Queer Pulp
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Queer Pulp

by Susan Stryker

2001•Documentary•128 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryhistoricalgay/lesbianjournalisticslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, heavy non-fiction book, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

From homicidal homos to locked-up lesbians, and almost every sexually dangerous combination in between, Queer Pulp: Perverted Passions from the Golden Age of the Paperback is the first complete expose of queer sexuality in mid-twentieth century paperbacks.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryHistoricalGay/lesbianJournalisticSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

American Erotic storiesErotic stories, AmericanGay men in literatureGaysGays in literatureGays' writings, AmericanHistoryHomosexuality and literature

Details

Author
Susan Stryker
Published
2001
Pages
128
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