11 Best lgbt books like Gender Theory by Madeline Docherty

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Gender Theory

By: Madeline Docherty

4.27

Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition

You lose your virginity to a boy from your gender theory seminar, and the first person you tell is …

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1. Evenings and Weekends

By: Oisín McKenna

3.96

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Sally Rooney and Torrey Peters, a taut and profoundly moving debut that follows a cast … read more

Similar categories in Oisín McKenna's Evenings and Weekends book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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2. Sunburn

By: Chloe Michelle Howarth

4.33

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Selected as an Evening Standard 'one to watch in 2023' It's the early 1990s, and in the Irish vi… read more

Similar categories in Chloe Michelle Howarth's Sunburn book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • lesbian
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"It's a shame that you can't even come out to me."

-Chloe Michelle Howarth, Sunburn

"People say 'lesbian' sometimes, they say 'dyke' more."

-Chloe Michelle Howarth, Sunburn

"I hope your bed is warm and you sleep well. See you tomorrow, Lucy x"

-Chloe Michelle Howarth, Sunburn

"My heart lurches, as if it wants to leave my awful body and go make a home in her."

-Chloe Michelle Howarth, Sunburn

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3. Hey, Zoey

By: Sarah Crossan

3.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Dolores O'Shea’s marriage collapses when she discovers her husband’s AI sex doll in the garage. Whe… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Crossan's Hey, Zoey book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • audiobook
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"But I wished I wasn’t strong. Because when you are, no one thinks to take care of you."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

"We were too alike. We loved one another in the wrong way, but that doesn't mean it wasn't love."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

"How could we possibly tell another person everything about ourselves? It would take a lifetime. It would be incredibly boring."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

"As a young teacher I would raise my voice to get a group’s attention. Now I know better. To make yourself heard, you get very quiet. It instils fear."

-Sarah Crossan, Hey, Zoey

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4. As Young as This

By: Roxy Dunn

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Elliot. Joe. Tommy. Nathanael. Wren. Oliver. Malik. Zach. Frank. Patrick. Noah. These are the men M… read more

Similar categories in Roxy Dunn's As Young as This book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. Mongrel

By: Hanako Footman

4.38

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in, supp… read more

Similar categories in Hanako Footman's Mongrel book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • lesbian
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
"Hold onto the things that you have forgotten. Let go of the things that you remember."

-Hanako Footman, Mongrel

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6. Exile

By: Aimée Walsh

3.90

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

'A brilliant novel about friendship, consent and displacement from a vibrant new voice' - Irish Exa… read more

Similar categories in Aimée Walsh's Exile book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • contemporary
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7. Intermezzo

By: Sally Rooney

4.34

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.… read more

Similar categories in Sally Rooney's Intermezzo book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. 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 Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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9. Fragile Animals

By: Genevieve Jagger

3.61

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

When an ex-catholic woman develops a sexual relationship with a vampire, she is forced to confront … read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Jagger's Fragile Animals book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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10. This Is How You Remember It

By: Catherine Prasifka

4.11

Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition

You're nine when you get your first computer. Your favourite thing is a virtual pet website; you sp… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Prasifka's This Is How You Remember It book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • lesbian
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
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11. Experienced

By: Kate Young

4.03

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

“A fizzing, lip-chewing, collar-bone biting, palm-sweating roller-coaster of a rom-com that is both… read more

Similar categories in Kate Young's Experienced book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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12. Hard Copy

By: Fien Veldman

3.34

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

This is a story of girl meets printer. A customer service assistant spends her long workdays pri… read more

Similar categories in Fien Veldman's Hard Copy book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. Spoilt Creatures

By: Amy Twigg

3.94

Format: 301 pages, Hardcover

They thought they knew everything about us. The kind of women we were. It was a place for women.… read more

Similar categories in Amy Twigg's Spoilt Creatures book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • lesbian
  • audiobook
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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14. Bodies

By: Christine Anne Foley

3.81

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

You were everything I ever wanted. Johnny was my first. I was seventeen and I was only brave enough… read more

Similar categories in Christine Anne Foley's Bodies book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • relationships
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. The Amendments

By: Niamh Mulvey

3.84

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Delving into the lives of three generations of women, The Amendments is an extraordinary novel abou… read more

Similar categories in Niamh Mulvey's The Amendments book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • lesbian
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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16. Girls

By: Kirsty Capes

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

GIRLS follows the story of two sisters - Mattie and Nora - and the thorny relationship with their f… read more

Similar categories in Kirsty Capes's Girls book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Gender Theory by Madeline Docherty

17. Gender Theory

By: Madeline Docherty

4.27

Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition

You lose your virginity to a boy from your gender theory seminar, and the first person you tell is … read more

Similar categories in Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • lesbian
  • relationships
  • literary fiction
  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • novella
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
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18. A Language of Limbs

By: Dylin Hardcastle

4.56

Format: 277 pages, ebook

The first love of a teenage girl is a powerful thing, particularly when the object of that desire i… read more

Similar categories in Dylin Hardcastle's A Language of Limbs book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • lesbian
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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19. Everyone I Know is Dying

By: Emily Slapper

3.62

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A razor-sharp, bleakly funny exploration of mental health crises, the societal pressures on young w… read more

Similar categories in Emily Slapper's Everyone I Know is Dying book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. Gold Rush

By: Olivia Petter

3.61

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

We give celebrities a power they don’t deserve. Power they haven’t earned. What happens when they e… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Petter's Gold Rush book and Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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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 Madeline Docherty's Gender Theory

  • lesbian
  • literary fiction
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • queer
"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

9 best-selling lesbian books like Gender Theory by Madeline Docherty

Transform Your Habits

Sunburn

Chloe Michelle Howarth

4.33

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Mongrel

Hanako Footman

4.38

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This Is How You Remember It

Catherine Prasifka

4.11

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Experienced

Kate Young

4.03

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18 Best fiction books like A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle

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Stone Yard Devotional

Charlotte Wood

3.68

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Blue Sisters

Coco Mellors

4.21

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Safe Haven

Shankari Chandran

4.18

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Evenings and Weekends

Oisín McKenna

3.96

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