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micki138's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
jamesjwrigley's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Whilst not entirely sold on every of Delany's urban governance takes, Times Square Red, Times Square Blue is a fascinating historiography of the annihilation of New York's now extinct queer cruising ground (amongst a myriad of other social relations). Particularly found his elaborate hermeneutic 'contact' a fascinating concept that even in 4 years of social sciences had never fully considered.
umm_igor's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use
baytamboury's review against another edition
4.0
Super fascinating book!
Honestly prefer the first part to the second even if it is a bit grotesque. The invitation into an otherwise unknown gay underbelly is incredibly exciting! Histories and analysis can be boring but having the perspective told as ab out of order epic from the person it all happened too adds a bit of flavor that was sooo necessary. If these things didn’t really happen then I probably would care a whole lot less... but it never feels to dramatic or unrealistic. Wild book with wild encounters but a story worth diving into!
Honestly prefer the first part to the second even if it is a bit grotesque. The invitation into an otherwise unknown gay underbelly is incredibly exciting! Histories and analysis can be boring but having the perspective told as ab out of order epic from the person it all happened too adds a bit of flavor that was sooo necessary. If these things didn’t really happen then I probably would care a whole lot less... but it never feels to dramatic or unrealistic. Wild book with wild encounters but a story worth diving into!
toadjoe's review against another edition
5.0
oh he has LIVED. thought about what he said re contact when everyone was out watching the eclipse together and lending each other glasses
katrinasorochinsky's review against another edition
3.0
Loved the first half, could go with it without the second essay as I feel it could’ve been shortened or at least intertwined with the first essay. Great history about the pornography theatres in New York and an individuals subjective experience within the gentrification of NYC.