Reviews
Rainbow Revolutionaries: Fifty LGBTQ+ People Who Made History by Sarah Prager, Sarah Papworth
brightyoungthing's review against another edition
while this book had a few issues (outdated lesbian pride flag, lack of direct reference to aromantic people, use of outdated terms, some potentially innacurate information etc) I have to give a good review because it was genuinely so nice to see such a spectrum of fantastic representation - I was especially pleased to see reference to two aromantic asexual people, which was extremely exciting as an aroace myself. I know for a fact this book has the potential to help kids discover themselves, which is always great.
ama_reads's review
3.0
Interesting brief biographies of notable LGBTQIA people. Written for a younger audience. Uses WAY too many exclamation points! Just barely 3 stars.
kooky_kayla's review against another edition
This book was interesting but too long to read in its entirety, it's better to pick up and read a few of the pages.
arirose's review against another edition
Hmmm, I'm neutral about this one. Each biography was alright but felt a bit off. I realized about halfway it was because they felt like high school essays, only just edited enough to meet at least a decent grade. A few seemed too short, like the author didn't find enough info on the person so either padded it or left the page a bit early.
And, for a while, I worried that the queerness was just being thrown in, instead of naturally integrated into their biographies. Almost like "oh yea, and he was gay!" About halfway, somewhere in the M's, I did start to notice more essays that mentioned the person's queerness much more organicslly. So there must have been more before that that I didn't notice before.
The art was nice. Not my preferred style, but I've got nothing against it. The cover is beautiful.
Overall, I rate this a big OK.
And, for a while, I worried that the queerness was just being thrown in, instead of naturally integrated into their biographies. Almost like "oh yea, and he was gay!" About halfway, somewhere in the M's, I did start to notice more essays that mentioned the person's queerness much more organicslly. So there must have been more before that that I didn't notice before.
The art was nice. Not my preferred style, but I've got nothing against it. The cover is beautiful.
Overall, I rate this a big OK.
tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition
informative
lighthearted
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Outing, Terminal illness, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Transphobia, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Racism, Murder, Colonisation, Hate crime, and Death
cazmcdo's review against another edition
4.0
"Oh, won't somebody think of the children?" Yes. Sarah Prager will.
An accessible whip through some of the big names, and some of the names you've never heard of too, of LGBTQ+ history, Prager brings her personal style of writing from Queer, There and Everywhere (although, less lurid details, obviously) to this book to teach queer history to children too. With an inclusive tone and some thought provoking questions such as "What would you do if the people who you thought were your allies turned their back on you?" (in the Sylvia Rivera chapter, but very relevant to sections of the modern gay rights and feminist movements too), it's a great book for all queer kids; and the nine queer ones too.
Some terms could have been defined better, but I also do understand the issues with explaining polyamory to children - I struggle sometimes to explain it to adults.
An accessible whip through some of the big names, and some of the names you've never heard of too, of LGBTQ+ history, Prager brings her personal style of writing from Queer, There and Everywhere (although, less lurid details, obviously) to this book to teach queer history to children too. With an inclusive tone and some thought provoking questions such as "What would you do if the people who you thought were your allies turned their back on you?" (in the Sylvia Rivera chapter, but very relevant to sections of the modern gay rights and feminist movements too), it's a great book for all queer kids; and the nine queer ones too.
Some terms could have been defined better, but I also do understand the issues with explaining polyamory to children - I struggle sometimes to explain it to adults.