Le Guin's writing is so beautiful. I loved the sequel to the Wizard of Earth Sea. The first half gives it a bit of a slow start as we are introduced tLe Guin's writing is so beautiful. I loved the sequel to the Wizard of Earth Sea. The first half gives it a bit of a slow start as we are introduced to a new character and hear nothing of the main character from the past book.The first half is also set in the same place so it was a bit slow for me to read in the very beginning. However, once the main character from the first novel appears, the pace picks up quite a lot. To be fair the first half is 18 years worth of story while the second half is like a week or two. I recommend. I will be reading the third one at some point this year....more
"Does it really matter whom we choose to love so long as we are loving?" I don't think there's been a single book that has made me cry as much as this "Does it really matter whom we choose to love so long as we are loving?" I don't think there's been a single book that has made me cry as much as this one. I am a bisexual man, born in the summer of 2003, the summer in which the criminalization of sodomy was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court and made the act of love-making between two men legal. This book was so powerful. Miller's manifesto was vulnerable and fueled with courage. His essay was so intimate and I can understand how and why it had such impact at the time. The foreword and afterword were also very enlightening as they showed the experience of homosexual men that are older than me. Savage was born in 1964 and Charles Kaiser in 1950. Most of Kaiser's peers were eradicated during the height of the HIV epidemic. Because of this there aren't lots of "old" gay and bi men. His perspective was so refreshing and so educational. Because of this book, I know the history of my people a bit better now. I hope to take this with and spread sunshine and rainbows everywhere I go, for we were put here on this earth to love and be loved....more
catalog of unabashed gratitude didn't really resonate with me. i found gay's poetry beautiful yet somewhat nonsensical. the only poems i truly enjoyedcatalog of unabashed gratitude didn't really resonate with me. i found gay's poetry beautiful yet somewhat nonsensical. the only poems i truly enjoyed were ''catalog of unabashed gratitude'' and ''spoon''. those two really stood out to me and were wonderful to read. i think i might've read it too early in my life, I've never experienced grief and i am only 19. in contrast, a lot of the poems dealt with themes of grief, embracing old age, and reflecting on the past. might give it another try in 10 years....more
Mati and I laughed a ton while reading this and had a lot of fun while trying to figure the illustrations out (we skipgreat for reading with a friend!
Mati and I laughed a ton while reading this and had a lot of fun while trying to figure the illustrations out (we skipped the problematic ones about africa)...more
it's sad to not be part of the target audience for this anymore, my fourteen-year-old self would've ADORED reading this. it's sad to not be part of the target audience for this anymore, my fourteen-year-old self would've ADORED reading this. ...more
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