Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl is a 2017 gay fiction and sapphic fiction novel by Andrea Lawlor. It is set in the 20th century. It deals with gay culture, riot grrrl movement, Shapeshifting and lesbian culture.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 30 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.
At about 336 pages, most readers finish it in 6–7 hours.
About Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl
It's 1993 and Paul Polydoris tends bar at the only gay club in a university town thrumming with politics and partying. He studies queer theory, has a dyke best friend, makes zines, and is a flâneur with a rich dating life. But Paul's also got a secret: he's a shapeshifter. Oscillating wildly from Riot Grrrl to leather cub, Women's Studies major to trade, Paul transforms his body at will in a series of adventures that take him from Iowa City to Boystown to Provincetown and finally to San Francisco--a journey through the deep queer archives of struggle and pleasure. Andrea Lawlor's debut novel offers a speculative history of early '90s identity politics during the heyday of ACT UP and Queer Nation. Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl is a riotous, razor-sharp bildungsroman whose hero/ine wends his way through a world gutted by loss, pulsing with music, and opening into an array of intimacy and connections.
Quick answers
Who wrote Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl?
Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl was written by Andrea Lawlor and first published in 2017.
What genre is Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl?
It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction, Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction, Queer Fantasy and Shapeshifter Fiction.
How long is Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl?
The median edition has 336 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Price of Salt, Can't Spell Treason Without Tea and The Red Scrolls of Magic.
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