Roof Beam Reader
A Writer and His Reading
Category: coming out
Thoughts: The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen
I had grand plans of writing this review in fairy tale style, inspired as I was by Trung Le Nguyen’s adaptations of classical fairy tales to share this beautiful story. But, alas, I’m not the wordsmith Nguyen is, and definitely not the artist! So,… Continue Reading “Thoughts: The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen”
Red, White and Royal Blue
Gay sex! Have I got your attention? Good! That’s about how I felt when I started reading Casey McQuiston’s Red, White & Royal Blue. A little shocked, a little surprised, a little bit, “Oh, what’s this, now?” You see, I didn’t do much background research, over even… Continue Reading “Red, White and Royal Blue”
A Lesbian Classic & Walt Whitman
I wrap-up my Pride Month reading with two final pieces of fiction, one a classic adult novel of lesbian literature, the other a young adult novel inspired by Walt Whitman. Please feel free to check out the rest of my pride month reads. I… Continue Reading “A Lesbian Classic & Walt Whitman”
Thoughts on Two LGBTQ Pride Reads
Like A Love Story Abdi Nazemian’s young adult historical fiction novel, Like A Love Story, is the fourth LGBTQ-themed book I’ve read this month. Like the others, it has not disappointed. Every good coming-out-story, like every good coming-of-age story from Little Women to The… Continue Reading “Thoughts on Two LGBTQ Pride Reads”
