A review by timothyjmcl
City of Night by John Rechy

4.0

It’s easy to see why this book was groundbreaking in 1963, but it’s difficult not to apply current values when reading it today. For example, characters we would understand as trans today are referred to in the book as “drag queens” and frequently misgendered. And the sex scenes seem relatively tame by today’s standards. But, the penultimate chapter has some very profound things to say about the gay male experience that certainly hold true today.