8 Top lgbt books like Out of the Woods by Luke Turner

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Out of the Woods

By: Luke Turner

3.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A fierce, poignant and highly original memoir about sexuality, shame and the lure of the trees '…

If you liked the lgbt plot in Out of the Woods by Luke Turner , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. A Home at the End of the World

By: Michael Cunningham

3.93

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

Michael Cunningham’s celebrated novel is the story of two boyhood friends: Jonathan, lonely, intros… read more

Similar categories in Michael Cunningham's A Home at the End of the World book and Luke Turner's Out of the Woods

  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
"I’m not this unusual,"

-Michael Cunningham, A Home at the End of the World

"I was not beautiful, but I believed I had the possibility of beauty in me."

-Michael Cunningham, A Home at the End of the World

"This is what you do. You make a future for yourself out of the raw material at hand."

-Michael Cunningham, A Home at the End of the World

"The secret of flight is this -- you have to do it immediately, before your body realizes it is defying the laws."

-Michael Cunningham, A Home at the End of the World

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2. The Drought

By: J.G. Ballard

3.55

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

An apocalyptic dystopia like no other, one whose "originality and power [of] vision can be felt" ( … read more

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3. The Inspector General

By: Nikolai Gogol , None , None

2.70

Format: None pages, Paperback

Considered the high point of Gogol's writing for the stage and a masterpiece of dramatic satire, Th… read more

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4. The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream

By: Patrick Radden Keefe

4.22

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A mesmerizing narrative about the rise and fall of an unlikely international crime boss In the 1980… read more

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  • nonfiction

5. Strangers

By: Taichi Yamada , None

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Set in the great human maelstrom of Tokyo, Strangersis a thinking man's ghost story. When Harada, a… read more

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6. Caledonian Road

By: Andrew O'Hagan

3.96

Format: 608 pages, Hardcover

A biting portrait of British class, politics, and money told through five interconnected families a… read more

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7. The New Life

By: Tom Crewe

3.77

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

Two Victorian marriages, two dangerous love affairs, one extraordinary partnership . . .London, 189… read more

Similar categories in Tom Crewe's The New Life book and Luke Turner's Out of the Woods

  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
"Science requires a rational audience."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"True development does not respect comfort."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"We British are used to being ruthless, of course, but only the men. The women aren't. We don't grab. We shouldn't . But we have to, to make some room for ourselves."

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

"...John wondered if she would ever be so unthinkingly imperious again; whether her childish powers of command would survive the dislocation from home, the knowledge of her smallness in the greater wo…"

-Tom Crewe, The New Life

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8. HappyHead (HappyHead, #1)

By: Josh Silver

4.04

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, 2024 Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing, 2024 An Ama… read more

Similar categories in Josh Silver's HappyHead (HappyHead, #1) book and Luke Turner's Out of the Woods

  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
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9. The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold

By: Sam Knight

3.30

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From a rising star New Yorker staff writer, the incredible and gripping true story of John Barker, … read more

Similar categories in Sam Knight's The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold book and Luke Turner's Out of the Woods

  • nonfiction
  • biography
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10. The Destroyer of Worlds (Lovecraft Country, #2)

By: Matt Ruff

3.94

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

“Another virtuoso blend of horror, action, and humor. . . . Fans will find this a worthy sequel.”— … read more

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11. The River Man

By: R.B. Croft

3.19

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Clem knows every inch of Watersmeet like the back of his hand. After all, he’s controlled crime her… read more

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12. Shadowplay

By: Joseph O'Connor

3.86

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

1878- The Lyceum Theatre, London. Three extraordinary people begin their life together, a life that… read more

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"Confronting authority, one has only two choices: Surrender, or try to confuse it."

-Joseph O'Connor, Shadowplay

"All the evil in the world, it comes from shattered love. [Ellen Terry, to Bram Stoker]"

-Joseph O'Connor, Shadowplay

"The belief that wickedness is the province of monsters, not men, is consoling to those who are young. [Bram Stoker]"

-Joseph O'Connor, Shadowplay

"You write for the winds, uncorrupted by hope and untouched by hope's sibling, despair. [Bram Stoker, to Walt Whitman]"

-Joseph O'Connor, Shadowplay

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13. Briefly, A Delicious Life

By: Nell Stevens

3.77

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A playful and daring tale about a teenage ghost who falls in love with the writer George Sand.In 14… read more

Similar categories in Nell Stevens's Briefly, A Delicious Life book and Luke Turner's Out of the Woods

  • queer
  • lgbt
"I don't want to be alone, I said. I don't understand why I am here alone."

-Nell Stevens, Briefly, A Delicious Life

"I was tired. I had been conscious for three hundred and seventy-nine years."

-Nell Stevens, Briefly, A Delicious Life

"The world is full of cowards she thinks. And it turns out sometimes the opposite of cowardice is playfulness."

-Nell Stevens, Briefly, A Delicious Life

"(...) thought of all that could be done between two women in possession of bodies, what effects could be achieved with fingers and tongues."

-Nell Stevens, Briefly, A Delicious Life

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14. The Instant

By: Amy Liptrot

3.66

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

Wishing to leave the quiet isolation of her Orkney island life, Amy Liptrot books a one-way flight … read more

Similar categories in Amy Liptrot's The Instant book and Luke Turner's Out of the Woods

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • nature
"In the simplest terms, the internet is made from pulses of light."

-Amy Liptrot, The Instant

"Hearts and futures can turn on a single afternoon or an accepted invitation - but more often lead to nothing but themselves."

-Amy Liptrot, The Instant

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15. Manifesto: On Never Giving Up

By: Bernardine Evaristo

3.98

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling and Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo's m… read more

Similar categories in Bernardine Evaristo's Manifesto: On Never Giving Up book and Luke Turner's Out of the Woods

  • biography
  • memoir
  • lgbt
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
"Alle pogingen om cultuur terug te brengen tot opvattingen over authenticiteit kunnen alleen het omgekeerde bewerkstelligen en de onderlinge verbondenheid van onze culturen openbaren."

-Bernardine Evaristo, Manifesto: On Never Giving Up

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16. Arrangements in Blue

By: Amy Key

3.84

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

Arrangements in Blue elegantly honors the life lived completely by—and for—oneself. Inspired by Jon… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • memoir
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17. Glasgow Boys

By: Margaret McDonald

4.39

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

A striking debut exploring the power of identity, community and the Scottish working class. This co… read more

Similar categories in Margaret McDonald's Glasgow Boys book and Luke Turner's Out of the Woods

  • queer
  • gay
  • lgbt
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18. Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI

By: Madhumita Murgia

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artificial intelligence, reveal… read more

Similar categories in Madhumita Murgia's Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI book and Luke Turner's Out of the Woods

  • nonfiction
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19. Rare Singles

By: Benjamin Myers

4.09

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A warm, tender and funny story about unlikely friendships, second chances, and the magic of soul mu… read more

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20. Out of the Woods

By: Luke Turner

3.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A fierce, poignant and highly original memoir about sexuality, shame and the lure of the trees '… read more

Similar categories in Luke Turner's Out of the Woods book and Luke Turner's Out of the Woods

  • biography
  • memoir
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • natural history
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • sexuality
  • nature
  • queer
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21. Private Rites

By: Julia Armfield

3.92

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a speculative reimagining of King Lear, c… read more

Similar categories in Julia Armfield's Private Rites book and Luke Turner's Out of the Woods

  • queer
  • lgbt
"To be misunderstood is one thing, but the curious hostility of a sibling's approach lies less in what they miss than in the strange backdated nature of the things they choose to know. A person can be…"

-Julia Armfield, Private Rites

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