A review by redewhurst
Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker

Did not finish book. Stopped at 27%.
Started on the 31st March, admitting defeat on the 22nd April. I was intending to read this and take notes as an academic exercise and for 47 pages I did. The trouble is that even those 47 pages, read over a 2-week period, were a slog. This is not what I was expecting. Instead it’s more of a reference book for Queer Theory. The graphic element didn’t really adds much - but does make it feel less intimidating - and instead take up value page space where more information would have been better. Dense whilst lacking substance. 
I’ve also seen some critiques that imply it could be problematic. I am not in a position to comment on those. 

Will be keeping this as an introduction/ reference text book but won’t be sitting down to read it from cover to cover anytime soon.