Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Chronicle Books (2021), 104 pages
Description
These cat lovers are out and purr-oud! Freddie Mercury, Sylvia Rivera, Alison Bechdel, Dusty Springfield. This book is a celebration of queer icons of the past and present and their furry feline friends. From images of lost legends such as Josephine Baker and James Baldwin, to snapshots of contemporary trailblazers like comedian Tig Notaro and fashion designer Jason Wu--these charming and eccentric photographs capture what it truly means to be a cat purr-son.
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LibraryThing member CathyGeha
Queer Icons and their Cats by Alison Nastasi & PJ Nastasi
Snapshots and brief biographical sketches of new and well known queer icons…with their furry feline friends. This book has forty or more personalities with even more cats photographed with them. I met authors, musicians, artists, actors,
Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the ARC – This is my honest review.
4-5 Stars
Snapshots and brief biographical sketches of new and well known queer icons…with their furry feline friends. This book has forty or more personalities with even more cats photographed with them. I met authors, musicians, artists, actors,
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poets, philosophers, film critics, models, directors…and more and all love and adore their pets just as their cats love their humans. Great for a coffee table, as a gift for a cat loving queer friend, or for anyone interested in a glimpse into the lives of any or all of the people in this book. Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for the ARC – This is my honest review.
4-5 Stars
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LibraryThing member ASKelmore
Best for:
People looking for a niche book that will each them a little bit a bout a bunch of queer folks, and also has pictures of cats.
In a nutshell:
The title pretty much sums it up.
Worth quoting:
N/A
Why I chose it:
My partner read it, and it looked pretty adorable. Also, cats!
What it left me
Vaguely disappointed
Review:
This is a tiny little coffee table-style book. It’s only about 100 pages and maybe 45 people are featured. There’s a photo of the person with a cat, and then a brief biography about the person. It’s pretty straightforward, however …
It’s not actually about people and THEIR cats. I’d say a good half of these folks just happened to be photographed with a cat once, or maybe adopted a cat at some point. Only a few of the feature people are like Freddy Mercury, who were definitely very much into their cats. That’s fine - the point is really to learn about the individuals, not their cats, but the book title seems to be a bit misleading.
That aside, I did enjoy learning about lots of queer folks who I was not familiar with, ranging across the past hundred years or so. Some people (like Mercury) are ones most people know about, but there were also older authors and overall queer pioneers that I’d never heard of. So that was cool.
Recommend to a Friend / Keep / Donate it / Toss it:
Keep - because again, cats!
People looking for a niche book that will each them a little bit a bout a bunch of queer folks, and also has pictures of cats.
In a nutshell:
The title pretty much sums it up.
Worth quoting:
N/A
Why I chose it:
My partner read it, and it looked pretty adorable. Also, cats!
What it left me
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feeling:Vaguely disappointed
Review:
This is a tiny little coffee table-style book. It’s only about 100 pages and maybe 45 people are featured. There’s a photo of the person with a cat, and then a brief biography about the person. It’s pretty straightforward, however …
It’s not actually about people and THEIR cats. I’d say a good half of these folks just happened to be photographed with a cat once, or maybe adopted a cat at some point. Only a few of the feature people are like Freddy Mercury, who were definitely very much into their cats. That’s fine - the point is really to learn about the individuals, not their cats, but the book title seems to be a bit misleading.
That aside, I did enjoy learning about lots of queer folks who I was not familiar with, ranging across the past hundred years or so. Some people (like Mercury) are ones most people know about, but there were also older authors and overall queer pioneers that I’d never heard of. So that was cool.
Recommend to a Friend / Keep / Donate it / Toss it:
Keep - because again, cats!
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
104 p.; 8.2 inches
ISBN
1797203789 / 9781797203782