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The Queer Advantage: Conversations with LGBTQ+ Leaders on the Power of Identity by Andrew Gelwicks
4.0
Thank you to the publisher for sending me a copy of this book to review!
In this book, Andrew Gelwicks interviews over 50 influential queer people of the world; from Boy George to Troye Sivan, from Margaret Cho to Adam Rippon.
I loved how this book introduced me to many people I hadn’t heard of, or hadn’t realized the impact of before starting this book. So many things are possible because of the people in these pages, even if you never think about why or how something came to be.
I also loved how each interview ends with a note of hope for the future. I also really appreciate how this book is all about how being queer has helped these people instead of hindering them, when often the latter is more of the case or more of what you hear about.
However this isn’t a book you can binge in one sitting, otherwise the interviews tend to feel repetitive as he asks different people the same questions. I also felt like some interviews were very short and I just wanted a little more depth from them.
All in all, I’m very glad I read this. It introduced me to so many people that I want to research more on, and it was so nice hearing about these peoples experiences in their own words. I’d recommend this if you love nonfiction, especially queer nonfiction.
In this book, Andrew Gelwicks interviews over 50 influential queer people of the world; from Boy George to Troye Sivan, from Margaret Cho to Adam Rippon.
I loved how this book introduced me to many people I hadn’t heard of, or hadn’t realized the impact of before starting this book. So many things are possible because of the people in these pages, even if you never think about why or how something came to be.
I also loved how each interview ends with a note of hope for the future. I also really appreciate how this book is all about how being queer has helped these people instead of hindering them, when often the latter is more of the case or more of what you hear about.
However this isn’t a book you can binge in one sitting, otherwise the interviews tend to feel repetitive as he asks different people the same questions. I also felt like some interviews were very short and I just wanted a little more depth from them.
All in all, I’m very glad I read this. It introduced me to so many people that I want to research more on, and it was so nice hearing about these peoples experiences in their own words. I’d recommend this if you love nonfiction, especially queer nonfiction.