The Gay Canon: Great Books Every Gay Man Should Read

by Robert Drake and Alex Brown

Book Overview

There are countless works of interest to gay men in print right now--anthologies, novels, memoirs, and more. It is a reflection of progress that there is such an openly recognizable culture. Yet how... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385492286
• ISBN13: 9780385492287
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

A Good Guide

OK. No book attempting to establish any kind of a canon, let alone a gay canon is going to satisfy anyone. I picked this book up a couple of years ago, and used it as the basis for an online book group that read through Drake's recommended book group selections. Since then, the book group has dissolved, but I've kept the book on hand as a handy guide when I'm looking for something to read and don't have any immediate ideas. Drake's list is by no means exhaustive or all-inclusive, but it's a good place for the curious, or anyone who just wants to broaden their literary horizons, to start.

USEFUL GUIDE TO GAY LIT

This handsome edition provides a useful guide to 'gay' literature. Some of the choices and opinions are controversial, but that adds to the fun. The idea of gay reading groups is a good one.

A Great Book on Great Book

I found this book by accident, and it immediately appealed to me (being an former English Major). Drakes list alone could keep a discussion group going for quite a while, but the titles he includes in his canon make a great source for a reading group or for an individual reading plans. I'm using it as a basis for starting a gay reading group online, as well as for my own individual reading. Drake's book is a service to gay men and lovers of literature alike.