THE ROMAN EMPIRE… BUT IT’S ALL QUEER LITERATURE

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  • Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
  • Hello my Darlings, today we will be learning about the Roman Empire… or at least the only Roman Empire you will need to learn about. This is a bit of a different video, so let me know what you think! I hope you are well. Lots of love, Charlee xx
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  • @exlibrisdeclan
    @exlibrisdeclan 10 місяців тому +37

    if you haven’t come across it already, Maurice by E. M. Forster is another gay classic which follows two boys at university in England. it was written sometime in the early 20th century but not published until after the authors death in the 70’s, and I think you’d really enjoy it

    • @rubberbandball97
      @rubberbandball97 9 місяців тому +5

      If anyone doesn’t know, an incredible follow-up book to Maurice is Alec by William di Canzio! Follows Maurice after the ending of E. M. Forster’s masterpiece.

    • @willchar13
      @willchar13 5 місяців тому +1

      OMG ive loved maurice for a long time now and im so happy someone mentioned it! also the movie adaptation for maurice is amazing

    • @petravervenne4364
      @petravervenne4364 2 дні тому

      @@rubberbandball97 oh thank you for sharing this, this had somehow escaped me and I did not know about it. 'Fell in love' with Maurice in the early 90's so now will have to read Alec

  • @Kristina.laukert
    @Kristina.laukert 10 місяців тому +14

    I could listen to you talk about books for hours

  • @svsvsvsv2913
    @svsvsvsv2913 10 місяців тому +11

    Also In Memoriam by Alice Winn is also a fantastic queer novel set in WWI, which ususally im like ew war genre but let me tell you THIS BOOK OOOOFFFFTTTTTTTTT

  • @thelefthandedreader6632
    @thelefthandedreader6632 10 місяців тому +10

    What a fantastic list! You’ve expanded my TBR. 😊

  • @ttyongles
    @ttyongles 10 місяців тому +5

    i just finished reading giovanni’s room and it was so good 😭 i’ll definitely be looking into reading holding the man

    • @susanalfieri4487
      @susanalfieri4487 4 місяці тому

      One of my favorite books. Baldwin's writing is beautiful.

  • @circleofleaves2676
    @circleofleaves2676 10 місяців тому +2

    I absolutely adored Tin Man, then I read Sarah Winman's other books and she quickly became one of my favourite authors. I met her briefly at a book talk/launch/signing last year in Brisbane.

  • @megan.e.amato.
    @megan.e.amato. 9 місяців тому +2

    Just Kids has been on my list for a while. Thanks for the reminder to pick that up!

  • @newmoon7661
    @newmoon7661 10 місяців тому +2

    I AM OBSESSED WITH YOUR VIDEOS !! THANK YOU

  • @spellsofwylde1462
    @spellsofwylde1462 9 місяців тому +1

    I just started watching your videos and have been enjoying all of them! I tend to be a silent viewer but know comments help creators so just thought I’d stop to say hello and let you know I love your content!

  • @Zombiezay
    @Zombiezay 3 місяці тому +1

    Thank you for putting me on!

  • @ratgirl107
    @ratgirl107 10 місяців тому +1

    Love this list, sums up my taste in books!!

  • @AnnaShuk
    @AnnaShuk 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you so much for these recs🫂❤️🏳️‍🌈

  • @nathansnook
    @nathansnook 10 місяців тому +2

    took a shot every time you said sweaty 🤪
    looooved the aussie representation! and loved this! such a lovely easy access list to queer lit!
    have you done All Down Darkness Wide? so many people have rec'd it to me and seemed fitting in this list. need to get my hands on it!

    • @Grandpasbookclub
      @Grandpasbookclub  10 місяців тому +2

      You’ll be drunk….
      I have never even heard of it! Will have to check it out!

    • @nathansnook
      @nathansnook 10 місяців тому

      @@Grandpasbookclub made for a good pregame ;)

  • @bookofdust
    @bookofdust 10 місяців тому

    Excellent video and selection of titles! I’ve read a bit more then half, though Young Mungo pulls ahead for me as the favorite of Stuart’s work, I’m still haunted by that ending. You’ve really hit on a nice wide variety of books, but it’s exciting to know you have so much more left to read as Queer literature just keeps expanding exponentially each year with more and more excellent titles.
    I feel I’d be remiss if I didn’t recommend a title, so I’m going with The Master by Colm Toibin, who is a Queer writer, but who casts a wide net about what he writes about. The Master is basically a biography of writer Henry James, but somewhat images his inner life of being a Queer man who may, or may not have gotten the chance to fully explore and experience that side of himself completely. Toibin did a similar novel about Thomas Mann exploring that rather buried part of his life as well and is quite excellent too.

  • @ellanorthwood1957
    @ellanorthwood1957 10 місяців тому

    Just added so many of these to my TBR

  • @wangnan173
    @wangnan173 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for sharing!! I'm curious about the french books you mentioned: what are their names?

  • @Ab1g4il
    @Ab1g4il 10 місяців тому +2

    i love seeing that you're in spring, give it up for the southern hemisphere

  • @mountainbikingvampirewitch
    @mountainbikingvampirewitch 10 місяців тому +1

    I’ve been wanting to read Honeybee for months, maybe a year now, but it doesn’t seem to be sold in America (at least in my area). You might have convinced me to just order it already haha.

  • @booluther
    @booluther 10 місяців тому +2

    If you’re looking for more queer poetry, I have to recommend you Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith. One of the best poetry collections I’ve ever read. For queer fiction, The Song of Achillies, A Single Man and The Picture of Dorian Gray.

    • @Grandpasbookclub
      @Grandpasbookclub  10 місяців тому +1

      Thankyou so much! I’m always on the hunt for more queer poetry

  • @hakeemperring2699
    @hakeemperring2699 6 місяців тому

    I'm proud (but more so sad) to say that I've read almost all of these 😅 great taste

    • @user-hc4dj2dw6k
      @user-hc4dj2dw6k Місяць тому

      hey is there any books you really liked that you would die to read again for the first time ik getting back into reading and i need a few recommendations,,:-)

  • @mrlately
    @mrlately 23 дні тому

    THERE’S A FILM ADAPTATION OF LIE WITH ME??????

  • @carl_oak
    @carl_oak Місяць тому

    Hello Charlee, first time commenting. Great selection of books. We have a very similar taste in queer literature. You might enjoy The Line of Beauty by Alan Holinghust ;)

  • @ellanorthwood1957
    @ellanorthwood1957 10 місяців тому

    Honeybee supremacy ugh so good

  • @phivos104
    @phivos104 10 місяців тому

    Omg u got the Henry Scott Tuke Cover of Tin Man:)

  • @maximepalmero880
    @maximepalmero880 10 місяців тому

    I just discovered your channel I was going to comment that your queer literature selection was only about gay men but then you presented the argonauts, and that this is the greenest of all green flags so thanks for that!

  • @rubberbandball97
    @rubberbandball97 9 місяців тому

    I neeed you to read The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai, I know you’ll love it!!

  • @traceyanderson7489
    @traceyanderson7489 10 місяців тому

    I loved Honeybee

  • @AndriusReadsBooksSometimes
    @AndriusReadsBooksSometimes 9 місяців тому

    Grateful to youtube for recommending this to me. This was so nice and relaxing to watch. Some great picks, too. I actually have Tin Man and Swimming in the Dark on my shelf, haven't got around to them yet though.

  • @ralpian1127
    @ralpian1127 10 місяців тому

    i think i just fell in love with you

  • @troyhayder6986
    @troyhayder6986 10 днів тому

    Like the bible...and also comedies...and vastly beneath the genuine god of quantum particle physics...agreed...definitely not the same sortof guy...