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Summary: An excellent read.
Review: As a young member of the GLBT community, I have much to learn. But having read this book, I definitely have better knowledge and perspective about gay and lesbian history. I especially like that Miller included excerpts from a diverse range of literary pieces and explained what references he used, stimulating the reader's (or at least my own) interest in other gay and lesbian books.
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Summary: An excellent read.
Review: As a young member of the GLBT community, I have much to learn. But having read this book, I definitely have better knowledge and perspective about gay and lesbian history. I especially like that Miller included excerpts from a diverse range of literary pieces and explained what references he used, stimulating the reader's (or at least my own) interest in other gay and lesbian books.
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Summary: A GREAT SURVEY OF GAY HISTORY
Review: If you are interested in history, I highly suggest this book. Marginalized for eons, gay people are now an integral part of history. Relegated to the backburner, or whispered about in history sources, gay people have come forward with a great history. Within this collection, there are heartaches and triumphs, but always searching for the ideal of equality one day. Another good thing about this book is that it includes non-Western gay and lesbian history as well, yet another subject ignored by the "mainstream" history. An incredibly transfixing and fascinating book, I couldn't put it down, and read into the late hours of the evening.
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Summary: Fascinating History
Review: Neil Miller's done a great job of pulling together aspects of (western) gay history. I've read some of the sources for his lesbian chapters and he uses them intelligently to summarise main points. I assume he's does the same with the male stuff and material from other countries which was previously unfamiliar to me. His style is readable, succinct and balanced about how we look at the past from our current viewpoints. One feature of the book which is particularly pleasing is his use of extracts from writings he's referred to in his central text. This adds a good variety to the voice of the work AND the extracts are long enough (two or more pages in length) to inspire further study. I also like A) the pictures of famous historical figures, there's something particularly moving about them, (I never knew Willa Cather was so gorgeous!) and B) the balance of genders and countries covered is better than average. My advice - read it!
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