Name: All the Violet Tiaras
ISBN: 9781912489848

Jean Menzies

All the Violet Tiaras

marie

“it is not uncommon to see the ‘maiden’ goddesses reimagined as lesbians by both modern writers and worshippers.”

“drawing a parallel between the modern and ancient experience of having your queerness dismissed because it isn’t relevant to men.”

"in other ancient sources, for example the iliad, there's a certain amount of reference to homoerotic tenderness."

"it's not that there are no longer threats to the lgbtqia+ community, but that the continued presence of these attitudes is why the prominence of these retellings is so important."

"all too often it still feels like lgbtqia+ characters are sidelined in fantasy stories where their trauma isn't the central theme, as though a book has to be queer for a reason; it has to be the central point of the story."

eh — at its best, could be a long form article; at its worst, this is a twitter thread. but maybe just not my cup of tea

Mika

i have so many words i want to say, but i don't really know where to begin. i've been typing and deleting and typing and deleting for a while now so i think i'll just leave it at this;

i love literature, i love greek mythology and i love being part of the lgbtqia+ community. this book was a warm hug of all three combined, embracing little lesbian me while being informative, serious and at times funny. 

i will be obsessively rereading this for the foreseeable future. 

i have so many words i want to say, but i don't really know where to begin. i've been typing and deleting and typing and deleting for a while now so i think i'll just leave it at this;

i love literature, i love greek mythology and i love being part of the lgbtqia+ community. this book was a warm hug of all three combined, embracing little lesbian me while being informative, serious and at times funny. 

i will be obsessively rereading this for the foreseeable future. 