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An Amazing Queer Historical Mystery

The Bell in the Fog by Lev A.C. Rosen

September 14, 2023 by LB Leave a Comment

When I heard there was going to be a sequel to Lavender House, I knew I had to get my hands on it. Plus I love that Rosen writes such complex, messy queer characters who aren’t necessarily good people, but their queerness isn’t why they’re not good people. I really love Andy, his community, and the ways he’s growing since leaving the police force and finding a family that accepts him for who he is, no hiding needed. This story especially shows him making so […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Mystery Tagged With: 1950s San Francisco, gay bars, gay history, historical fiction, Lev A.C. Rosen, murder mystery, mystery, queer history, the bell in the fog, The lavender house

LB's CBR15 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, History, Mystery · Tags: 1950s San Francisco, gay bars, gay history, historical fiction, Lev A.C. Rosen, murder mystery, mystery, queer history, the bell in the fog, The lavender house ·
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“You can’t force love, it unfolds.”

Men Loving Men: A Gay Sex Guide and Consciousness Book by Mitch Walker

January 25, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I really enjoyed this and it was uplifting to read after the Dahmer book I just got through, where the author was associating gay sex and being gay with corrupting people’s souls. Men Loving Men is partially a straight forward guide to gay sex, but it’s also a “consciousness book,” which in this case meant a lot of cheerful and thoughtful positivity. I had thought it was mainly going to be a sex ed book, as I’d somehow missed the subtitle, so I was pleasantly […]

Filed Under: Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: cultural history, gay history, Mitch Walker, sex ed, spiritual

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:23 · Genres: Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: cultural history, gay history, Mitch Walker, sex ed, spiritual ·
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