I am extremely happy and excited to be joining the GLBT reading challenge for 2010 hosted by Amanda at The Zen Leaf:
The Challenge That Dare Not Speak Its Name!
The guidelines on the website state:
The basic idea of this challenge is to read books about GLBT topics and/or by GLBT authors.
The challenge runs year-round, and there will be three levels of participation:You don't need to choose your books right away, and they can change at any time. Overlaps with other challenges are fine.
- Lambda Level: Read 4 books.
- Pink Triangle Level: Read 8 books.
- Rainbow Level: Read 12 or more books.
I don't have a complete list yet; I'd like to leave my options open as I discover more GLBT-themed or GLBT-authored books next year.
I'm signing up at the Pink Triangle level. I think I can achieve this, especially if I overlap a book or two with the Women Unbound Challenge, which wouldn't be inappropriate, I think.
On my list so far:
- The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For by Alison Bechdel (loved Fun Home -- worship you, Alison!)
- Fingersmith by Sarah Waters (haven't read any of her books yet, but have heard good things)
- Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
- Fledgling by Octavia Butler (sounds fascinating)
- Jeanette Winterson
- Virginia Woolf
- Armistead Maupin
- James Baldwin
- Oscar Wilde
- David Sedaris
You are more than welcome to overlap with other challenges - I have severl I plan to overlap with the Unbound challenge myself! Thanks for joining us!
ReplyDeleteHave you read The Well of Loneliness by Radclyffe Hall? It was published in 1928 and banned in Britain for many years. It's very good.
ReplyDeleteFledgling and Sarah Waters both ROCK! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestions! I can't wait to start reading!!
ReplyDeleteFledgling is good but be prepared. Butler loves to challenge convention and established mores.
ReplyDeleteSusan, I loved Kindred (kept me up all night) and have been looking forward to reading more of Butler ever since. Here's to having our conventions challenged! :)
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