A review by erickabdz
Queer, There and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager

4.0

[...]as we see in all these transformative lives, and from the effect reading about them has on us today, however, you want to live is valid and important—because the mere fact of you, living, makes the world more radiant.

Live bravely.

This is such a wonderful, important book and I could never be more grateful for it. Its only premise made it worth reading: learning about queer history was long due for me, and it's a very important lesson and reminder for all queer people: you are not alone. It helps us to appreciate what people have done for us and to motivate us to keep fighting.

I was honestly surprised by many of the people that appeared here. Some I knew were queer because so much of their story revolves around this part of their lives, but others I had no idea. For example, Sor Juana! I can't believe I didn't know. I was both surprised and very happy to find about it.

The book is not only insightful: it is lovely written, and it is continuously trying to do the right, respectful thing when talking about these incredible people, a thing I both admire and want to learn from. The only thing keeping me from giving all the stars is that I didn't enjoy the drawings much (sorry!) and that it didn't brought much new information. Overall, this is a very good book to start learning about queer history, I think, and I hope I can find more like it in the future.

[aty #10: A book featuring an historical figure]