Queer mythology books
Spanning the globe and thousands of years Queer Mythology highlights the legends and tales of LGBTQIA gods heroes spirits and Myths and legends tell our stories They connect us and show us not only who we are but also reflect the people during the time the stories were first told And LGBTQIA people have been a part of every community since the dawn of storytelling From Tu er Shen the Chinese rabbit god who protected those yearning to come out in an unaccepting world to Ghede Nibo the Haitian spirit who performed drag in the realm of the dead the twenty myths told in this collection capture one irrefutable fact even as labels language and definitions have changed LGBTQIA people have always existed Some of these myths are not widely known Others are myths that you may think you know but over time their inherent queerness has been erased Queer Mythology offers fresh retellings paired with beautiful illustrations to give new life and celebrate the inspirational and resilient LGBTQIA community in some of humanity s earliest tales Queer Mythology Epic Legends from Around the WorldWhat has always been true is proven true again by these stories we have always existed. Queer greek mythology books 5 rounded down to a 3 Thank you to NetGalley and Guido A Sanchez for an ARC of this book I love a lot of things about Queer Mythology unfortunately very little of them are relevant to the experience of reading the book itself First and foremost I think a book like this is a great idea queerness exists in so many forms and in so many mythologies throughout history and across the world and a compilation of them just proves Sanchez s point that queerness has always existed and will always continue to exist My absolute favourite part about this book was the prologue because Guido s writing was absolutely beautiful it talks about the historical and cultural significance of queerness the importance of telling and retelling queer stories and has some really lovely prose that was a joy to read Unfortunately that was or less where my enjoyment of Queer Mythology ended I think this book s one major issue is that it has no idea what audience it s geared towards it s a picture book labelled as kids in some places and young adult in others and you would think that reading Queer Mythology from start to finish would give you some idea of the age level this book is meant for but it doesn t The prologue reads as a young adult to adult reading level while the actual stories themselves are told in a way that must be for young children while including some vocabulary that is at of a midgrade or teenage reading level I have absolutely no idea who this book was for and if it had been consistent in its tone Queer Mythology would ve been a much better read I don t actually think Sanchez successfully wrote a children s book of queer mythology These stories all sound the exact same despite being different mythologies from different time periods and different parts of the world they have the same boring bland rhythm and all end incredibly suddenly Every time I turned the page I expected the story I was currently reading to continue because the final sentence didn t read with any actual finality The pacing wasn t good for most of these stories and so much of the actual content of them is painfully the same as whatever story came before it. Queer mythology books a with a teenage or higher audience in mind I think this book could ve truly been spectacular Instead it just felt like a big Wikipedia copy and paste with some poorly paced storytelling that didn t exactly spark the imagination Still I think Queer Mythology is an immensely important book and I can t wait to see it in kids hands come October 2024 I just hope that Queer Mythology is the jumping off point for other authors to write in depth interesting and expansive retellings of these queer myths whether for children young adults or adult readers Kindle Edition Thank you to Running Press and NetGalley for the eGalley to review This anthology of queer myths was a treat to read The myths cover all sorts of queer identities and come from all sorts of countries and religion ancient Greece and Rome China Hawai i Chile the African diaspora India Romania the Philippines Norway Mexico Christianity Judaism Islam and the Inuit peoples Some are newer myths and some date back thousands of years All of them prove that we have ALWAYS been here and our love and identities were worth appreciating and elevating even in places and religions that nowadays tell us otherwise. Queer mythology books While I knew of a few of the stories as a mythology fan I didn t know the innate queerness of some of the ones I knew and many of the others were completely new to me It s amazing how similar we are as people even in completely different cultures and regions on the same planet It put many things into a new perspective and made me appreciate ancient storytelling even . Queer mythology books To top it off the book is beautifully illustrated and each page has art on it in some form It s an aesthetically pleasing book to look at making it fit right in with illustrated collections of mythology folklore and fairy tales I know it s earned a spot on my personal shelf that s for sure Kindle Edition
| Queer Mythology: Epic Legends from Around the World By Guido A. Sanchez |
| English |
| 110 |
| Kindle Edition |
| queer greek mythology books |
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