of "LGBTQIA".
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1. After the Fall (2017.08.21, ★★★☆☆).
2. A Man Called Ove (2017.08.26, ★★★★★).
Yes! So here for this challenge as I'm always hunting out LGBTQ+ representation in books anyway. I'm thrilled! In for 3.Interestingly I just finished All of the Above which has main gay, lesbian, bi/pansexual and asexual characters, so it hits a lot of boxes! Also written by a trans author :)
Would love to lead this one, as well, if you still need someone.
Edit: It's been 4 days and no one has said otherwise, so I'm just going to start tracking!
Participants:
Amanda - 2/1
Angelique - 0/1
Ashly - 1/3
BlurryBug - 4/4
Cindy III - 0/1
Claire - 1/1
Courtney - 2/3
Debra - 2/2
Delitealex - 3/4
Izzy - 3/4
Janine - 3/3
Katharine - 0/5
Kitty - 0/4
Klynn - 1/1
Kristin - 0/1
Lynn - 3/3
Maris - 0/4
Mindy - 1/1
Nik - 2/1
Paula - 2/2
Sam F - 2/2
Sherry - 0/1
Shivam - 1/2
Sonya - 0/1
Tam - 0/1
Tim - 0/2
Updated to message 83.
I'm in for 4 Non-fiction counts as well?
Excellent challenge. Put me down for 1 as well, please.
BlurryBug wrote: "I'm in for 4 Non-fiction counts as well?"
I don't see why not. If it's about an LGBTQ+ person's life, or is about LGBTQ+ people in general then that fits the criteria to me!
I have these three checked out so I'll shoot for three!The Song of Achilles
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.
In June I read We Are Okay and Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda , highly recommend both to anyone needing some more.
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Agree on Simon -- fabulous! I liked Song of Achilles a lot as well.
August - LGBTQIA Reading ChallengeDuration: August 1, 2017 to August 31, 2017
1. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson Completed 20/8/17 Rating 4 stars
Liesbeth Salander
2. The Color Purple by Alice Walker Completed 25/8/17 Rating 4 stars
Celie
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Challenge completed
Janine, I like how you think! Silence means consent, I always say. :-)
Hi Janine and everybody....put me down for 3 please.LGBTQIA Reading Challenge
August 1-31, 2017
Progress: 3/3 -- COMPLETE
✔Landing by Emma Donoghue -- 08/09/17
✔Pages for You by Sylvia Brownrigg -- 08/17/17
✔Love Like Blood by Mark Billingham -- 08/28/17
Edited: 08/28/17
I'm in for 31/3
1.
- 8/9/132.
3.
I'll aim for 2. I am not sure where to start but always wanting to expand my horizons and learn. It's so important. Looking forward to some recommendations here.
First of all, I was so excited to see this challenge, it sounds amazing! I'm shooting for 4 books in this one! :)
Welcome all! I'm so excited to see what you read this month, hopefully we'll all pick up some good recommendations :)I managed to get my first one done already. Margot & Me - a couple of key secondary characters are gay. Recommended for YA fans specifically (the protagonist is very teenage-y!). It switches between a modern teen's life and excerpts from her grandma's WWII diary.
I'll aim for 2 books this month!1. The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano
2. The Conquest by Yxta Maya Murray
I'm in for 1.LGBTQIA+ august monthly challenge
Possible reads: Queer there and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World
Finished Aristotle and Dante yesterday and it's wonderful!!
Two books for me please! COMPLETED!1. Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson (16/08/17) ✓
2. Death in Venice by Thomas Mann (21/08/17) ✓
Courtney wrote: "Finished Aristotle and Dante yesterday and it's wonderful!!"Read the reviews....sounds like a great YA book.
Welcome, Paula.Glad to hear it, Courtney. I've had Aristotle and Dante on my tbr for such a long time. Maybe this month is the one I need to finally pick it up!
I'm done my two for this month just by chance! Updated Message 21
The books I read were not MPG of LGBTQA but definitely fit. I'd recommend The Conquest to anyone who loves historical books - literally and figuratively. A great read!
This looks so cool! I really need to get back to reading more diligently. I adore the Left Bank writers of the Modernist period so I'll be reading 1 book, the classic Well of Loneliness by Radcliffe Hall.Tam
Great work, Sam. That was quick. It's brilliant when you read books that fit without even meaning too!Welcome, Tam. Love that you're reading an LGBTQ+ classic. Enjoy!
I read both Girl in the Blue Coat and The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, both of which have main characters who are LGBTQIA+. Weirdly, both are also historical fiction.
I'm in for one as it'll be the first for me.
Izzy wrote: "I read both Girl in the Blue Coat and The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue, both of which have main characters who are LGBTQIA+. Weirdly, both are also historica..."Hmm... I did read Girl in the Blue Coat just last week so sadly I can't use that for this month. It was such an interesting read.
I'm in for 1 books (so far). Is it okay to read books that aren't on the list but still LGBTQAI ?
Izzy - how did you find The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue? It keeps popping up on my feed.Welcome, Sherry!
Angelique - absolutely. The lists are just for inspiration. The only qualifier for this challenge is that the book(s) you read have a main or significant secondary LGBTQ+ character.
As someone who is in the LGBT+ community, this challenge is right up my alley!I am currently reading How to Make a Wish but i have read A BUNCH of queer-themed books this year. [it was a goal of mine to read queer / diverse books for 2017.] I have three other books i'd like to put down for the challenge so I'd like to be marked down for four books!
my list is as follows:
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Last Edited: 8/16/2017
Does anyone have any recommendations of older books? A lot of the ones posted in this thread were published in the last few years. I'd love to read some literature that shows how LGBT+ characters have developed and where they initially have come from. I think this will help me learn about changing attitudes. Thank you everyone!
Tim wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations of older books? A lot of the ones posted in this thread were published in the last few years. I'd love to read some literature that shows how LGBT+ characters h..."I'm reading a Virginia Woolf transgender book from 1945, so they're definitely out there. I think the person who wrote the first post for the challenge (and announced that she was straight and narrow) should have included a couple of Listopia links to the excellent books collected:
Best Gay Fiction
Best Lesbian Fiction
Best LGBTQIA Literature
I even found a whole genre I've never noticed on here: Queer Studies.
Hope you find something you'll enjoy.
Just finished my first book. I read a very sweet transatlantic lesbian romance by Emma Donoghue called Landing. I'm 1/3 for the challenge.
Welcome to the challenge, Kitty, and congrats on the first books Shivam and Lynn. Also thank you Lynn for linking those listopias, great idea :)Tim - A really interesting thought. The vast majority of the queer fiction I've read has been from the 21st century. Our Lady of the Flowers and The Well of Loneliness spring to mind as earlier stuff.
Lynn wrote: "Tim wrote: "Does anyone have any recommendations of older books? A lot of the ones posted in this thread were published in the last few years. I'd love to read some literature that shows how LGBT+ ..."This is amazing Lynn, thank you so much! A great resource with many helpful ideas to get me started.
Janine wrote: "Welcome to the challenge, Kitty, and congrats on the first books Shivam and Lynn. Also thank you Lynn for linking those listopias, great idea :)
Tim - A really interesting thought. The vast majori..."
I have heard of The Well of Loneliness but will look in to the other book. Thank you for the recommendations. I really appreciate people taking the time to respond!
I read
- 8/10/13
Just finished the Song of Achilles , it's a marvel. Overwhelming and moving. Easily ,now a favorite of mine.
Courtney wrote: "Just finished the Song of Achilles , it's a marvel. Overwhelming and moving. Easily ,now a favorite of mine."Added it to my tbr, thanks Courtney!
I just read and loved my second book - The Pearl Thief. Whilst the main character, Julie, doesn't put any labels on it, she kisses and shows romantic attraction to both girls and boys.
finished my first book upside of unrequited
Good job BlurryBug and Delitealex!I've finished by third book, History Is All You Left Me. All of the main characters are gay or bi. Very sweet contemporary YA about grief, love and friendship.
2025 Reading Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (other topics)The Color Purple (other topics)
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (other topics)
The Color Purple (other topics)
Etiquette & Espionage (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Alice Walker (other topics)Stieg Larsson (other topics)
Stieg Larsson (other topics)
Alice Walker (other topics)
John Green (other topics)
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Duration: August 1, 2017 to August 31, 2017
Ok, as I am not the best person to write this challenge because I am neither LGBTQAI or +. But I read several challenges and blogs and found this one, I love it! I hope you all do too.
The Book Dragon's Lair LGBTQAI Reading Challenge
This is a no stress challenge so there aren't any levels, just one guideline and one requirement.
Guideline: Read one or more books of at least 100 pages.
Requirement: The book should have a main character or significant secondary character that fits one of the LGBTQI or A requirements.
Not sure what I'm talking about? That's okay, I looked it up. I knew the LGBT part - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender. The QIA part I didn't know - Queer, Intersex and Asexual. I thought Q was questioning but I read that many people who don't "adhere to sexual and/or gender norms use" Queer in a positive light. Intersex is a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male. And someone who identifies as Asexual is without sexual feelings or associations.
There are several books suggested in the link above if you need help.
We are currently looking for a leader for this challenge.