A review by minervareads
Queer There and Everywhere: 22 People Who Changed the World by Sarah Prager
4.0
4.5 stars
This was such a well-written and presented book. I didn’t know when I picked it up that it was YA, but the only difference of note was a more conversational tone to the writing, which I found helpful as someone with sadly little knowledge of queer history. I learned a lot reading this book, and I imagine I’ll re-read it several times to refresh my memory.
It’s a quick read; I blazed through it. The only thing I would have added is a discussion of the term “homophobia”. Prager discusses a lot of the terms used in the book, giving historical context and reasons why they were used as they were in this book. I think a thoughtful discussion of why we label such injustice and intolerance as a phobia would have been useful. Overall, though, I loved this book, and will definitely recommend to others.
This was such a well-written and presented book. I didn’t know when I picked it up that it was YA, but the only difference of note was a more conversational tone to the writing, which I found helpful as someone with sadly little knowledge of queer history. I learned a lot reading this book, and I imagine I’ll re-read it several times to refresh my memory.
It’s a quick read; I blazed through it. The only thing I would have added is a discussion of the term “homophobia”. Prager discusses a lot of the terms used in the book, giving historical context and reasons why they were used as they were in this book. I think a thoughtful discussion of why we label such injustice and intolerance as a phobia would have been useful. Overall, though, I loved this book, and will definitely recommend to others.