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Leoslittlebooklife
Four Squares | Bobby Finger
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A wonderful, warm and heartfelt story about four friends in NYC, but centering on the main character Artie, a gay man who has turned sixty and doesn‘t know how to pick his life back up again after all his loved ones have passed away. In chapters alternating between the 1980‘s and the present time, written in gentle prose, we learn how he copes.

#gayliterature #gaybooks

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angieinwonderland
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The time and setting were done perfectly. The writing was truly outstanding in getting us in the protagonisist pov. In her under-developed mind, that naturally makes a short-sighted sense of things, you still root for her and her quest. You understand the feelings of each character even when you don't agree with them.

Lesliereadsalot I loved this book! 4w
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This one needs more love 💚💚 4w
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BookaholicNatty
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This was another one I was encouraged to read by my fiancé and it did not disappoint! I‘m curious to hear thoughts from others who have read this book. What do you think the title represented or meant related to the story told in the book? Would love to hear your thoughts!

Suet624 I read this book years ago, so I can‘t rmanswer your question, but I can tell you that I really, really liked this book and gave copies to friends. 2mo
CSeydel I enjoyed this one and its nuanced portrayal of the different types of love. But I never did quite get a handle on the title. 2mo
Reggie Ooof the part where the uncle gives her the teapot sayings it‘s for the best kind of people. 😭 2mo
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HeatherBookNerd Love that book 2mo
CarolynM I thought it was a beautiful book, but, like you, I was stumped by the title. 2mo
BookaholicNatty So this was my thought on the title….i looked at Junes parents as the wolves. In the end Toby comes to their house and dies on their couch. So I kind of looked at the title meaning that he was telling the wolves he was home but I could be far from the actual meaning. 2mo
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Centique
Four Squares | Bobby Finger
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We follow Artie, a gay writer in New York, with alternating chapters when he is 30 yrs old in 1992 and in 2022 when he is 60. In the first timeline Artie is starting a relationship and has a bunch of friends - in the second he is feeling very alone. There‘s a lot to love in this book - found family & wonderful insights & reflections - but i felt it was trying to fit in a lot of characters & didnt have the space to make them all feel fully formed⬇️

Centique One of those books where it has all the ingredients but felt a bit misshapen. 3.5 stars from me - but if you need a book with a movement from melancholy towards new beginnings this is quite sweet and thoughtful. 6mo
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Nutmegnc
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Really charming picture book illuminating the life of activist Clive Jensen and his plan for what would become the NAMES project and the AIDS Quilt. 5🌟(Also, he‘s still alive, living in San Francisco, and he contributed to this story!)

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Bookwormjillk
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Verghese wrote two of my favorite works of fiction so I had to read his memoir about his time as an infectious disease specialist in Johnson City, TN during the early days of the AIDS crisis. His perspective as an immigrant was really unique I thought and the stories of his patients were very touching. This was another Verghese five star read for me.

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Bookwormjillk
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Just realized the $3 copy of this paperback I got from Thrift Books is signed!

Ruthiella Wow! 🤩 10mo
vivastory Nice find! 10mo
KadaGul I love ❤️ these kind of gems💎 #GreatFinds 10mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome 👏🏻 10mo
AnnCrystal Epic! 🤩👍. 10mo
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peanutnine
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This was another well done children's book about LGBTQ+ history. It details the life and activism of Cleve Jones, who worked with Harvey Milk and came up with the concept of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. There is a really moving poem comparing stitching a quilt to building a community and a movement, which was threaded throughout the book nicely
#LGBTQ2024 @Kenyazero

TheBookHippie I have read this for story hour many times. Still can‘t do it without crying. 10mo
peanutnine @TheBookHippie oh I can't imagine. I teared up 10mo
Kenyazero This sounds very moving and beautiful! 10mo
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alecia3dixie
Everyone is Watching | Megan Bradbury
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I really liked this one. I thought it was a really fun time. It's just super chatoic the whole time. I liked the game ascpet and the action just kept coming. This isn't like a hard-hitting crazy thriller. It's just a fun time. 4/5