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Thin Ice

  • 1956 first published
  • 224 pages
  • 7 editions

Sir Compton Mackenzie's Thin Ice (1956) is a gay fiction novel. It takes readers to England in the 19th century. It deals with gay men.

5 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.

It runs to roughly 224 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

Subjects

  • Gay men

Quick answers

Who wrote Thin Ice?

Thin Ice was written by Sir Compton Mackenzie and first published in 1956.

What genre is Thin Ice?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is Thin Ice?

The median edition has 224 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Thin Ice?

Readers who like it often enjoy Tipping the Velvet, Maurice and Mercury and Me.

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