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The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions (Paperback, 2019, Nightboat Books) 5 stars

A beloved fable-manifesto from the 1970s queer counterculture. The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions, …

I'm so so glad we read this.

5 stars

Of course there are some things in there that I dislike or am critical of, but the overall experience was overwhelmingly wonderful for me. It's a heartbreakingly beautiful reflection on queer existences and the patriarchy, in a mildly fantastical style, but like, it's always clear what all the things are actually about and that makes it hurt but in a way that I liked a lot. (Except I'm still not sure if the fairies are fairies or fairies. I guess some things remain a mystery to me. But I guess they're fairies, and maybe also fairies.)