Recommendation: The Revenants
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This is one of my favorite books, ever. I first read it when I was a teenager, and eventually gave my dogeared copy to another teenager. I have bought and shared three or four copies over the years.
It is a unique book in that it is a fantasy story in which the protagonist is physically genderfluid, both male and female by turns. Also unique in my reading experience was that it was a book in which several of the characters are queer, and it was mainstream published, and nobody is treated as a stereotype. It’s about growing up in a world where you never quite fit in and in which love and sex are by turns magical and complicated and frightening.
I have recommended this book to many people, and it holds a special place in my heart, as girl who wore suits and hung out with boys in dresses. I might even say it’s like Tolkien for Queer kids.
Category: books, recommendations 3 comments »
June 15th, 2010 at 8:21 pm |
I really hope I can find this book now.
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June 16th, 2010 at 4:01 am |
I’ll definitely have to do some looking around for this. It sounds fnatastic.
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June 17th, 2010 at 10:31 pm |
On this same note:
“side show” by the same author features and pair of inter-sexed conjoined twins.
and “gate to women’s country” is another that deals with gender issues in a fantastic (literally) way.
I strongly recommend any of her books, as often gender roles, identity, and fluidity are topics the characters face.
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