The Big Gay Read

In 2003, the BBC launched a competition called The Big Read to find Britain’s favourite book. The result (no doubt influenced by Peter Jackson’s film, which was current at the time) was that Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy won.

 

Now, librarians in Manchester have had the bright idea of launching The Big Gay Read. The initial list of contenders has twenty books as hopeful contenders. Glancing down the list, I see that I’ve only managed to read seven*, but I also think I could propose a few more books to be added to the list. Watch this space – I’ll go and check the library. 

 

* read so far:

A Home at the End of the World Michael Cunningham
Hallucinating Foucault Patricia Duncker
Rough Music Patrick Gale
The Line of Beauty Alan Hollingworth
Tales of the City Armistead Maupin
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Jeannette Winterson