Good LGBT fiction for LGBT folk and friends

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Timerne

af Michael Cunningham

12,567 medlemmer

227 anmeldelser

3.9

12 Members: GirlMisanthrope, aHherjuC, lahochstetler, thorold, RidgewayGirl, alex68, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, joeyr, mspixieears, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

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Bedemandens datter : en tragikomisk familiehistorie

af Alison Bechdel

7,889 medlemmer

361 anmeldelser

4.2

13 Members: ablachly, jain, lahochstetler, kgriffith, Dilara86, Kiddboyblue, kjgormley, joeyr, mspixieears, TheInsatiable1, ManWithAnAgenda, Bking150, arbinthemoss,

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Maurice

af E. M. Forster

4,063 medlemmer

68 anmeldelser

3.9

12 Members: GirlMisanthrope, aHherjuC, jain, thorold, aulsmith, Salvator, ktswjw, Dilara86, alex68, TheInsatiable1, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

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Farven lilla

af Alice Walker

19,189 medlemmer

330 anmeldelser

4.1

11 Members: SqueakyChu, jain, lahochstetler, kgriffith, Salvator, RidgewayGirl, ahef1963, kara.shamy, TheInsatiable1, commanderboshtette, ManWithAnAgenda,

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Rænkespil

af Sarah Waters

7,699 medlemmer

280 anmeldelser

4

11 Members: ablachly, lahochstetler, kgriffith, RidgewayGirl, souloftherose, Her_Royal_Orangeness, ahef1963, kjgormley, kara.shamy, mspixieears, TheInsatiable1,

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Dorian Grays billede

af Oscar Wilde

38,480 medlemmer

618 anmeldelser

4

9 Members: GirlMisanthrope, ktswjw, alex68, ahef1963, kara.shamy, TheInsatiable1, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, Bking150

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Orlando

af Virginia Woolf

10,329 medlemmer

167 anmeldelser

3.9

10 Members: GirlMisanthrope, jain, Hibou8, alex68, kjgormley, mspixieears, TheInsatiable1, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, Bking150,aulsmith
Forklaringer: aulsmith : I couldn't make it through this one.

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Giovannis værelse

af James Baldwin

5,247 medlemmer

121 anmeldelser

4.2

9 Members: eromsted, aHherjuC, jain, thorold, Hibou8, RidgewayGirl, alex68, TheInsatiable1, FranzK72

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Den persiske dreng

af Mary Renault

2,282 medlemmer

36 anmeldelser

4.1

9 Members: aHherjuC, jain, thorold, aulsmith, Salvator, kjgormley, kara.shamy, joeyr, DenzialTittle
Forklaringer: thorold: Persian eunuch falls for Macedonian warlord.

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Tipping the Velvet

af Sarah Waters

4,993 medlemmer

144 anmeldelser

4

9 Members: ablachly, GirlMisanthrope, jain, thorold, kgriffith, kjgormley, kara.shamy, mspixieears, TheInsatiable1,

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Fri i 70'erne : roman

af Armistead Maupin

4,885 medlemmer

104 anmeldelser

3.9

9 Members: aHherjuC, lahochstetler, thorold, aulsmith, kgriffith, RidgewayGirl, ahef1963, joeyr, ManWithAnAgenda,

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Anderledes

af Rita Mae Brown

3,160 medlemmer

57 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

9 Members: lilithcat, SqueakyChu, lahochstetler, thorold, aulsmith, ahef1963, kjgormley, joeyr, willstarr,

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At Swim, Two Boys

af Jamie O'Neill

2,073 medlemmer

56 anmeldelser

4.2

8 Members: ablachly, aHherjuC, jain, thorold, Kiddboyblue, kjgormley, joeyr, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: thorold: Deploys every Irish cliché there is, but somehow gets away with it.

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Achilleus' sang

af Madeline Miller

11,759 medlemmer

479 anmeldelser

4.2

8 Members: ablachly, kgriffith, RidgewayGirl, souloftherose, Her_Royal_Orangeness, kjgormley, kara.shamy, Bking150,

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Enlig herre

af Christopher Isherwood

2,144 medlemmer

81 anmeldelser

4

7 Members: jain, thorold, Salvator, alex68, kjgormley, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

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Den utrolige historie om Kavalier & Clay

af Michael Chabon

18,540 medlemmer

409 anmeldelser

4.2

6 Members: ablachly, hipdeep, jain, RidgewayGirl, ahef1963, kara.shamy

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A Little Life

af Hanya Yanagihara

6,771 medlemmer

314 anmeldelser

4.1

6 Members: ablachly, RidgewayGirl, Kiddboyblue, kjgormley, kara.shamy, Bking150

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Der er andre frugter end appelsiner

af Jeanette Winterson

6,140 medlemmer

141 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

7 Members: ablachly, SqueakyChu, lahochstetler, thorold, Dilara86, kjgormley, mspixieears,
Forklaringer: thorold: Are you looking for a lesbian pentecostalist novel set in East Lancashire? Look no further.

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

af Benjamin Alire Sáenz

5,852 medlemmer

346 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

6 Members: raulvilar, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, linuswickworth, Bking150, arbinthemoss

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Brokeback Mountain : historier fra Wyoming

af Annie Proulx

2,656 medlemmer

93 anmeldelser

3.9

6 Members: GirlMisanthrope, jain, alex68, Kiddboyblue, ahef1963, ManWithAnAgenda

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Ensomhedens brønd

af Radclyffe Hall

2,643 medlemmer

48 anmeldelser

½ 3.4

7 Members: lahochstetler, thorold, Hibou8, kgriffith, kjgormley, joeyr, mspixieears,

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Ild fra himlen

af Mary Renault

2,166 medlemmer

29 anmeldelser

3.9

6 Members: aHherjuC, jain, aulsmith, bgsfca, kara.shamy, joeyr

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Middlesex

af Jeffrey Eugenides

26,820 medlemmer

622 anmeldelser

4.1

7 Members: RidgewayGirl, alex68, Kiddboyblue, ahef1963, TheInsatiable1, FranzK72, DenzialTittle,aulsmith ,Bking150
Forklaringer: aulsmith : I liked the historical story, but I didn't find the genderqueer character very convincing.

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Kejser Hadrians Erindringer

af Marguerite Yourcenar

5,319 medlemmer

125 anmeldelser

4.1

5 Members: jain, alex68, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda, Bking150

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Døden i Venedig

af Thomas Mann

5,257 medlemmer

104 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

5 Members: alex68, mspixieears, TheInsatiable1, FranzK72, ManWithAnAgenda

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I skønhedens tjeneste : roman

af Alan Hollinghurst

4,526 medlemmer

112 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

5 Members: ablachly, aHherjuC, thorold, Salvator, kara.shamy

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Nattevagt

af Sarah Waters

4,337 medlemmer

149 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

6 Members: ablachly, kgriffith, souloftherose, ahef1963, kjgormley, kara.shamy,

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Sjælesøstre

af Sarah Waters

3,283 medlemmer

128 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

5 Members: lahochstetler, aulsmith, kgriffith, kara.shamy, mspixieears
Forklaringer: aulsmith: This is rather depressing, but I liked the historical material.

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Boy Meets Boy

af David Levithan

2,600 medlemmer

127 anmeldelser

3.8

5 Members: aHherjuC, Kiddboyblue, kara.shamy, linuswickworth, Bking150

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Edderkoppekvindens kys

af Manuel Puig

2,207 medlemmer

33 anmeldelser

3.9

5 Members: thorold, aulsmith, alex68, ahef1963, FranzK72

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Farvel til Berlin

af Christopher Isherwood

2,038 medlemmer

47 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

5 Members: aHherjuC, aulsmith, Salvator, alex68, FranzK72

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The Swimming-Pool Library

af Alan Hollinghurst

1,973 medlemmer

35 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

5 Members: aHherjuC, thorold, Salvator, TheInsatiable1, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: thorold: The classic British gay novel.

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The Charioteer

af Mary Renault

1,088 medlemmer

34 anmeldelser

4.1

5 Members: aHherjuC, thorold, Salvator, kjgormley, joeyr
Forklaringer: thorold: Renault in a WWII hospital setting, not Greece for once. But still Plato.

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Dancer from the Dance

af Andrew Holleran

979 medlemmer

12 anmeldelser

3.9

5 Members: thorold, aulsmith, joeyr, willstarr, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: thorold: Love it or hate it, this is one of the key books defining the moment in the 70s when LGBT writing started to be taken seriously.

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The Raven Boys

af Maggie Stiefvater

6,064 medlemmer

383 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: ablachly, GirlMisanthrope, kgriffith, kjgormley

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Pittsburgh-mysterierne

af Michael Chabon

4,031 medlemmer

64 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

4 Members: hipdeep, aHherjuC, andromedari, TheInsatiable1

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Nattens skove : roman

af Djuna Barnes

3,049 medlemmer

57 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

4 Members: alex68, mspixieears, TheInsatiable1, FranzK72

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Heartstopper: Volume 1

af Alice Oseman

2,949 medlemmer

117 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

4 Members: Salvator, ManWithAnAgenda, linuswickworth, Bking150

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Carol

af Patricia Highsmith

2,830 medlemmer

102 anmeldelser

3.8

4 Members: lilithcat, ablachly, thorold, TheInsatiable1
Forklaringer: thorold: Not a great novel, but worth reading because of when it was written and who wrote it.

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Mod en anden himmel

af James Baldwin

2,811 medlemmer

39 anmeldelser

4.1

4 Members: aHherjuC, thorold, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda

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En maskes bekendelser : roman

af Yukio Mishima

2,504 medlemmer

41 anmeldelser

3.8

4 Members: SqueakyChu, jain, alex68, FranzK72

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Heartstopper: Volume 2

af Alice Oseman

2,240 medlemmer

69 anmeldelser

½ 4.5

4 Members: Salvator, ManWithAnAgenda, linuswickworth, Bking150

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Heartstopper: Volume 3

af Alice Oseman

1,992 medlemmer

46 anmeldelser

½ 4.5

4 Members: Salvator, ManWithAnAgenda, linuswickworth, Bking150

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Heartstopper: Volume 4

af Alice Oseman

1,741 medlemmer

43 anmeldelser

½ 4.5

4 Members: Salvator, ManWithAnAgenda, linuswickworth, Bking150

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En drengs historie

af Edmund White

1,711 medlemmer

24 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

4 Members: aHherjuC, thorold, Salvator, Kiddboyblue
Forklaringer: thorold: White at his most infuriatingly self-important.

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Blackwater Fyrskib : roman

af Colm Tóibín

1,416 medlemmer

45 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

4 Members: aHherjuC, aulsmith, RidgewayGirl, mspixieears

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Rainbow Boys

af Alex Sanchez

1,138 medlemmer

29 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

4 Members: dara85, aHherjuC, Salvator, phenshaw

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Patience and Sarah

af Isabel Miller

757 medlemmer

18 anmeldelser

3.9

4 Members: CurrerBell, Aussiewoman, joeyr, TheInsatiable1
Forklaringer: Aussiewoman: Classic early lesbian fiction.

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Dream Boy

af Jim Grimsley

748 medlemmer

16 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: aHherjuC, jain, ktswjw, Kiddboyblue

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Gravedigger

af Joseph Hansen

204 medlemmer

3 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

4 Members: aulsmith, ktswjw, phenshaw, ManWithAnAgenda

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På gravens rand

af Joseph Hansen

197 medlemmer

1 anmeldelse

3.9

4 Members: aulsmith, ktswjw, phenshaw, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Little Dog Laughed

af Joseph Hansen

189 medlemmer

3.9

4 Members: aulsmith, ktswjw, phenshaw, ManWithAnAgenda

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Gensyn med Brideshead : kaptajn Charles Ryders åndelige og verdslige erindringer

af Evelyn Waugh

12,311 medlemmer

263 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: Salvator, alex68, ManWithAnAgenda

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The Fifth Season

af N. K. Jemisin

7,503 medlemmer

345 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: jain, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda

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Red, White, and Royal Blue

af Casey McQuiston

5,222 medlemmer

220 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, linuswickworth

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Call Me by Your Name

af André Aciman

3,998 medlemmer

146 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: aHherjuC, Salvator, phenshaw, Bking150,aulsmith
Forklaringer: aulsmith : I'm not fond of this one. It's sort of dreamy and post-modern. But if your friend likes Aciman's other work, it might be okay

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Skrevet på kroppen

af Jeanette Winterson

3,922 medlemmer

60 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: keristars, thorold, TheInsatiable1

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On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous

af Ocean Vuong

3,398 medlemmer

119 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, Bking150

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The Dream Thieves

af Maggie Stiefvater

3,136 medlemmer

195 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: ablachly, kgriffith, kjgormley

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More Tales of the City

af Armistead Maupin

2,606 medlemmer

24 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: aHherjuC, aulsmith, kgriffith

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The Raven King

af Maggie Stiefvater

2,293 medlemmer

110 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: ablachly, kgriffith, kjgormley

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Stone Butch Blues

af Leslie Feinberg

2,015 medlemmer

39 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: thorold, aulsmith, ManWithAnAgenda
Forklaringer: aulsmith: This one is a bit over-the-top with bad things happening, but it is about working-class dykes and genderqueers, which isn't a perspective you often see in lgbt literature.

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