A review by maiahhtratchh
A Short History of Queer Women, by Kirsty Loehr

informative fast-paced

2.25

honestly this book and the storytelling was not for me. I know it is a short history but the writing seemed superficial and speculative. There were sources listed at the back, honestly my favourite part, but supplementing them throughout the reading would have been so much better. It would have possibly taken away the speculative aspect or at least diminishing it. Everything post-WW2 was told better or more sensitively (although that may do to us having more sources and less room to speculate). My biggest issue was the insensitivity with which some of the people were treated, specifically within the WW2 era. Lots of the women were characterized and sometimes even referred to as characters. It just really put me off.
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