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About the Author

David McConnell is the author of the acclaimed novels The Silver Hearted (a finalist for Lambda and Ferro-Grumley awards) and Firebrat. His short fiction and journalism have appeared widely in magazines and anthologies, including the Literary Review (UK), Granta, and Prospect(UK). He lives in New mostrar mais York City. For more information, visit www.davidmcconnell.com. mostrar menos

Obras por David McConnell

Associated Works

Between Men: Best New Gay Fiction (2007) — Contribuidor — 59 exemplares
Shadows of the Night: Queer Tales of the Uncanny and Unusual (2004) — Contribuidor — 42 exemplares
Between Men 2: Original Fiction by Today's Best Gay Writers (2009) — Contribuidor — 35 exemplares

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Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing.
I received this book through the Early Reviewers program.

This book is not what I expected at all. From the blurb and the cover, I was expecting and looking forward to an insightful academic treatment of toxic masculinity, but McConnell’s analysis fell short here. Instead, as other reviewers have said, this is more of a true crime genre presentation of several murders of gay men.

That being said, the journalistic styling delivers an emotional gut punch underscored by the gray ambiguity of McConnell’s profiles.

The descriptions of each murder are extremely graphic and I did have a hard time getting through the entire book for that reason as well.
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boingerhead | 15 outras críticas | Oct 9, 2021 |
An exercise in complicating the stories of hate crimes, from the well-known to the obscure. McConnell frames these stories of the murders of gay men by other men (frequently of ambiguous sexuality) as "honor killings" rather than hate crimes, pointing out that there's usually a lot more going on than simple gay panic or distaste for gay men. This is rough going - there's a lot of graphic description of the murders - but interesting and valuable in its careful treatment of masculinity.
 
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jen.e.moore | 15 outras críticas | Aug 17, 2018 |
Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing.
I really enjoyed this book. It was well researched and very well written. Sometimes it is hard to read but well worth the time.
 
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NickKnight | 15 outras críticas | Aug 22, 2014 |
Esta crítica foi escrita no âmbito dos Primeiros Críticos do LibraryThing.
I got this book through the Early Reviewer program. It was a great read, with clear and powerful writing that was a good balance between journalistic clarity and emotional power. I thought that the ambiguity of David McConnell's overall theme worked well, and his inability to find deep meaning in the crimes he depicts is compelling and useful. The stories chosen were different enough from each other to make each one interesting as the book progresses, and similar enough to be worth comparing and contrasting. There are moments of American Honor Killings that I won't soon forget... like depictions of one of the killers walking in the desolate midwest contemplating his surroundings.... chilling and wonderful.… (mais)
 
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the_darling_copilots | 15 outras críticas | Dec 4, 2013 |

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Obras
3
Also by
4
Membros
94
Popularidade
#199,202
Avaliação
½ 3.3
Críticas
17
ISBN
28

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