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Her confidence, witty tongue, and insecurities make her an endearing and lovable character. These feel-good, cisgender digestible pieces are rampant and make up the majority of supposed representation. With that one joke, WWDITS committed itself to a queer inclusive story. The story’s setting, the gay clubs in Sydney, and the fact that the main character is gay add another layer of complexity and depth to the story.
It is a beautiful and relatable representation of a same-sex relationship, and it made me, as a gay reader, feel seen and represented in the text. The chemistry between Carmilla and Laura is electric, and their romance is written with skill and sensitivity.
As their attraction grows, Laura is tempted by a passion that she fears to name.
“It isn’t your railroaded coming out, bullshit homophobia, everyone accepts me in the end, we’re all handy dandy everyone shakes hands, hugs, whatever.” It’s somehow more real, even with all the supernatural shenanigans. They want to see things like What We Do In The Shadows where it’s, for once, fun vampires and also yeah, they’re gay, you know?”
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Vampires have been a captivating and enduring fixture in literature and pop culture for centuries.
“It’s like the hidden aspect of it. “There’s a lot of self hatred involved with vampires.
Additionally, the fact that the vampires use their fingernails to draw blood, rather than their teeth and that they can heal the wound magically without a trace is a fascinating aspect of the story.
One aspect of the book that particularly resonated with me was the way it explored the theme of community, particularly within the context of the queer experience.
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Vampire with Benefits by E.J.
Russell’s
As a gay person, reading E.J. Russell’s Vampire with Benefits was an incredibly personal and emotional experience. The representation of the LGBT community in this novel is positive and inclusive; it was nice to see a same-sex relationship treated with the same depth and emotion as any other romance.
It is a novel that will stay with the reader long after the last page is turned.
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There’s always been something queer about vampires. The action is engaging, and the imagery is vivid. This is the subtextual coding of a character as queer or having queer attributes.
Their relationship adds depth and emotional resonance to the story, and it was refreshing to see a gay relationship portrayed in a fantasy novel. It’s a good read.
Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles embedded complex and ambiguous erotic relationships in early novels, which grew into openly queer dynamics in her later work.
Paranormal queer literature is a thriving sub-genre in publishing: Fledgling by Octavia Butler, Certain Dark Things by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Jewell Gomez’ Gilda Stories, and Rebekah Weatherspoons’ Vampire Sororitiy Sisters series are popular examples.
But of course queer audiences have baggage: for so long queer audiences had to embrace monsters as their champions, interpret violence as a stand-in for intimacy, and brace for relationships ending in destruction.