Passing Strange

Last year, I read 94 books and gave out ten five-star ratings. The last one was in September. This year, it took 24 books and nearly three months before awarding another five stars. I was so moved by this novella that I had to walk around the apartment to work off the emotions that had settled in my gut. I loved this story about queer women in 1940 San Francisco. It tells of lesbian love in a time rife with homophobia and racism. And there's a little magic thrown in the mix. If the magic were more subtle, I would have called it Magical Realism, but really, it's fantasy. The book won the Gaylactic Spectrum Award for positive LGBTQ content in speculative fiction, won the World Fantasy and British Fantasy Awards for Best Novella, and was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novella and the Mythopoeic Award.

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