Top 5: Gay Novels

Here are my favorite novels written through the eyes of gay men:


1. The Folding Star 
by Alan Hollinghurst


2. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
by Becky Albertalli


3. Maurice
by E.M. Forster


4. Call Me By Your Name
by Andre Aciman


5. The Swimming-Pool Library
by Alan Hollinghurst


Honorable Mention: At Swim, Two Boys
by Jamie O'Neill

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