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Gay Bar: Why We Went Out
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This is, basically, a glorified personal classified ad, which at least partly accounts for its success.
I found Gay Bar tiresome, mostly because of the style, but pushed on, because it was loaned to me by a friend. The parts giving historical background and nuggets of sociological observation are interesting and would make (two? three?) good essays, but they're mixed with what GR classifies as a memoir, which is more of a consistent gender performance on the part of the author, insistently self-advertising himself and his lifestyle throughout the book: I am handsome, I've been places, I've done attractive things, am in a long-lasting relationship, which doesn't stop me from having plenty of casual sex.
I found Gay Bar tiresome, mostly because of the style, but pushed on, because it was loaned to me by a friend. The parts giving historical background and nuggets of sociological observation are interesting and would make (two? three?) good essays, but they're mixed with what GR classifies as a memoir, which is more of a consistent gender performance on the part of the author, insistently self-advertising himself and his lifestyle throughout the book: I am handsome, I've been places, I've done attractive things, am in a long-lasting relationship, which doesn't stop me from having plenty of casual sex.
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July 1, 2022
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Started Reading
July 1, 2022
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July 6, 2022
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30.39%
"They followed a tradition of theaters as coded destinations that stretches back to something like the sixteenth century."
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93
July 11, 2022
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80.07%
"One more chapter and done with this (strongly recommended) book! Content - informative; form - (not) acquired taste."
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245
July 12, 2022
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80.07%
"This is, basically, a glorified personal ad. I am handsome, I've been places, am in a long-lasting open relationship and have plenty of casual sex, I've been places, even my job is sexy. The historical bits/ sociological observations are fine, but the main appeal (or main source for irritation) lies elsewhere: basically using this book to advertise a lifestyle."
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245
July 12, 2022
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Finished Reading
