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A review by tildahlia
Queer Intentions: A (Personal) Journey Through LGBTQ + Culture by Amelia Abraham
3.0
This book is a solid quick tour of a number of issues affecting the LGBTIQ+ community. I picked it out after reading a bunch of interesting articles about how corporations had co-opted this year's Pride (this piece by Alex Verman is so great: https://www.dailyxtra.com/jonathan-van-ness-sponsored-coming-out-is-not-activism-158911 ) and the book notes this tension is explored.
As a Vice writer, she has a solid writing style that makes the pages very turnable, but I was hankering for more depth than she gave. Just as she started to toy with a challenging idea (for example, what it means for historically marginalised communities to find their culture and identities mainstreamed and monetised) she moved onto the next issue.
That being said, lots to learn and enjoy in this book, with lots of vibrant and fascinating interviewees.
As a Vice writer, she has a solid writing style that makes the pages very turnable, but I was hankering for more depth than she gave. Just as she started to toy with a challenging idea (for example, what it means for historically marginalised communities to find their culture and identities mainstreamed and monetised) she moved onto the next issue.
That being said, lots to learn and enjoy in this book, with lots of vibrant and fascinating interviewees.