Books with a gay main character

Books shelved as gay-main-character: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas, The Infinite Noise by Lauren Shippen, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the. This is a tremendous character study, and a rich meditation on the nature of love and family. The writing is crisp and straightforward, with tons of heart and some lovely erotic moments.

From books with main characters who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender or who are exploring their gender identity or sexual orientation to stories of kids and teens with queer friends or parents, these books portray many aspects of the LGBTQ+ experience. Be part of the world’s largest community of book lovers on Goodreads. Jones is a terrific writer, alternating between sweetness and brutality with enviable ease.

We recently asked members of the BuzzFeed Community which book they think actually represents the LGBT experience accurately. 1. The story is told through multiple viewpoints and each character is fully fleshed-out. "It’s about the hardships endured during the s in Virginia, especially with integration and accepting your sexuality at that time. The first-person narrator is completely engaging and adorable.

Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a page for every book ever published. A short, powerful book about two teens in a highly homophobic, rural southern town. Funny, sweet, and beautifully written, with lovable, fallible characters, great comic timing, exotic locales, and moments of real insight into human nature. Save books in your library and then read or listen on any device, including your browser.

All free and available in most ereader formats. Not a cheerful read, with a lot of tension, blood, sexual abuse, and violence, but the disturbing story lingers in the imagination like a dream, and the tenderness of the love story is equally unforgettable. An intense, darkly atmospheric book about the social mores and hidden passions at a prestigious private school for boys.

As it turns out, you can go home again. Choose from millions of best-selling ebooks, audiobooks, comics, manga, and textbooks. Great storytelling about fragile, sensitive human beings trying to survive in an insane world. The characters are highly nuanced, the dialog is rich, and the fallout from the illicit relationship is quietly devastating. The claustrophobic, haunting settings—a graveyard, a broken-down old mansion, a school bus on a deserted road—are perfect contrasts to the growing love between the two boys.

Lynn Flewelling’s The Nightrunner, and Richard K. Morgan’s A Land Fit for Heroes are both series with gay, male main characters. Thankfully, while many LGBTQ+ Fantasy books are aimed at a younger audience, there are some awesome options for adults. The writing is top-notch, alternately funny and poignant, though sometimes I found the Irish dialect a challenge.

Whether you’re looking for dark fantasy, spicy romance or just a more adult writing style, I’ve got you covered. I adore this book, though sometimes it hits a little too close to home: The main character is a neurotic novelist who bumbles through life and relationships, just as I do. Here's what they said. The first time I read it I was still struggling with my sexuality, and it really made me feel less alone.

Psychologically fascinating, with a hugely effective anti-war theme. Read, borrow, and discover more than 3M books for free. Two boyhood friends and former lovers enter an unusual relationship with a free-spirited woman, and when a baby comes into the picture things get gloriously messy. Discover the top 10 must-read books with gay main characters!

Intelligent, erudite, and very moving. Two young slaves on a plantation in the Deep South fall in love, and the whole world crumbles around them. Sad, sweet, realistic, and ultimately hopeful. When his difficult mother is diagnosed with ALS, a sharp-witted yet sensitive artist named Noah York reluctantly returns to his New Hampshire hometown — and all the ghosts he left behind.

This is for specific attention to the plots of any fantasy fiction books especially if they are a part of series. Great selection of modern and classic books waiting to be discovered. The two main characters Sarah and Linda are complete. Historical fiction at its best, centered around the Easter Rising in Dublin in but primarily a love story about two teenage boys caught up in the violence happening all around them. From books with main characters who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender or who are exploring their gender identity or sexual orientation to stories of kids and teens with queer friends or parents, these books portray many aspects of the LGBTQ+ experience.

From obscure novels to modern bestsellers, these books offer a powerful and diverse representation of the queer experience. Two very different subgenres though!. Fans of Andrew Sean Greer, Jonathan Tropper, and Armistead Maupin will adore this outrageously funny, deeply touching, buoyant new novel from the award-winning author of Leave Myself Behind. My library. Books shelved as lgbtq-protagonist: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston, Crooked Kingdom.

More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera. Originally published in , this is a great coming-of-age story about adolescent first loves. Comprehensive collection of the best fantasy, especially high fantasy books, that feature gay or queer main characters. Books Search the world's most comprehensive index of full-text books. Find and read more books you’ll love, and keep track of the books you want to read.