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Post from the Red Closet: The Hidden History of Gay Oppression in the USSR forum
Much, much better than the first chapter. There are lots of direct quotes, sources, some embellishing still, but with the sources and direct quotes it's easier to see where it's from. And context!! We love to see some context.
My one complaint, and you're not gonna believe this if you've seen other posts of mine from the same time period, the ducking footnotes. The one type of book where I want the footnotes handy, and they're way in the back, sandwiched between the end of the book and the index so it's a whole thing getting to the right pageđ©
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Frans och Lars : kÀrlek och klasskamp pÄ 1890-talet
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As Meat Loves Salt
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So I just updated my reading spreadsheet to track some new stats and found out that about 60% of all the books that I read this year were published in the 2020s. And while I like reading contemporary fiction, I know there are a lot of good books that weren't published in the last few years. I've added some books to my Interested and TBR list, but I'd love to have more.
So, I'd like to ask the community: What are your favorite books that were written pre-2020? Bonus points if they were written in the 20th century.
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