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The Best Books of 2020: Fiction
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The Best Books of 2020: Fiction

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 / 14 December 2020

We didn't turn to fiction for those much needed periods of escapism in 2020. Nor did we turn to fiction for answers, because of course, the best fiction doesn't provide "answers". We turned to these works of fiction for the questions they raise.

‘Lie With Me’: Beauty, Love and Toxic Masculinity in the Gay ’80s
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‘Lie With Me’: Beauty, Love and Toxic Masculinity in the Gay ’80s

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 / 3 June 2020

How do we write about repression and toxic masculinity without valorizing it? Philippe Besson's Lie With Me is equal parts poignant tribute and glaring warning.