An Honest Man
By: Ben Fergusson
4.24
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In West Berlin in 1989, eighteen-year-old Ralf has just left school and is living a final golden su…
Want to Read $ 4.99"Like all of my friends, I’d seen the ubiquitous soft-core pornography on late-night German television that our English relatives found scandalous. Police interviews, maths lessons, doctors’ visits turning unexpectedly sexual and ending with grunting dry humping. But I’d never seen an erect penis that wasn’t my own, I’d never seen a pale pink circumcision scar, I’d never seen, piece by piece, how a man’s body joins up, how the landscape of skin and hair changes in texture and tone, from the folds of the lips to the folds of the testicles, the tufts of black on his toes to the perfect triangle of hair above his buttocks on his otherwise hairless back."-Ben Fergusson, An Honest Man
If you liked the historical plot in An Honest Man by Ben Fergusson , here is a list of 14 books like this:
1. The Swimming-Pool Library
By: Alan Hollinghurst
3.16
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
A literary sensation and bestseller both in England and America, The Swimming-Pool Library is an en… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Alan Hollinghurst's The Swimming-Pool Library book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- gay
- lgbt
- gay fiction
- fiction
- queer
2. Christodora
By: Tim Murphy
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this vivid and compelling novel, Tim Murphy follows a diverse set of characters whose fates inte… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Tim Murphy's Christodora book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- historical fiction
- fiction
- lgbt
3. The Story of the Night
By: Colm Tóibín
4.16
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
From the award-winning author of Brooklynand The Master, a powerful, brave, and moving novel set in… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Colm Tóibín's The Story of the Night book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
4. The Charioteer
By: Mary Renault
3.88
Format: 0 pages, Paperback
After enduring an injury at Dunkirk during World War II, Laurie Odell is sent to a rural veterans' … read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Mary Renault's The Charioteer book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
5. What Belongs to You
By: Garth Greenwell
4.29
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
On an unseasonably warm autumn day, an American teacher enters a public bathroom beneath Sofia's Na… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Garth Greenwell's What Belongs to You book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- fiction
- queer
- gay
- lgbt
6. The World of Normal Boys
By: K.M. Soehnlein
4.23
Format: 343 pages, Paperback
In his stunning debut novel, "The World Of Normal Boys, " K.M. Soehnlein captures the spirit of a g… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in K.M. Soehnlein's The World of Normal Boys book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- gay
- lgbt
- gay fiction
- fiction
- queer
Similar categories in Philippe Besson's In the Absence of Men book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
8. Dancer from the Dance
By: Andrew Holleran
3.84
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
One of the most important works of gay literature, this haunting, brilliant novel is a seriocomic r… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Andrew Holleran's Dancer from the Dance book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
9. London Triptych
By: Jonathan Kemp
3.59
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Jack Rose begins his apprenticeship as a rent boy with Alfred Taylor in the 1890s, and finds a life… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Jonathan Kemp's London Triptych book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
10. The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World
By: Alan Downs
4.24
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
The gay male world today is characterized by seductive beauty, artful creativity, flamboyant sexual… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Alan Downs's The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
11. Barracuda
By: Christos Tsiolkas
3.64
Format: None pages, Paperback
Fourteen-year-old Daniel Kelly is special. Despite his upbringing in working-class Melbourne, he kn… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Christos Tsiolkas's Barracuda book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
12. We Could Be So Good
By: Cat Sebastian
4.29
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
Casey McQuiston meets The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo in this mid-century romdram about a scrappy… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Cat Sebastian's We Could Be So Good book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- romance
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
13. Henry Henry
By: Allen Bratton
3.65
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Henry Henry is a queer reimagining of Shakespeare's Henriad, transposing the legend of Henry V's wa… read more
Want to Read $ 1.99Similar categories in Allen Bratton's Henry Henry book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- romance
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- queer
"Make life, make life, make life. What sort of life? We can prune and water and weed ourselves, but we can't stop the rot once it gets in."-Allen Bratton, Henry Henry
14. Close to Home
By: Michael Magee
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
While growing up in West Belfast, Sean does everything he's supposed to do. He works hard, he stud… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Michael Magee's Close to Home book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
15. 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
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Tom Crewe's The New Life book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
"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
16. In Memoriam
By: Alice Winn
4.53
Format: 382 pages, Hardcover
A haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during a time of war. It'… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in Alice Winn's In Memoriam book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- romance
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
"It’s intimate."-Alice Winn, In Memoriam
"Call me Sidney,"-Alice Winn, In Memoriam
"Where’s the rest of it?"-Alice Winn, In Memoriam
"Do you believe in magic?"-Alice Winn, In Memoriam
17. The Foghorn Echoes
By: Danny Ramadan
4.06
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A deeply moving novel about a forbidden love between two boys in war-torn Syria and the fallout tha… read more
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Danny Ramadan's The Foghorn Echoes book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- queer
"The story within me aches like an untreated wound. It's unheard and I need to speak it. It roams my insides like a caged animal gasping for air. It trembles."-Danny Ramadan, The Foghorn Echoes
18. Swimming in the Dark
By: Tomasz Jedrowski
4.26
Format: 191 pages, Hardcover
Set in early 1980s Poland against the violent decline of communism, a tender and passionate story o… read more
Want to Read $ 13.49Similar categories in Tomasz Jedrowski's Swimming in the Dark book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
"Little sparks cause fires too."-Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark
"I avoided you, so that you couldn’t avoid me."-Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark
"Selfish. Growing into yourself is nothing but that."-Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark
"See it as a game– everyone knows the rules. And if you can’t change them, there’s no point in worrying."-Tomasz Jedrowski, Swimming in the Dark
19. An Honest Man
By: Ben Fergusson
4.24
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
In West Berlin in 1989, eighteen-year-old Ralf has just left school and is living a final golden su… read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- romance
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- germany
- gay fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
"Like all of my friends, I’d seen the ubiquitous soft-core pornography on late-night German television that our English relatives found scandalous. Police interviews, maths lessons, doctors’ visits tu…"-Ben Fergusson, An Honest Man
20. Young Mungo
By: Douglas Stuart
4.38
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
Growing up in a housing estate in Glasgow, Mungo and James are born under different stars--Mungo a … read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Douglas Stuart's Young Mungo book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
"It was a nothing that felt like an everything."-Douglas Stuart, Young Mungo
"He hadn’t known that the sky could hold so many hues – or he hadn’t paid it any mind before. Did anyone in Glasgow look up?"-Douglas Stuart, Young Mungo
"Mungo watched as his siblings gathered up their belongings. He saw them with an unusual clarity. It was already over for them. It would never be over for him. He just had no one to tell."-Douglas Stuart, Young Mungo
"They had crossed this line a day or two before. They had wandered from timid tenderness to affection wrapped in insults. It was a lovely place for two boys to be: honest, exciting, immature."-Douglas Stuart, Young Mungo
21. Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10)
By: Armistead Maupin
4.11
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The tenth novel in the beloved Tales of the City series, Armistead Maupin’s best-selling San Franci… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Armistead Maupin's Mona of the Manor (Tales of the City, #10) book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
22. Lie With Me
By: Philippe Besson
4.26
Format: 149 pages, Hardcover
The award-winning, bestselling French novel by Philippe Besson about an affair between two teenage … read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Philippe Besson's Lie With Me book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- romance
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- queer
"Desire does not go out like a match, it extinguishes slowly as it burns into ash."-Philippe Besson, Lie With Me
"I also know how much of yourself you have to leave behind in order to look like everyone else."-Philippe Besson, Lie With Me
"You get used to everything, even the defection of those you thought you were bound to forever."-Philippe Besson, Lie With Me
"In the end, love was only possible because he saw me not as who I was, but as the person I would become."-Philippe Besson, Lie With Me
23. All Down Darkness Wide
By: Seán Hewitt
4.19
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A luminous and haunting memoir from the prize-winning poet - a story of love, heartbreak and coming… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Seán Hewitt's All Down Darkness Wide book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- romance
- queer
- gay
- lgbt
"When they said, 'I'm just scared that you'll be unhappy', what I really felt they were saying was 'I am scared that if you continue being yourself, we will make you unhappy."-Seán Hewitt, All Down Darkness Wide
"Ik vroeg me af of ik wel klaar was om met hem mee te gaan, of ik wel klaar was om die ene stap verder te zetten in het nieuwe leven dat ik weg van huis begon te ontdekken. Hier was ik een volwassene;…"-Seán Hewitt, All Down Darkness Wide
"Omdat ik nu eenmaal was wie ik ben, had ik al vroeg de heimelijke tactieken van het conformisme begrepen: hoe je een slis verhult, een al te uitgesproken tred corrigeert, je stem een paar tonen lager…"-Seán Hewitt, All Down Darkness Wide
"Omdat ik nu eenmaal was wie ik ben, had ik al vroeg de heimelijke tactieken van het conformisme begrepen: hoe je een slis verhult, een al te uitgesproken tred corrigeert, je stem een paar tonen lager…"-Seán Hewitt, All Down Darkness Wide
24. 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
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Oisín McKenna's Evenings and Weekends book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- queer
- fiction
- lgbt
25. The Kingdom of Sand
By: Andrew Holleran
3.51
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
One of the great appeals of Florida has always been the sense that the minute you get here you have… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Andrew Holleran's The Kingdom of Sand book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- gay
- lgbt
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
"It is a fact seldom observed that after a certain age a single man is a creature no one has a place for"-Andrew Holleran, The Kingdom of Sand
"When the American novelist Howard Sturgis lay on his deathbed he was cared for so solicitously by his life partner that at one point Sturgis had to remind him, "A watched pot never boils"—surely one …"-Andrew Holleran, The Kingdom of Sand
26. Mother's Boy
By: Patrick Gale
4.16
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
One of the joys of Gale's writing is how even the smallest of characters can appear fully formed, d… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Patrick Gale's Mother's Boy book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
27. The Dove in the Belly
By: Jim Grimsley
4.17
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
At the University of North Carolina, Ronny's made some friends, kept his secrets, survived dorm lif… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Jim Grimsley's The Dove in the Belly book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- romance
- m m romance
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
"Ben was shaking now, sobbing. Ronny watched and let it happen. Ronny wrapped Ben in the blanket. "I came to every game," he said."-Jim Grimsley, The Dove in the Belly
28. Alec
By: William di Canzio
4.21
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
William di Canzio's Alec, inspired by Maurice, E. M. Forster's secret novel of a happy same-sex lov… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in William di Canzio's Alec book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- romance
- m m romance
- gay
- lgbt
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- queer
"Did they all see through him? Risley, Mrs. W? This was something new about being queer, this innuendo and subterfuge, and it sickened him."-William di Canzio, Alec
29. Last Dance at the Discotheque for Deviants
By: Paul David Gould
4.43
Format: 369 pages, Paperback
The venue was the canteen block of the Red Hammer Cement Works. It was the usual set-up: way out of… read more
Want to Read $ 6.15Similar categories in Paul David Gould's Last Dance at the Discotheque for Deviants book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- historical fiction
- lgbt
- fiction
- queer
30. 300,000 Kisses: Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World
By: Seán Hewitt
3.83
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A landmark illustrated anthology of queer Greek and Roman love stories that reclaim and celebrate h… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Seán Hewitt's 300,000 Kisses: Tales of Queer Love from the Ancient World book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- queer
- gay
- lgbt
31. Spring in Siberia
By: Artem Mozgovoy
4.46
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
1985. Russia. As the Soviet Union disintegrates and Western capitalism spreads its grip across thei… read more
Want to Read $ 9.49Similar categories in Artem Mozgovoy's Spring in Siberia book and Ben Fergusson's An Honest Man
- historical
- lgbt
