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The fool of quality Henry Brooke · 1906 · 302p · ≈ 10h · Challenging First published in 1906, The Fool of Quality; a picaresque and sentimental novel by the Irish writer Henry Brooke, is the only one of his works which has enjoyed any great reputation. The somewhat shapeless plot is an account of the doings of young Harry Clinton, who, rejected by his decadent and aristocratic father, is educated on enlightened principles by his philanthropic uncle. Thus equipped… Shares: Pères et fils, Fathers and sons

Bath Haus P. J. Vernon · 2021 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "A young gay man in a perfect marriage strives to keep a dangerous indiscretion from his loving husband"-- Oliver Park, a young recovering addict from Indiana, finally has everything he ever wanted: sobriety and a loving, wealthy partner in Nathan, a prominent DC trauma surgeon. Despite their difference in age and disparate backgrounds, they've made a perfect life together. With everything to… Shares: Sexual minorities, American literature

Don't Cry for Me Daniel Black · 2022 · ★ 4.4 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Don't miss Daniel Black's next novel Isaac's Song coming January 2025From the Georgia Author of the Year Award WinnerNAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK IN ESSENCE MAGAZINE, THE MILLIONS AND BOOKISH"Don't Cry for Me is a perfect song."—Jesmyn WardA Black father makes amends with his gay son through letters written on his deathbed in this wise and penetrating novel of empathy and… Shares: Pères et fils, Fathers and sons

Dream Boy Jim Grimsley · 1995 · ★ 4.2 · 195p · ≈ 6h · Moderate First love is never easy. But when the new boy in a small town is being secretly abused by his father, first love might be the only thing that can save him. With his mother busy in the kitchen and his drunken father reading scripture in the living room, Nathan can watch his schoolmate Roy from his upstairs bedroom window and dream about a life free from his father's night-time prowling. Nathan… Shares: LGBTQ novels, Fathers and sons

Significant Others Armistead Maupin · 1987 · ★ 4.2 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate A significant other is a partner in an intimate relationship. Shares: LGBTQ novels, American literature

Michael Tolliver Lives Armistead Maupin · 2007 · ★ 4.4 · 305p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Michael Tolliver, the sweet-spirited Southerner in Armistead Maupin's classic Tales of the City series, is arguably one of the most widely loved characters in contem-porary fiction. Now, almost twenty years after ending his ground-breaking saga of San Francisco life, Maupin revisits his all-too-human hero, letting the fifty-five-year-old gardener tell his story in his own voice.Having survived… Shares: LGBTQ novels, American literature

Shuggie Bain Douglas Stuart · 2019 · ★ 4.3 · 538p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh “Shuggie” Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher’s policies have put husbands and sons out of work, and the city’s notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings. Shuggie’s mother Agnes walks a wayward path: she is Shuggie’s guiding light but a burden for him and… Shares: LGBTQ novels, American literature

Young Mungo Douglas Stuart · 2022 · ★ 4.4 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Born under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in a hyper-masculine world. They are caught between two of Glasgow’s housing estates where young working-class men divide themselves along sectarian lines, and fight territorial battles for the sake of reputation. They should be sworn enemies if they’re to be seen as men at all, and yet they become best friends as they find a… Shares: LGBTQ novels, American literature

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