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Post by Tiarnán on Sept 15, 2012 22:09:23 GMT -5
Gay as in homosexual or gay as in Wizard of Oz gay?
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Post by Brandon on Sept 15, 2012 22:16:49 GMT -5
When you put it that way, either or, tbh. But mostly homosexual.
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Post by Tiarnán on Sept 15, 2012 22:29:04 GMT -5
I'd say The International but it's so local in its language and references that I'm not sure how someone not from here would receive it. I did love it though.
Honestly, those Gypsy Boy books are great for that. The first didn't really get into the gay thing until later in but it was always pretty evident. The second is in a big way about Mikey falling into the gay scene in the city and has romances too. They're not books that you really have to make an effort to get into either. They were number one over here and got a ton of praise from all over.
I went looking for gay fiction the other month and have two sitting in my room that I haven't read yet, but apparently they're really good. At Swim Two Boys and The Line of Beauty. Apparently gay literature is a whole other genre in itself so you'd be able to find lists of you don't fancy those probs.
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Post by Astrozombie on Sept 16, 2012 3:58:04 GMT -5
When you put it that way, either or, tbh. But mostly homosexual. You should make an account at goodreads.com basically you put in all the books you've read and rate them 1-5 stars, then you go through their list of genres (it ranges from quite a bit of things, like from gay to fantasy, and you can fill in specific ones you're looking for) and it'll recommend stuff for you. But also people rate books there so you can see if a book that you might be interested in is gonna be good or bad. Also you can look through the various books in each genre section if you don't want to go based off recommendations. I can literally spend hours on that site, adding things to my 'to read' list. |
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Post by Brandon on Sept 16, 2012 9:31:32 GMT -5
You should make an account at goodreads.com basically you put in all the books you've read and rate them 1-5 stars, then you go through their list of genres (it ranges from quite a bit of things, like from gay to fantasy, and you can fill in specific ones you're looking for) and it'll recommend stuff for you Thanks! I barely just registered and I already see a few I'm interested in. |
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Post by Mutant Couch on Sept 16, 2012 17:00:44 GMT -5
Hero by Perry Moore is pretty good. It's about a teenager dealing with his sexuality and his developing super powers. It's more geared towards young adult though. Michael Chabon's The Mysteries of Pittsburgh and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay are both really good. Goodreads is basically the greatest thing ever. Here's a list from there: www.goodreads.com/list/show/445.Best_Gay_Fiction#3985Oh, and Maurice by E.M. Forster is quite good too. |
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Post by Brandon on Sept 16, 2012 18:55:52 GMT -5
Hero by Perry Moore is pretty good. Ha. I ordered The Song of Achilles this morning, but Hero was another one I was looking at and I added it to my want to read list. I'll probably check it out next. Then maybe Suicide Notes. |
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Post by Burke on Sept 21, 2012 8:17:12 GMT -5
I read a great horror novel called Legion. It's creepy as hell. That's how I like my books though.
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Post by Astrozombie on Oct 3, 2012 20:52:01 GMT -5
I'm about halfway through 'Mark of Athena' and I absolutely love it. There are seven main characters that you've met from the last two books (including Percy and Annabeth). But it's only told through 4 of the character's point of view, with the other three being supporting characters. Anyways it's just cool because there's all sorts of different character interaction and I love it when the girls get together and do a quest. But then they do odd combinations (cause they go out in quests with three people, otherwise they attract monsters), like Piper (Aphrodite), Percy (Poseidon), and Jason (Jupiter). So you can't ever really guess whose gonna say what or how someone's gonna react to something. Hazel is hilarious too and it's all unintentional though. This is by far my favorite book in the series and I'm not done yet.
Also 'Hero' by Perry Moore just came today, so I'm excited to have something else to read after finishing this book.
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Post by Tarry on Oct 4, 2012 16:33:19 GMT -5
I just this second found The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds available to download for free on iTunes, so I'm about to read my very first iBook tonight.
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Post by Tarry on Oct 4, 2012 16:35:58 GMT -5
Ok, maybe I'm not. Apparently I need the latest software to use iBooks, but my iTunes says I'm up to date.
I'm so confused.
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Post by Mutant Couch on Oct 5, 2012 15:25:16 GMT -5
I don't know anything about iBooks, but they have those books free for Kindle too and the Kindle app is seriously easy to download and use. Are you reading it on your computer or something else?
I'm pretty much exclusively ebooks now, except for comics and the Kindle addition of lending is the greatest.
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Post by Tarry on Oct 5, 2012 15:53:40 GMT -5
I was trying to read it on my iPod Touch, but iTunes wasn't letting me.
I gave up in the end.
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Post by Tiarnán on Oct 5, 2012 16:00:08 GMT -5
I tend to do most of my reading in the bath so I don't think I could ever properly do ebooks.
I read The Scarlet Letter and Vertue Rewarded last week for English. The Scarlet Letter was great and Vertue Rewarded was manageable for something written in the 1690s but it's taking up soooo much time and it's gonna be like this for two years. That's not taking into account the history reading and written work.
This week it's Moll Flanders and something else that I forget.
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Post by Mutant Couch on Oct 5, 2012 20:53:16 GMT -5
Ha. I've brought my Kindle into the bath far too many times. I really do mean to stop. I was trying to read it on my iPod Touch, but iTunes wasn't letting me. I gave up in the end. They have the Kindle app for the iPod Touch too. It really is super easy. |
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