Tag: book reviews
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Book review: Queer As Folklore by Sacha Coward
Lavender Menace volunteer Ali Leetham reviews Queer As Folklore by Sacha Coward Sacha Coward’s debut book, Queer As Folklore, is dedicated “to every person who has ever walked around a museum and wondered if they belong there.” Physical spaces, especially ones created by those in power, aren’t always representative of or welcoming to LGBTQ+ people. …
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Book review: Freakslaw by Jane Flett
Lavender Menace volunteer Zoe Robertson reviews Freakslaw by Jane Flett. Freakslaw by Jane Flett lures readers into the candyfloss-fogged fray of a grisly, gruesome fairground, examining prejudice and personal identity in 1990s Scotland. Told through a series of vignette-like chapters, bouncing from perspective to perspective, the novel follows a gaggle of carnival performers as they…
