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2629446 No.2629446 [Reply] [Original]

Are there any gay books with happy endings? Better yet, are there any lighthearted gay books with happy endings? Because lack of such has left me in despair.

>> No.2629523

Really? Nothing?

>> No.2629538

It's weird. A solid 40% of canonical authors were probably gay or bisexual, but that's almost never reflected in the works.

>> No.2629539

Haha, I just realized I couldn't think of any. Not that I am an expert on such things, but you are right in that I cannot really think of one that is 'happy'.

"My Antonia" is the closest 'gay' book I can think that is 'happy.' It's not technically written from a lesbian perspective, since the main character is male, but Willa Cather was clearly writing autobiographically (and it is not hard to imagine the main character as a female). It ends bittersweet, which is as happy as it comes in my knowledge of such literature.

>> No.2629560

Try Angels in America.

>> No.2630832

Forbidden Colours and Confessions of a Mask

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2632281

"Happy endings"

Plenty I'm sure! HAHAHA

>> No.2632586

>>2632281
oh carsey mac. why couldn't you have written an alternate version of THIALH where that one dude and his plus size boo live to solve mysteries together?

>> No.2632605

>>2629560

this.

Not lighthearted, but the ending is optimistic. Such a damn good play.

>> No.2632616

>>2632605
I've only ever read Angels in America but it was a wonderful experience. I read it in one sitting in high school while sitting fully pantsed on a toilet at school and cutting several classes in a row

>> No.2632623

>>2632616

Definitely see the mini-series. The acting alone makes it worth it. Some of the more theatrical moments didn't really do it for me, but the direction and performance are stellar in general. Definitely worth a watch.

>> No.2632664

Look up A Different Light by Elizabeth Lynn or Carnival by Elizabeth Bear. Both are space opera-y, a little pulpy, but really good.