Gay Novels From Before 1990

1.
Giovanni’s Room
Giovanni’s Room 4.34 avg rating — 226,182 ratings
2.
Tales of the City (Tales of the City #1)
Tales of the City (Tales of the City #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 46,893 ratings
3.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain 4.05 avg rating — 78,213 ratings
4.
Maurice
Maurice 4.08 avg rating — 55,454 ratings
5.
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy 4.02 avg rating — 3,157 ratings
6.
Death in Venice
Death in Venice 3.69 avg rating — 65,726 ratings
7.
Another Country
Another Country 4.30 avg rating — 32,349 ratings
8.
The Last of the Wine
The Last of the Wine 4.05 avg rating — 6,306 ratings
9.
Our Lady of the Flowers
Our Lady of the Flowers 4.01 avg rating — 6,846 ratings
10.
Confessions of a Mask
Confessions of a Mask 3.95 avg rating — 37,131 ratings
11.
The Berlin Stories
The Berlin Stories 4.04 avg rating — 12,571 ratings
12.
Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1)
Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 10,014 ratings
13.
Swordspoint (Riverside, #1)
Swordspoint (Riverside, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 10,930 ratings
14.
The Front Runner (Harlan's Story, #1)
The Front Runner (Harlan's Story, #1) 4.12 avg rating — 6,082 ratings
15.
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2)
The Persian Boy (Alexander the Great, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 10,899 ratings
16.
City of Night
City of Night 3.94 avg rating — 4,904 ratings
17.
Magic's Pawn (The Last Herald-Mage, #1)
Magic's Pawn (The Last Herald-Mage, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 28,211 ratings
18.
The Charioteer
The Charioteer 4.11 avg rating — 6,416 ratings
19.
Memoirs of Hadrian
Memoirs of Hadrian 4.22 avg rating — 34,192 ratings
20.
The Catch Trap
The Catch Trap 4.18 avg rating — 1,946 ratings
21.
The Boys on the Rock
The Boys on the Rock
by: John Fox
3.90 avg rating — 932 ratings
22.
The Folded Leaf
The Folded Leaf 3.98 avg rating — 1,354 ratings
23.
A Single Man
A Single Man 4.06 avg rating — 36,554 ratings
23.
Other Voices, Other Rooms
Other Voices, Other Rooms 3.75 avg rating — 17,277 ratings
25.
Sucking Sherbet Lemons
Sucking Sherbet Lemons 3.67 avg rating — 318 ratings
26.
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh 3.65 avg rating — 28,182 ratings
27.
Why We Never Danced the Charleston
Why We Never Danced the Charleston 3.77 avg rating — 117 ratings
28.
The Immoralist
The Immoralist 3.55 avg rating — 13,271 ratings
29.
Crystal Boys
Crystal Boys 4.32 avg rating — 884 ratings
29.
The Confessions of Danny Slocum, or, Gay Life in the Big City
The Confessions of Danny Slocum, or, Gay Life in the Big City 3.68 avg rating — 40 ratings
31.
In the Tent
In the Tent 3.42 avg rating — 24 ratings
32.
Bertram Cope's Year
Bertram Cope's Year 3.59 avg rating — 175 ratings
33.
Better Angel
Better Angel 3.93 avg rating — 175 ratings
34.
The Milkman's on His Way
The Milkman's on His Way 3.90 avg rating — 109 ratings
35.
A Boy's Own Story (The Edmund Trilogy, #1)
A Boy's Own Story (The Edmund Trilogy, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 9,053 ratings
36.
Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania
Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania 3.61 avg rating — 54 ratings
37.
The Lord Won't Mind
The Lord Won't Mind 3.74 avg rating — 706 ratings
38.
Dhalgren
Dhalgren 3.78 avg rating — 12,077 ratings
39.
Buddies: A Continuation of the "Buddies" Cycle (Buddies, 2)
Buddies: A Continuation of the "Buddies" Cycle (Buddies, 2) 4.12 avg rating — 389 ratings
40.
The Beautiful Room Is Empty (The Edmund Trilogy, #2)
The Beautiful Room Is Empty (The Edmund Trilogy, #2) 3.92 avg rating — 3,424 ratings
41.
Mates
Mates 4.08 avg rating — 26 ratings
42.
Terre Haute
Terre Haute 3.55 avg rating — 38 ratings
43.
Queer
Queer 3.50 avg rating — 21,592 ratings
44.
For a Lost Soldier
For a Lost Soldier 3.96 avg rating — 592 ratings
45.
The City and the Pillar
The City and the Pillar 3.84 avg rating — 10,091 ratings
46.
Babycakes (Tales of the City, #4)
Babycakes (Tales of the City, #4) 4.08 avg rating — 11,566 ratings
46.
Closer
Closer 3.67 avg rating — 3,997 ratings
48.
Further Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #3)
Further Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 14,784 ratings
49.
More Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #2)
More Tales of the City (Tales of the City, #2) 4.21 avg rating — 18,324 ratings
50.
Sure of You (Tales of the City, #6)
Sure of You (Tales of the City, #6) 4.06 avg rating — 8,728 ratings
51.
Significant Others (Tales of the City, #5)
Significant Others (Tales of the City, #5) 4.08 avg rating — 9,585 ratings
52.
Aubade
Aubade 3.53 avg rating — 59 ratings
53.
Fadeout (Dave Brandstetter, #1)
Fadeout (Dave Brandstetter, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 2,427 ratings
54.
A Comfortable Corner
A Comfortable Corner 3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings
54.
A Smile in His Lifetime
A Smile in His Lifetime 3.70 avg rating — 71 ratings
56.
Dancer from the Dance
Dancer from the Dance 3.98 avg rating — 10,108 ratings
57.
I've a Feeling We're Not in Kansas Anymore (The Buddies Cycle, #1)
I've a Feeling We're Not in Kansas Anymore (The Buddies Cycle, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 428 ratings
58.
Quatrefoil
Quatrefoil 3.94 avg rating — 143 ratings
59.
Death Trick (Donald Strachey #1)
Death Trick (Donald Strachey #1) 3.90 avg rating — 894 ratings
59.
Teleny or the Reverse of the Medal
Teleny or the Reverse of the Medal 3.63 avg rating — 2,538 ratings
61.
Dance on My Grave
Dance on My Grave 3.90 avg rating — 3,358 ratings
62.
The Little Death (Henry Rios Mystery, #1)
The Little Death (Henry Rios Mystery, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 865 ratings
62.
The Gallery
The Gallery 4.03 avg rating — 470 ratings
64.
The Colour of His Hair
The Colour of His Hair 3.67 avg rating — 12 ratings
65.
Nebraska
Nebraska 3.56 avg rating — 95 ratings
65.
The Fancy Dancer
The Fancy Dancer 3.97 avg rating — 499 ratings
67.
A Fairy Tale
A Fairy Tale 3.78 avg rating — 27 ratings
68.
A Visit to Priapus and Other Stories
A Visit to Priapus and Other Stories 3.35 avg rating — 51 ratings
68.
The Temple
The Temple 3.76 avg rating — 510 ratings
70.
I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip.
I'll Get There. It Better Be Worth the Trip. 3.80 avg rating — 1,856 ratings
70.
Alexis
Alexis 3.98 avg rating — 2,282 ratings
70.
The Boy Who Picked the Bullets Up
The Boy Who Picked the Bullets Up 3.94 avg rating — 128 ratings
70.
Tonio Kröger
Tonio Kröger 3.72 avg rating — 7,844 ratings
70.
Special Friendships
Special Friendships 4.03 avg rating — 464 ratings
75.
The Lost Language of Cranes
The Lost Language of Cranes 3.97 avg rating — 6,906 ratings
75.
Small g: A Summer Idyll
Small g: A Summer Idyll 3.35 avg rating — 695 ratings
75.
MW
MW 3.93 avg rating — 2,433 ratings
75.
The Long Shot
The Long Shot 3.33 avg rating — 76 ratings
79.
The Leather Boys
The Leather Boys 3.74 avg rating — 135 ratings
79.
The Man Without a Face
The Man Without a Face 3.76 avg rating — 813 ratings
79.
The Scapegoat
The Scapegoat 3.76 avg rating — 41 ratings
79.
Seth
Seth 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings
83.
The White Book
The White Book 3.81 avg rating — 1,033 ratings
84.
The Manhood Ceremony
The Manhood Ceremony 3.85 avg rating — 40 ratings
85.
A Marriage Below Zero
A Marriage Below Zero
by: Alan Dale
3.52 avg rating — 118 ratings
85.
The Green Carnation
The Green Carnation 3.28 avg rating — 216 ratings
85.
Lord Dismiss Us
Lord Dismiss Us really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 135 ratings
88.
The Sling and the Arrow
The Sling and the Arrow 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings
88.
The Dancers of Arun (Chronicles of Tornor, #2)
The Dancers of Arun (Chronicles of Tornor, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 626 ratings
90.
A Different Light
A Different Light 3.57 avg rating — 343 ratings
91.
Night Kites
Night Kites
by: M.E. Kerr
3.72 avg rating — 259 ratings
91.
Somewhere Between the Two
Somewhere Between the Two 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings
91.
Everybody Loves You
Everybody Loves You 4.11 avg rating — 212 ratings
94.
Sticks and Stones
Sticks and Stones
by: Lynn Hall
3.75 avg rating — 55 ratings
94.
Faggots
Faggots 3.63 avg rating — 3,885 ratings
94.
A Visitation of Spirits
A Visitation of Spirits 3.84 avg rating — 824 ratings
97.
Sam
Sam 3.92 avg rating — 36 ratings
98.
Wingmen
Wingmen 4.38 avg rating — 365 ratings
99.
The Fall of Valor
The Fall of Valor 3.82 avg rating — 130 ratings
99.
The Swimming-Pool Library
The Swimming-Pool Library 3.72 avg rating — 11,034 ratings
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