Queer Books - Tumblr Posts

This is a collection of books my sister and I own regarding queer characters. Every book on the screen is a good read and we really recommend you guys read it.

This pride month you don't have to wear a rainbow flag and go around the street. Instead remember everyone;

Every boy who thought he was unnatural and kept his feelings to himself.

Every girl who didn't understand why she was attracted to other girls instead of boys.

Every man who had to marry a girl because of society.

Every woman whose opinions about herself were disregarded.

Every teenager who was kicked out of the house because they realized that they wanted to be a different gender.

Every fucking person who were killed, slaughtered and raped in the name of religion, morals and what's natural.

(You are a human person made out of flesh and bones, nature runs within you, that is more natural than murder.)

Remember these people, remember that when you pass comments against a queer celebrity or a book; it will not affect the book or that person, instead it will terrorize your brother, sister, niece or nephew who might not be straight. Look around the place you live: your love, respect and recognition might be the only freedom they receive. Try to understand everything and everyone, even if you cannot, that still doesn't excuse you being disgusted by something that's different. Do not disregard them by saying that they are confused, they have thought about this more than you ever will.

Love is love.

After all, there are worse problems in this world than boys kissing boys.

i made my uni project for the semester a tribute to older LGBT science fiction and redesigned the covers of a couple notable books in that category 💜

Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany (1966)

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1969)

The Man Who Folded Himself by David Gerrold (1973)

A Different Light by Elizabeth A. Lynn (1978)

Starfarers by Vonda N. McIntyre (1989)

do you have rec for queer books written & published before the 1980s? the older the better.

If you also want to see genre and what kind of rep (mlm, wlw, trans, etc), you can use the fiction database on my blog, sort by year, and see more info on each book!

Queer Fiction, 1870s - 1980

Carmilla by Le Fanu, J. Sheridan

Orlando by Woolf, Virgina

The Well of Loneliness by Hall, Radclyffe

Nightwood by Barnes, Djuna

Olivia by Strachey, Dorothy

The Price of Salt by Highsmith, Patricia

The Charioteer by Renault, Mary

Giovanni's Room by Baldwin, James

Another Country by Baldwin, James

City of Night by Rechy, John

A Single Man by Isherwood, Christopher

The Power of the Dog by Savage, Thomas

Patience & Sarah by Miller, Isabel

The Left Hand of Darkness by Le Guin, Ursula K.

Fadeout by Hansen, Joseph

Maurice by Forster, E. M.

William's Doll by Zolotow, Charlotte

Rubyfruit Jungle by Brown, Rita Mae

Death Claims by Hansen, Joseph

Dhalgren by Delany, Samuel R.

Troublemaker by Hansen, Joseph

They: A Sequence of Unease by Dick, Kay

The Man Everybody Was Afraid Of by Hansen, Joseph

Tales of the City by Maupin, Armistead

Skinflick by Hansen, Joseph

Wild Seed by Butler, Octavia E.

Book recs: Queer science fiction, part 1

There is a lot of queer sf out there, and I read a lot of sf. When I started working on this list, I quickly realized it was impossible to include all that I've read and enjoyed in one single rec post. Thus, this is the first of so far three queer sci-fi book rec posts.

A note: queer here does not necessarily mean "guarantee of an f/f or m/m ship with a happy ending", but rather simply a significant presence of queerness. Some of the books feature no romance but has a same gender attracted/trans/a-spectrum lead, or features an m/f relationship with bisexual, trans or aro/ace characters, or simply features a world-building which is heavily queer inclusive in ways that don't always compare to our own ideas of sexuality and gender. I have however disqualified works where the only queer presence is along the lines of "gay best friend" or a blink and you'll miss it confirmation that never comes up again.

Previous book rec posts:

Really cool fantasy worldbuilding, really cool sci-fi worldbuilding, dark sapphic romances, mermaid books, vampire books, many worlds: portal fantasies, many worlds: alternate timelines, robots and artificial intelligences, post- and transhumanism, alien intelligences

For more details on the books, continue under the readmore. Titles marked with * are my personal favorites. And as always, feel free to share your own recs in the notes!

The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley*

Dietz is a soldier in the war between Earth and Mars - to travel to the battle front, she and her fellow soldiers are broken down into light to be able to quickly travel across space. But something keeps going wrong with Dietz's travels; her memories don't match up with the mission briefs, as she experiences time itself turning in on itself. Is she going mad? Or are the things she's learning skipping through time the truth - and the war that's stealing her life the lie? A mindfuck of a book that's scathing in its critique of fascism and war. Features a sapphic lead but no romance.

A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk and Robot duology) by Becky Chambers

Novella. Long ago, robots, upon gaining sentience, simply laid down their work and walked into the wilderness. Long after, a tea monk looking for purpose follows after them into the wilds, where they come across one of the robots seeking its own sort of answers. While not plotless, this story focuses more on character and vibes over plot. Also has a nonbinary main character and features conversations on gender between human and robot.

Meet Me In Another Life by Catriona Silvey*

Thora and Santi are strangers, brought together by a coincidence and torn apart just as abruptly when tragedy strikes. But this is neither the first nor the last time they meet - again and again they encounter each other, as friends, lovers, enemies, family, every time recognizing in each other a familiarity no one else carries. But with every new life, a mysterious danger grows ever closer, forcing them to find out the truth of their connection. This is a puzzle-box of a story that goes some entirely unexpected places in a very wild ride, featuring a bisexual co-lead.

The Archive Undying (The Downworld Sequence) by Emma Mieko Candon

In a world where AI gods sometimes lose their minds and take entire populations down with them, Sunai was the only survivor when his god went down. In the 17 years since, he has wandered on his own, unable to either die or age, drowning his sorrows in drink and men. But his attempts to flee his past comes to a stop as he is forced back into the struggle between man and machine. Featuring some pretty wild world building and narrative techniques, this book will definitely confuse you, but it is worth the experience.

The Paradox Hotel by Rob Hart

January Cole works security at the Paradox Hotel, last stop for tourists heading for the timeport, which allows them to travel to and witness any moment in time. But years of proximity to the timeport has left its damage on January, making her unstuck in time, letting her relive memories of her dead lover even as her sanity slips away bit by bit. As she starts witnessing proof of a horrible crime in the hotel that no one else can see, January must race against her own mind, a killer, and time itself to solve it before it's too late.

A Fractured Infinity by Nathan Tavares

Hayes Figueiredo is a struggling film-maker who wants to finish his documentary, whose life gets turned upside down when handsome physicist Yusuf Hassan enters his life, claiming an alternate version of him is a great inventor who’s sent a mysterious device to their universe. As Hayes gets drawn deeper into the conspiracy - and his feelings for Yusuf intensify - he has to decide just how far he’s prepared to go to win the life and the love he wants. Featuring a very gay and very morally dubious lead, this is a creative and strange read.

Bridge by Lauren Beukes

When she was little, Bridge and her mother Jo used to play a game - one where they traveled to other worlds, inhabiting the bodies of their other selves. Now Jo is dead, and as Bridge is cleaning out her apartment she finds a strange device: a dreamworm, the very thing that supposedly makes inter-dimensional travel possible. Suddenly faced with the possibility that multiverse travel is real, Bridge is struck by a different question: could her mother still be alive? Scifi spiced with a healthy dose of body horror and some absolutely wild twists, Bridge also features a bisexual lead (however this is a blink and you’ll miss it moment) and a nonbinary co-narrator.

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers series) by Becky Chambers

Rosemary Harper just got a job on the motley crew of the Wayfarer, a spaceship that works with tunneling new wormholes through space. With a past she wants to leave behind, Rosemary is happy to travel the far reaches of the universe with the chaotic crew, but when they land the job of a life time, things suddenly get a lot more dangerous. A bit of a tumblr classic in its day, this is a cozy space opera with an episodic feel and vividly realized characters and cultures. While pretty light on romance and focusing found family, there is a main f/f relationship.

An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon

Life on the lower decks of the generation ship HSS Matilda is hard for Aster, an outcast even among outcasts, trying to survive in a system not dissimilar to the old antebellum South. The ship's leaders have imposed harsh restrictions on their darker skinned people, using them as an oppressed work force as they travel toward their supposed Promised Land. But as Aster finds a link between the death of the ship's sovereign and the suicide of her own mother, she realizes there may be a way off the ship.

Ninefox Gambit (The Machineries of Empire trilogy) by Yoon Ha Lee*

Military space opera where belief and culture shape the laws of reality, causing all kinds of atrocities as empires do everything in their power to force as many people as possible to conform to their way of life to strengthen their technology and weapons. It’s also very queer, with gay, lesbian and trans major characters, albeit little to no romance.

The Left Hand of Darkness (Hainish Cycle) by Ursula K. Le Guin

1969 classic. Genly Ai is an emissary sent to the planet of Winter, meant to help facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But he's unprepared for Winter's citizens, who spend much of their time genderless or switching between genders, making for a culture wildly different from that Genly is used to.

Too Like the Lightning (Terra Ignota series) by Ada Palmer*

Centuries in the future, humanity has deliberatly engineered society to be as utopian as possible, politically, socially, sexually, religiously. Written in an enlightenment style and featuring questions of human nature and whether it’s possible to change it, and what price we’re prepared to pay for peace, this book is simultaneously very heavy and very funny, and written in a very unique style. While still human, the society presented often feels starkly alien.

The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley

This book fucked me up when I read it. It’s weird, it’s gross, there’s So Much Viscera, there are literally no men, it has living spaceships and biotech but in the most horrific way imaginable. Had I to categorize it I would call it grimdark military sf. It’s an experience but not necessarily a pleasant one.

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling*

Possibly one of the most unsettling books I’ve ever read, and definitely the most claustrophobic. Gyre, a caver on an alien planet, ventures into the dark and dangerous underground, guided only by a woman who has no compunctions on using and manipulating Gyre as she sees fit to obtain her secretive goals down in the caves.

Escaping Exodus (Escaping Exodus series) by Nicky Drayden

While my feelings on Escaping Exodus were mixed, it cannot be denied that the dynamic between the two leads and the way they go from childhood best friends to enemies on different sides of a class and power struggle is very delicious. It also features some really cool worldbuilding of living, alien generation spaceships and the human culture that has developed inside them.

The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky*

The Doors of Eden is something of an experiment in speculative biology, featuring versions of Earth in which various different species were the one to rise to sentience, from dinosaurs to neanderthals. Now, something is threatening the existence of all timelines, dragging multiple different people and species into the struggle, among those a pair of cryptid hunting girlfriends and a transgender scientist.

Ascension by Jacqueline Koyanagi

Ascension follows Alana Quick, an expert Sky Surgeon who stows away on a spaceship in hopes of landing herself a job. But the ship and its crew are in deeper waters than she expected, facing threats emerging from a whole other universe, all of them searching for the same person: Alana’s spiritually enlightened sister. Undeniably a bit of an odd read, Ascension is also very creative and features polyamorous lesbian relationship.

Contagion (Contagion duology) by Erin Bowman*

Young adult. After receiving an SOS, a small crew is sent on a standard search-and-rescue mission. But what they find are not survivors awaiting help, but an abandoned site, full of dead bodies and crawling with something... monstrous. No romance, but features one sapphic co-lead and one who can easily be read as demisexual (however this doesn't show up until book two, which has more romance).

A Memory Called Empire (Texicalaan duology) by Arkady Martine

Mahit Dzmare is an ambassador sent to the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire, where she discovers that her predecessor has died. Trying to protect her home, an independent mining station, from being taken over by the empire, Mahit struggles to find out the truth of her predecessor's death while carrying the voice of his ghost in her head, guiding her as best he can. Light on the romance but does feature a sapphic relationship.

The Outside (The Outside trilogy) by Ada Hoffman*

AKA the book the put me in an existenial crisis. Souls are real, and they are used to feed AI gods in this lovecraftian inspired scifi where reality is warped and artifical gods stand against real, unfathomable ones. Autistic scientist Yasira is accused of heresy and, to save her eternal soul, is recruited by post-human cybernetic ‘angels’ to help hunt down her own former mentor, who is threatening to tear reality itself apart. Sapphic main character.

Dawn (Xenogenesis trilogy) by Octavia E. Butler*

After a devestating war leaves humanity on the brink of extinction, survivor Lilith finds herself waking up naked and alone in a strange room. She’s been rescued by the Oankali, who have arrived just in time to save the human race. But there’s a price to survival, and it might be humanity itself. Absolutely fucked up I love it I once had to drop the book mid read to stare at the ceiling and exclaim in horror at what was going on. Queer in the sense that the Oankali doesn't follow human ideas of gender and relationships, which is mirrored in their romantic relationships with humans. It is, however, pretty dark, with examinations of agency and consent, so enter with caution.

Remnant by Kate Genet

One day, Cass wakes up and finds everyone else is gone. Not dead, just gone, leaving her in a world which nature starts taking back with a dangerous, unnatural speed. But as she tries to survive this new normal, Cass realizes she may not be alone after all - but who else is out there, and are they a threat?

The Scorpion Rules (Prisoners of Peace duology) by Erin Bow*

Young Adult. Featuring a dystopian future in which an AI forcibly keeps world peace by holding the children of world leaders hostage. If anyone attempts to start a war, their child will be executed. Greta is one of these children, kept in a school with others like her. But things start to change one day when a new, less obedient hostage arrives. A unique, slowburn take on the YA dystopian craze, also featuring a bisexual love triangle.

Iron Widow (Iron Widow series) by Xiran Jay Zhao

Young adult. Zetian is a citizen of Huaxia, where mecha aliens are constantly trying to breach the Great Wall. To keep them at bay, couples of men and women pilot so called Chrysalises, giant transforming robots. But the pilots are not equal - the women almost always die, sucked dry by their co-pilots. When Zetian sets herself up to become a concubine-pilot, she does so with the plan to assassinate the male pilot who caused her sister's death. Features a polyamorous main relationship.

Bonus AKA I haven't read these yet but they seem really cool:

Survival Instincts by May Dawney

Lynn Tanner has been surviving the post-apocalypse alone with only her dog for a long time, trusting no one. But when she's forced to travel the dangerous remains of New York City alongside another woman, her priorities are challenged. Is staying alone really the best way to stay alive?

These Burning Stars by Bethany Jacobs

When con-artist Jun Ironway gets her hands on possible proof of the powerful Nightfoot family, controllers of interplanetary travel, committing genocide, she has in her hands a chance of taking them and their monopoly down. But the family and their allies won't go down easily, and sends two brutal clerics to stop her.

Everfair by Nisi Shawl

A neo-victorian alternate history, in which a part of Congo was kept safe from colonisation, becoming Everfair, a safe haven for both the people of Congo and former slaves returning from America. Here they must struggle to keep this home safe for them all.

i was thinking about making a new list about my favorite books of all time™️ but i’d start with A Little Life and would ramble about it non-stop. also — i would be so lost into it that A Little Life would be the ONLY book in my list. at this point of my life, that might be right.

(it is not! my 17 year old version still have A LOT to say about some books; my boring 20 yrs old version, however, got lost in track of time and — guess what! — barely reads anything but academic texts. what a shitty end)

Just finished this book and it’s AMAZING!! go read it right now

it’s so good and so gay and it’s probably going to make my top 5 for the year. This is A. J. White’s first novel and it’s a perfect start to what I hope is an impactful career. The writing is so concise and clear and so consistently good, it’s truly a marvel and I will always adore it.

Cemetery Boys Review (No Spoilers)

I absolutely adore Cemetery Boys, it so quickly became my favourite book and I'm so glad I actually purchased it. I almost didn't as I only went in expecting to leave with one book, yet, I left with two and don't regret it at all.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Favourite Character: Julian Diaz Favourite Quote: "He was about to snap it shut when he noticed. Beneath his photo, his deadname had been scribbled out with black marker. Under, written in lopsided letters, it read, Yadriel."

The representation throughout the book is wonderfully done, I loved reading from the perspective of a trans protagonist. Not to mention how compelling the rest of the main characters are! The amount of queer representation was amazing.

I have to say I really appreciated reading a book with only one perspective! Changing points of view can often leave me confused, so I was thrilled this book didn't include that.

The book wasn't perfect, the pacing was off and certainly could have been handled better in some areas but it didn't take away from the reading experience at all for me personally!

I had managed to figure out what was going on but the ending still left me pleasantly surprised. I hadn't expected it to end the way it did; I was honestly expecting something more bittersweet. Yet this left me with happy tears.

If you're looking for a queer book to read, THIS IS IT. Just saying.

Some Girls Do Review (No Spoilers)

I brought this alongside Cemetery Boys, I purchased it without hearing about it first which is uncommon for me. I normally look for recommendations first but the cover was absolutely gorgeous.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 Favourite Character: Ruby and Morgan (I can't choose!) Favourite Quote: "My whole life might be a never-ending series of question marks right now, but this I'm sure of. This I want."

The discussion of pride, activism and discrimination is great, sometimes it felt like it was reaching a bit. Either way, it certainly was very enjoyable and something I wish was discussed more. Especially how it's different to be out than to be prideful of your identity.

As mentioned in the Cemetery Boys review, I'm not a big fan of changing perspectives but this book at least tells you who it is and has a consistent pattern which I really enjoyed. I found it VERY exciting waiting to read the other perspective.

It would have been a five-star book but comparing it to Cemetery Boys certainly makes things tough. It was an amazing change of pace from my usual book and I loved reading something set in the real world for once. However, I feel like Morgan needed to communicate better and actually listen to Ruby. She did realise that but it was frustrating to read.

I highly recommend this book if you're into contemporary romance, it's not normally my style but I loved this.

Anyone who is into books! Looking for queer cowboys or queer romance set in the 50/60's

Pref Y/A but I'm not picky

I've been searching and coming up empty handed :/

enemies to lovers>>>

i’m really enjoying this book :)

Recommend me some of ur good shows or books that u have recently watched or read

well i started watching American Horror Story last month and I LOVE IT.

i read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe a while back but i still highly recommend it, it’s one of my favorites

if you like sapphic fiction then definitely read The Magic of the Lost trilogy by C. L. Clark, the books are amazing they are wayyy too underrated

Just got these Alice Oseman books!!! in so excited (I literally started scratching when I opened the box lol)

pls help :)

Ok so I'm looking for a book. I think it has a yellow cover. it has two guys (probably) on the cover. One is wearing a purple suit. I can't remember what the other one looks like. I think it's a queer book?? If anyone could help that would be great :)

Hi! Does anyone have any Book recommendations for someone who just finished The House ln The Cerulean Sea and is super sad because it‘s over? (It’s me. I’m someone.) I‘m talking Found Family, Magic and that feeling of being wrapped in a big blanket. Bonus Points if it‘s Queer!

Thanks!🥰

Other Words for Smoke - Review

A creepy book that's perfect for summer! And there's a talking cat! Other Words for Smoke is a horror novel by Sarah Maria Griffin, and was Voted Teen & YA Book of the Year at the 2019 Irish Book Awards.

Twins Mae and Rossa spent two summers with their aunt Rita, in a house with flowered wallpaper. Two summers before Rita, and her teenage ward Bevan, died in flames at that very house. As soon as the twins step inside the house, they are caught in a game between two forces, one that could claim both of their lives. Mae and Rossa tell their story, the story of the strangest summers of their lives, and what really happened to Rita and Bevan.

This is a queer story too, with a romance between Mae and Bevan. Obviously, that sold it for me, and I picked it up. The prose is beautiful; the characters, especially the magical ones, were rich and engrossing. I've never been a big fan of the haunted house trope in horror, but this book balances between the actually scary and the whimsical quite well.

I do have one gripe; how the plot was centered. It was disjointed at times, and I wasn't able to get a good focus on the characters. It switches between Mae, Rossa & Rita in a 3rd person narrative, and Bevan's point of view is in 2nd person. This made it a little confusing to follow along with.

The book also takes inspiration and actual events out of Irish history. The Magdalene Laundries were Irish institutions run by Catholic nuns that housed wayward girls. Wayward meaning pregnant and unmarried, prostitutes, and even just young women that didn't live up to rigorous standards. These women, in real life, were abused, neglected, and sometimes had themselves and their babies killed by the nuns themselves. This was a real experience in Irish history, and I appreciated how Griffin wove it into the narrative with great care for the little known event.

Overall, I really loved this book, and would recommend it to lovers of whimsy, horror, talking cats, and Neil Gaiman.

-May

started felix ever after & can i just say declan needs to jump off a bridge, fuck his crush, and felix better not fall for him cuz not being transphobic is the BARE MINIMUMMMMMMNNN

beating heart baby spoilers, be warned

so, new book, beating heart baby. im obsessed. literally fucking immersed in this world, and it did not take the turn i thought it would and i love it for that. suwa and santi are my favorite fucking people ever i swear and literally emo ocean (emoocean? emocean?) is my favorite thing, i wish i could actually listed to his music. also memo is the cutest nickname ever i will absolutely be making this my entire personality for the next idk how long. BUT YEA SANTI AND SUWA ARE LIKE. REALISTIC? idkidk but i love them so fucking much.

Which was worse? To feel nothing, or to grieve for something you no longer remembered? Surely when you forgot, you'd forget to be sad, or what was the point?

Bridget Collins - The Binding

Reseña: Boyfriend Material, Alexis Hall

Mi reseña original en Twitter:

I'm back on my bullshit (? Es un libro perfectamente promedio, no destaca por mejor o peor en ningún aspecto A favor, muchos momentos de la nada en la trama son así en la vida real. El desarrollo de personajes me gustó En contra, lo plástico de algunos de ellos, no son genuinos

Comentarios adicionales:

Todas las experiencias y situaciones del libro se me hicieron demasiado "alien" para empatizar o interesarme demasiado, capaz porque es demasiado británico todo o porque mis preocupaciones no pasan tanto por las que tienen Luc O'Donell (hijo de estrellas de rock de los 80s) y Oliver Blackwood (abogado?).

Esto es más una tendencia entre los libros de romanque queer que he estado leyendo este año y el anterior, pero siempre termino sintiendo que las parejas son "unidireccionales": uno simplemente está ahí para ser el Novio Definitivo™, sin mucha razón aparente de porqué le gusta la contraparte, nuestro punto de vista. Así, el Novio Definitivo™ termina siendo un objeto en la trama: Oliver es un abogado con un estricto sentido moral, rígido en sus interacciones sociales, pero que además entrena y "está bueno". The Perfect Good Boy™. Luc es el típico joven adulto con problemas de disciplina y autoestima por traumas del pasado y una infancia difícil emocionalmente. En muy pocas partes demuestra hacer un esfuerzo genuino por Oliver, y siempre son instancias a último momento, llenas de disculpas.

Igual, no sé si es válido criticar un libro por sus personajes, pero si consideramos que es un libro de romance, no está logrando vender el romance y la química entre sus protagonistas, y eso sí es criticable.

En definitiva, un libro muy promedio, muy típico, poco novedoso.

5/10.

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Reseña: Husband Material, Alexis Hall

Mi reseña original en Twitter:

Lo leí inmediatamente después del anterior No puedo juzgar muy seriamente el libro porque no es un libro muy serio, pero plantea algunos debates interesantes acerca de la representación e identidad en la comunidad LGBT+ en el personaje de Oliver Odié el final pero es razonable

Comentarios adicionales:

No hay mucha sustancia en este libro, es una serie de bodas de los conocidos y amigos del protagonista y su pareja que funcionan como distintos momentos en que Luc y Oliver van desarrollando sus ideas acerca de su propia boda.

El conflicto se reduce a que los protagonistas son idiotas y el autor nos trata de vender sus discusiones como un profundo comentario acerca de las instituciones, los estereotipos y lo que uno espera habitualmente en una relación. La conclusión a la que llega es que ellos no quieren una boda porque no son como otras personas y ellos se sienten mejor sin esa presión. Mi problema con esto es que el autor no se decide a afirmar una de dos cosas:

las bodas y el estar casados es una institución con reglas, concepciones, deberes y beneficios claros, pero que termina imponiendo un corsé a las relaciones que restringe su florecimiento (y por eso los protagonistas deciden cancelar su boda al último minuto posible, con todos los invitados esperando que entren por el pasillo)

una boda puede significar muchas cosas y la relación matrimonial depende exclusivamente de lo que las partes decidan que significa (como claramente afirmó en la variedad de bodas y relaciones que narra en el otro 90% del libro).

4/10.

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