Don't Get Me Started

by Kate Clinton

Hardcover, 1998

Status

Available

Call number

PN2287 .C5455 A3 1998

Publication

Ballantine Books (1998), Edition: 1st, 199 pages

Description

Let's get one thing straight. I'm not. I'm out and proud. When I'm out and it's raining I carry an umbrella. I used to be in but I hate the smell of mothballs. My closet was huge, complete with a foyer, turnstile, a few dead bolts, and a burglar alarm that had to be deactivated before I could even touch the door handle. And then there was the storm door. It wasn't until I had lived and slept with a woman for a year that it occurred to me to ask, "Do you think we're lesbians?" By the way, never come out to your father in a moving vehicle. Now I've written a book. It's not as easy as it looks. One night, I was working late on my computer when a little message came up on the screen, "You are almost out of memory." Here are my thoughts and observations on everything from gay marriage (Mad Vow Disease) to my morbid fear of mascots (with the exception of the San Diego Chicken). That's all I'm going to say because I don't want to spoil it for you. That's a job for Jesse Helms.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member ironicqueery
Kate Clinton is all over the place in this collection of mini-essays comprising her first book, Don't Get Me Started. She writes about coming out, her family, her stand-up comedy, college, politics, the gay community, and earthquakes, among many other topics. While her writing is not
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laughing-out-loud funny like Ellen Degeneres, her more intellectual approach towards topics give interesting insight into the topics she discusses. However, the more subtle humor, with a sarcastic bent, is woven into her essays, keeping them fairly light and enjoyable. Overall, Kate Clinton is worth reading and I'm curious to see how her writing style develops in her later books.
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Awards

Lambda Literary Award (Nominee — Humor — 1998)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1998-06

Physical description

199 p.; 8.5 inches

ISBN

0345388879 / 9780345388872
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