Best Gay Fiction

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1	The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 1,567,407 ratings score: 81,344, and 821 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Call Me By Your Name (Call Me By Your Name, #1) by André Aciman (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 511,350 ratings score: 59,821, and 606 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 617,171 ratings score: 49,924, and 510 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Maurice by E.M. Forster 4.08 avg rating — 48,749 ratings score: 40,496, and 412 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4.13 avg rating — 1,578,988 ratings score: 35,014, and 359 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45,370 ratings score: 33,505, and 343 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin 4.33 avg rating — 169,127 ratings score: 30,683, and 315 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky 4.23 avg rating — 1,829,030 ratings score: 23,894, and 247 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 1,038,235 ratings score: 22,589, and 233 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood 4.07 avg rating — 34,041 ratings score: 18,856, and 197 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Simonverse, #1) by Becky Albertalli (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 442,025 ratings score: 18,123, and 187 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #1) by Armistead Maupin really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45,053 ratings score: 17,148, and 176 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	At Swim, Two Boys by Jamie O'Neill 4.10 avg rating — 9,377 ratings score: 16,121, and 166 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Hours by Michael Cunningham (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 142,751 ratings score: 13,458, and 140 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Carry On (Simon Snow, #1) by Rainbow Rowell (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 316,774 ratings score: 12,472, and 130 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Angels in America by Tony Kushner 4.29 avg rating — 21,854 ratings score: 12,393, and 128 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2) by Mary Renault 4.19 avg rating — 10,246 ratings score: 11,534, and 121 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 4.03 avg rating — 643,208 ratings score: 11,437, and 120 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The Charioteer by Mary Renault 4.11 avg rating — 6,052 ratings score: 11,046, and 117 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	A Home at the End of the World by Michael Cunningham (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 20,403 ratings score: 10,872, and 115 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst 3.75 avg rating — 28,334 ratings score: 10,645, and 112 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Color Purple by Alice Walker 4.27 avg rating — 698,362 ratings score: 10,484, and 111 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 400,933 ratings score: 10,140, and 106 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Brideshead Revisited: The Sacred and Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder by Evelyn Waugh really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 115,972 ratings score: 9,694, and 104 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon 4.18 avg rating — 204,162 ratings score: 8,832, and 92 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann 3.91 avg rating — 5,820 ratings score: 8,523, and 89 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 674,666 ratings score: 8,399, and 87 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner, #1) by Lynn Flewelling (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 22,084 ratings score: 8,317, and 86 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim 4.13 avg rating — 10,903 ratings score: 8,102, and 85 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters 4.05 avg rating — 72,390 ratings score: 7,775, and 81 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Hero by Perry Moore 3.86 avg rating — 18,287 ratings score: 7,572, and 79 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Swimming-Pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst 3.73 avg rating — 10,369 ratings score: 7,461, and 80 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Fingersmith by Sarah Waters 4.02 avg rating — 108,181 ratings score: 7,114, and 74 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 75,524 ratings score: 6,971, and 74 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson 3.73 avg rating — 81,708 ratings score: 6,890, and 74 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Front Runner (Harlan's Story, #1) by Patricia Nell Warren 4.12 avg rating — 5,928 ratings score: 6,553, and 70 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (Whistle Stop #1) by Fannie Flagg 4.28 avg rating — 310,157 ratings score: 6,422, and 68 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Dancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran 3.98 avg rating — 9,048 ratings score: 6,352, and 68 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	A Boy’s Own Story (The Edmund Trilogy, #1) by Edmund White 3.71 avg rating — 8,650 ratings score: 6,311, and 68 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	If This Gets Out by Sophie Gonzales (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 29,803 ratings score: 6,095, and 62 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 4,765 ratings score: 6,086, and 66 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	The City and the Pillar by Gore Vidal 3.84 avg rating — 9,559 ratings score: 5,880, and 63 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Lost Language of Cranes by David Leavitt 3.97 avg rating — 6,716 ratings score: 5,843, and 63 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar 4.22 avg rating — 30,650 ratings score: 5,688, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	More Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #2) by Armistead Maupin 4.21 avg rating — 17,714 ratings score: 5,647, and 61 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Captive Prince: Volume Two (Captive Prince, #2) by C.S. Pacat (Goodreads Author) 4.37 avg rating — 73,391 ratings score: 5,631, and 59 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 675,102 ratings score: 5,604, and 60 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Death in Venice and Other Tales by Thomas Mann 3.91 avg rating — 16,827 ratings score: 5,569, and 60 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Cut & Run (Cut & Run, #1) by Madeleine Urban 4.02 avg rating — 25,678 ratings score: 5,476, and 57 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings, #1) by Mackenzi Lee (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 139,228 ratings score: 5,403, and 57 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Another Country by James Baldwin 4.30 avg rating — 27,904 ratings score: 5,007, and 55 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin 4.10 avg rating — 187,919 ratings score: 4,963, and 53 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Tigers and Devils (Tigers and Devils #1) by Sean Kennedy (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 8,140 ratings score: 4,856, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown 3.92 avg rating — 43,351 ratings score: 4,849, and 52 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Heartstopper: Volume One (Heartstopper, #1) by Alice Oseman (Goodreads Author) 4.46 avg rating — 751,075 ratings score: 4,766, and 51 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Captive Prince (Captive Prince, #1) by C.S. Pacat (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 99,824 ratings score: 4,713, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	Carol by Patricia Highsmith 4.02 avg rating — 73,156 ratings score: 4,565, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Talented Mr. Ripley (Ripley, #1) by Patricia Highsmith 3.94 avg rating — 97,051 ratings score: 4,377, and 50 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	A Density of Souls by Christopher Rice (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 9,153 ratings score: 4,369, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Further Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #3) by Armistead Maupin 4.15 avg rating — 14,327 ratings score: 4,141, and 46 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	Zero at the Bone (Zero at the Bone #1) by Jane Seville (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 12,881 ratings score: 4,023, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Last of the Wine by Mary Renault 4.05 avg rating — 5,933 ratings score: 4,008, and 43 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Earthflown by Frances Wren (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 573 ratings score: 3,971, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Stalking Darkness (Nightrunner, #2) by Lynn Flewelling (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 15,778 ratings score: 3,954, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson 4.08 avg rating — 30,476 ratings score: 3,808, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	Comfort and Joy by Jim Grimsley (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 1,751 ratings score: 3,733, and 40 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Faith & Fidelity (Faith, Love, & Devotion, #1) by Tere Michaels (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 10,458 ratings score: 3,604, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Boyfriend Material (London Calling, #1) by Alexis Hall (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 134,413 ratings score: 3,603, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Magic's Pawn (The Last Herald-Mage, #1) by Mercedes Lackey 4.21 avg rating — 27,295 ratings score: 3,546, and 38 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Dark Tide (The Adrien English Mysteries, #5) by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 7,534 ratings score: 3,545, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Swordspoint (Riverside, #1) by Ellen Kushner (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 10,501 ratings score: 3,453, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Something Like Summer (Something Like, #1) by Jay Bell (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 11,864 ratings score: 3,415, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Absolutist by John Boyne (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 20,490 ratings score: 3,336, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet 4.01 avg rating — 6,476 ratings score: 3,298, and 37 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Almost Like Being in Love by Steve Kluger (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 4,001 ratings score: 3,126, and 33 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Like People in History by Felice Picano (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 2,033 ratings score: 3,001, and 34 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	Less (Arthur Less, #1) by Andrew Sean Greer 3.63 avg rating — 207,681 ratings score: 2,973, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Other Voices, Other Rooms by Truman Capote 3.77 avg rating — 16,235 ratings score: 2,844, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne (Goodreads Author) 4.51 avg rating — 169,583 ratings score: 2,808, and 30 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley 4.18 avg rating — 1,912 ratings score: 2,701, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	Cemetery Boys (Cemetery Boys, #1) by Aiden Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 94,841 ratings score: 2,690, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Cry to Heaven by Anne Rice 3.88 avg rating — 21,105 ratings score: 2,687, and 32 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Traitor's Moon (Nightrunner, #3) by Lynn Flewelling (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 11,626 ratings score: 2,682, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	The Hell You Say (The Adrien English Mysteries, #3) by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 7,203 ratings score: 2,629, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Babycakes (Tales of the City, #4) by Armistead Maupin 4.07 avg rating — 11,231 ratings score: 2,617, and 31 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Shades of Gray by Brooke McKinley 4.03 avg rating — 6,061 ratings score: 2,561, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	The Rules of Attraction by Bret Easton Ellis 3.72 avg rating — 48,009 ratings score: 2,517, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	Querelle of Brest by Jean Genet 3.94 avg rating — 2,518 ratings score: 2,501, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	The Brothers Bishop by Bart Yates (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 1,804 ratings score: 2,469, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Story of the Night by Colm Tóibín 3.88 avg rating — 2,785 ratings score: 2,466, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1) by Mary Renault 3.96 avg rating — 9,429 ratings score: 2,422, and 29 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Death of a Pirate King (The Adrien English Mysteries, #4) by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 7,311 ratings score: 2,395, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	City of Night by John Rechy 3.93 avg rating — 4,623 ratings score: 2,393, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Fatal Shadows / A Dangerous Thing (The Adrien English Mysteries, #1-2) by Josh Lanyon (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 1,969 ratings score: 2,388, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Flesh and Blood by Michael Cunningham (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 6,142 ratings score: 2,387, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	The Vintner's Luck (Vintner's Luck, #1) by Elizabeth Knox (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 3,528 ratings score: 2,323, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by Peter Cameron 3.72 avg rating — 27,467 ratings score: 2,298, and 26 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Leave Myself Behind by Bart Yates (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 2,683 ratings score: 2,283, and 24 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong 4.04 avg rating — 315,901 ratings score: 2,261, and 25 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1) by Anne Rice 4.02 avg rating — 598,463 ratings score: 2,239, and 27 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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message 1: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Aug 24, 2010 06:56AM

Aimée & Jaguar is a great book, but it's actually a memoir, not fiction ...

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message 2: by Lobstergirl (new)

Aug 24, 2010 08:06PM

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel is a memoir too.

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message 3: by Lobstergirl (new)

Aug 24, 2010 08:08PM

As is Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir by Paul Monette.

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message 4: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (last edited Aug 25, 2010 01:06AM) (new)

Aug 25, 2010 01:04AM

And so are "Running With Scissors" and "Dry!"

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message 5: by Lobstergirl (new)

Jun 12, 2011 07:50PM

I removed all five.

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message 6: by Brad (new)

Aug 25, 2012 03:03PM

Some of the Mishima novels here have no gay content whatsoever (Spring Snow, Temple of the Golden Pavilion). Is this "gay novels" or "novels written by potentially gay men/women"?

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message 7: by Dasha (last edited Sep 20, 2012 08:26PM) (new)

Sep 20, 2012 08:23PM

Christ... If Brokeback Mountain is the ONE AND ONLY gay-themed book you know it doesn't mean that it's the best one and you should vote for it. This list is ridiculous because you can see only the books that influenced Hollywood film directors. But it' s supposed to be about BOOKS, not movies, folks. And judging by some of these allegedly gay books most of the voters have no idea what the term "gay fiction" means (The Picture of Dorian Gray is gay fiction? Really?). The only outstanding example of gay literature in the upper part of this list is Maurice, so I vote for it.

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message 8: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Oct 11, 2012 06:13AM

Deleted Tennessee Williams's Memoirs. Undoubtedly a great book, but not fiction.

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message 9: by Mark (new)

Jan 30, 2013 05:08AM

Yes Brad. I was puzzled by the non-gay Yukio Mishima novels too. Mishima was probably gay but that doesn't mean everything he wrote was gay fiction. Even his books like "Forbidden Colours" or "Confessions of a Mask" that have gay characters I didn't vote for even though I thought they were very good. They don't fit my idea of gay fiction.

I don't mind Brokeback mountain being close to the top. Although one case where the movie is better than the book I think. Not hard since the story is only 30-40 pages but what a beautiful movie.

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message 10: by Anna (new)

Mar 26, 2013 11:37AM

Who was gay in Stieg Larsson's Millennium series?

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message 11: by Charlie (new)

Mar 26, 2013 11:38AM

Lisbeth is bisexual.

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message 12: by Anna (new)

Mar 26, 2013 01:52PM

Charlie wrote: "Lisbeth is bisexual."

Oh...that escaped my notice. :)

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message 13: by Hania (new)

Apr 07, 2013 04:22AM

I'm so disappointed at the absence of "With or Without You by Brian Farrey. It's a great read.

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message 14: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Apr 07, 2013 04:47AM

Hania wrote: "I'm so disappointed at the absence of "With or Without You by Brian Farrey. It's a great read."

Everybody can add books to listopia lists, Hania -- there's a tab up top next to "all votes".

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message 15: by David (new)

Apr 22, 2013 10:58PM

Edmund White's "The Farewell Symphony"

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message 16: by Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) (new)

Apr 23, 2013 01:59AM

David wrote: "Edmund White's "The Farewell Symphony""

Everybody can add books to this list, David -- there's a tab up top next to "all votes."

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message 17: by Alex (new)

Nov 06, 2013 04:00PM

Necessary Errors by Caleb Crain is a great new novel about a young American man who moves to Prague in the early 1990s. See my review here: http://myshelfspace.wordpress.com/201....

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message 18: by A (last edited Feb 15, 2014 07:15AM) (new)

Feb 15, 2014 07:13AM

My favourite is The Road to London. I read it a month ago and I'm still thinking about it. It changed me. I read rumours it's going for the Booker Prize and it does not surprise me. It's so new, so dense....

But I've voted for about 10 books because there are many good ones on this list!

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message 19: by Thomas (new)

Apr 11, 2014 03:45AM

"Comfort & Joy" by Jim Grimsley is a must-read. A tragic yet beautiful story.

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message 20: by J.L. (new)

Oct 06, 2014 12:39PM

"1984" by George Orwell and "Cell" by Stephen King are not gay fiction.

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message 21: by Evanille (new)

Dec 25, 2014 07:08AM

Dorian gray is here xD

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message 22: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Feb 10, 2015 09:12AM) (new)

Feb 10, 2015 05:00AM

Must have missed something all those years ago when I read Moby-Dick; or, The Whale (currently #330). Either that or I have just forgotten... But then there are a few others that make me wonder as well, so maybe it is just me. Maybe it's just that I don't consider it important when it is not (related to) the main theme of the novel, like it is in Jongens van glas / Crystal Boys, which, by the way, is an excellent novel...

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message 23: by Greg (new)

Nov 19, 2015 10:13AM

Anna wrote: "Who was gay in Stieg Larsson's Millennium series?"
Anna, reminds me of an interview someone did with Johnny Depp. He was asked which of all the movie characters he had played were gay. His answer? "All of them."

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message 24: by Peter (new)

Mar 17, 2016 11:22AM

Loved this one so much: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

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message 25: by Rainbowheart (new)

Sep 06, 2017 11:33PM

Removed several memoirs, biographies, and other non-fiction.

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message 26: by Leon (new)

May 04, 2019 01:24PM

Just added The Front Runner by Patricia Nell Warren. Surprised that it wasn't on the list yet: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

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message 27: by Greg (new)

Sep 07, 2019 01:30PM

Leon wrote: "Just added The Front Runner by Patricia Nell Warren. Surprised that it wasn't on the list yet: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1..."

Leon, I recently revisited "Front Runner" as I was getting ready to read the next in the series. I was surprised how well it has held up, it's really good. But my #1 choice has got to be "The God In Flight." That said, I just noticed "As Meat Loves Salt" on the "Notable Books" section at the library, the cover facing outward. Never heard of it till now and it's really good so far!

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message 28: by Erin (new)

Dec 30, 2019 11:19AM

While The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (currently #49 on this list) is a great book and explores ideas of identity and gender, I don’t think it can be considered gay fiction. It is no spoiler to know that the inhabitants of this world are non-gendered most of the time and then take on opposite genders when that time comes around.

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message 29: by Erin (new)

Dec 30, 2019 11:29AM

Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon (currently #249) should definitely not be on this list. I don’t believe that it deals with any gay characters or themes and all the main characters are heterosexual so I’m baffled as to why it is on this list.

I haven’t read Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (currently #290) but my understanding was that it was homophobic.

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message 30: by Rainbowheart (new)

Jul 03, 2020 10:21AM

322 sockpuppets have spammed The Boy Who Saw in Colours to the top of the list.

Does the list creator have a position on spam?

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message 31: by Henna (new)

Feb 18, 2021 04:59AM

I removed Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout and Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire, because neither are gay fiction.

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message 32: by Charlie (new)

Feb 18, 2021 12:34PM

Rainbowheart wrote: "322 sockpuppets have spammed The Boy Who Saw in Colours to the top of the list.

Does the list creator have a position on spam?"

Yes, he doesn't like spam.

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message 33: by Liam (new)

Nov 03, 2021 11:52AM

Maybe I have misunderstood, but I thought the works on the list should at least have been translated into English, and as far as I can see 'Kun Enkelit Katsovat Muualle' by Salla Simukka @ 796 is only available in Finnish.

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message 34: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (new)

Nov 03, 2021 12:08PM

Liam wrote: "Maybe I have misunderstood, but I thought the works on the list should at least have been translated into English, ..."

That's not how I understood it... Kärleken for instance (which I voted for, by the way) has, as far as I know, not been translated into English (although it has been translated into other languages).

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message 35: by Liam (new)

Nov 04, 2021 06:41AM

BookLovingLady wrote: "Liam wrote: "Maybe I have misunderstood, but I thought the works on the list should at least have been translated into English, ..."

That's not how I understood it... Kärleken for ..."

Thank you - please understand that I do not mind this book being there - it was just such a contrast to the generally paucity of even notable gay works or works by gay authors in translation from the list. I know that people like Genet and Mishima are well represented and there are others but I am sure if I after I have carefully gone through the whole list (I would only claim maybe 50%+ I would find many many authors I love - I have to admit only in translation because I cannot properly read any foreign language sufficiently well - absent. Also it was the first work in a foreign language I came across again based on only a partial reading of the list.

Let me apologize if I have caused any upset or confusion.

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message 36: by Liam (new)

Nov 04, 2021 09:56AM

Themis-Athena (Lioness at Large) wrote: "And so are "Running With Scissors" and "Dry!""

I would question if Running With Scissors (I haven't read Dry, or any of the other books mentioned as being memoirs yet) properly counts as a 'memoir' in the sense that an autobiography is memoir. Surely it is more like In Cold Blood by Capote, which while based on true events is not really a 'true crime' book. I certainly read Running With Scissors knowing that it was based on the author's life but reading it as a work of literature, not a factually account, and thus a work of fiction. It would be interested to know if libraries catalogued as a fiction or non-fiction book. Thank you

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message 37: by Liam (new)

Nov 04, 2021 10:03AM

I know I could just vote and say I liked this list but I wanted to say how useful it has been to me - while going through the list I came across a book by Gregory Norminton called Serious Things - there was something about it that seemed familiar but they synopsis meant nothing, but it appeared interesting, so I marked it as to read. It was only later at home when I glanced at my bookshelf that I caught sight of the cover image and discovered I owned the book - I am now reading it - I can't say rereading because I have no recollection of the story. I will certainly seek out other books by this author. All thanks to this list

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message 38: by Liam (new)

Nov 04, 2021 10:14AM

Mark wrote: "Yes Brad. I was puzzled by the non-gay Yukio Mishima novels too. Mishima was probably gay but that doesn't mean everything he wrote was gay fiction. Even his books like "Forbidden Colours" or "Conf..."

I just wanted to say I couldn't agree more and when it comes to these lists an element of definition might be useful while recognizing that the term gay will always be problematic for authors of earlier times and particularly non-Western cultures like Mishima.

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message 39: by Liam (new)

Nov 06, 2021 12:03PM

I don't think Douglas Coupland's Microserfs is a gay fiction - I haven't read it - I have read and enjoyed other of his books - but it is not described as any sort of gay on goodreads - just asking. Thank you.

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message 40: by Liam (new)

Nov 11, 2021 07:02AM

I am pretty sure that James Robertson's should not be counted a gay author (excellent writer though he is) and his book 'And the Land Lay Still' should not be on a gay literature list - although it is probably a great book.

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message 41: by Alison (Lady Coffin) (last edited Jan 14, 2022 08:19PM) (new)

Jan 14, 2022 07:58PM

Charlie
Not sure how often you are able to do maintenance on the list with RL and all, but I have noticed duplicates on the list.
Specifically, This Is How You Lose the Time War is on Page 18 & Page 13. Or it was before added my vote to them. 🙄🤓
Now now on p7 & p5

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message 42: by K.D. (new)

Jun 09, 2022 12:38PM