actively fighting my own shit memory to bring u this list

Sat, 09 Dec 2023 06:28:37 GMT

not sure if i want to call this a reclist exactly, as i haven't read some of these books in 20+ years, so maybe ref-list is more accurate, as in: a list to reference if you'd like to see which books have queer protagonists (that dreamwidth user hexmix has knowledge of, anyway).

anyway, been wanting to do something like this for a long, long while, as there are many of these books that i never see included in similar lists, likely bc they are SO OLD. my criteria for the books included here are very simple: 1) at least one of the principle (as in, point of view) characters is queer. that's it. most of them i have read, but there are some included in a mini-list at the bottom which i have not but which ARE on my to-read list, so sharing them as well.

the list is divided by genre, and organized alphabetically by author, though i list book titles first. as a little treat/mini-game for myself i'm including with each the thing that sticks with me the most/i remember the most clearly from each book.

IMPORTANT NOTE: i have not included content warnings for any of these bc i sadly cannot remember many of them in enough detail to provide comprehensive warnings. however, there are several which contain non-con and other dark themes. please look into any of the books listed beforehand if you're worried about specific content.

will be adding on to this periodically!

that being said, ( list below the cut )

TO-READ

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
Thornfruit by Felicia Davin
A Strong and Sudden Thaw by R.W. Day
The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar
A Book of Tongues by Gemma Files
Knives in Your Eyes by M. Loyd Gohty/Roofiction
What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
Creatures of Will and Temper by Molly Tanzer
Unnatural Magic by C.M. Waggoner

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actively fighting my own shit memory to bring u this list