Fire Island: A Century in the Life of an American Paradise
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Jack Parlett
- ISBN：1335475184
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Reviews
Chiara
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A fascinating account of stories both private and universal connected to this captivating and illustrious place。 I appreciated the balance of theoretical， historical， cultural and personal approaches， as well as the fact that the author did not try to brush over the problematic aspects of the history of this place， but rather featured them prominently in his narrative。
Michael Huerlimann
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This is a wonderfully engaging history of a place that is more like a queer myth than a real place， especially for those who only know of it from other media。I enjoyed Parlett's lucid prose， his wonderfully broad range of sources and his ability to weave his own experiences with the island into a wider narrative。My only gripes are;- I felt Parlett was a little too neutral about Larry Kramer。 Whilst Kramer has his importance， his anti-sex stance is problematic at best， insidious at worst。- I wish This is a wonderfully engaging history of a place that is more like a queer myth than a real place， especially for those who only know of it from other media。I enjoyed Parlett's lucid prose， his wonderfully broad range of sources and his ability to weave his own experiences with the island into a wider narrative。My only gripes are;- I felt Parlett was a little too neutral about Larry Kramer。 Whilst Kramer has his importance， his anti-sex stance is problematic at best， insidious at worst。- I wish the 21st Century Fire Island had been given a chapter of its own， and not been relegated to the afterword。 The artist residencies， political tensions and environmental fears would have made for a great last chapter， before drawing conclusions in the afterword。But overall， this is a highly readable and joyous book about a unique and aspirational/inspirational place。 。。。more
Alyssa Lentz
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I found this to be a really approachable and interesting read！ It gives a great overview and celebrates Fire Island as a unique queer space without dismissing its' flaws and problems。 I really learned a lot。 I would recommend this to readers who like specific， community-focused nonfiction with elements of memoir and self-reflection， or those who would like to learn about queer literary history--I didn't know going into this book I would find that here， but I did and was delighted！ Thank you to N I found this to be a really approachable and interesting read！ It gives a great overview and celebrates Fire Island as a unique queer space without dismissing its' flaws and problems。 I really learned a lot。 I would recommend this to readers who like specific， community-focused nonfiction with elements of memoir and self-reflection， or those who would like to learn about queer literary history--I didn't know going into this book I would find that here， but I did and was delighted！ Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC of this title in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Bookclubbish
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CategoriesHuman Sexuality， LGBTQ+， Personal Memoirs， 20th Century United States History
Kariss Ainsworth
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