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Gay Bar: Why We Went Out by Jeremy Atherton Lin

petmynozeoh's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

go2hellstephanie's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

3.0

I thought this would be a little bit more historical than memoir. The pieces were interesting, but something about the style made it dense. 

It was interesting to see how the experience shifted as Lin both aged and moved. Time changes a lot, even in gay bars.

davedebor's review against another edition

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I got kind of bored at the recounting of various nights out and found it fairly mundane as a gay man who also frequents similar bars. 

s_mart1_reads's review against another edition

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Eh not for me

rosieg's review against another edition

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Was listening on Audio and think it would work better on the page. 

jakinabook's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

allzen_nochill's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Part memoir, part ethnography, Lin deftly weaves story and research to examine the culture of queer nightlife. With Lin as our guide we explore different notable queer cities and uncover pieces of our past that have been forgotten, or intentionally hidden. Absolutely vital.

jtia9's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

mealymachine's review against another edition

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adventurous informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

leseine's review against another edition

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5.0

loved it.