Status
Available
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Collection
Publication
Seal Pr (1986), Edition: 1st, 178 pages
Description
This reissued novel takes readers on a "wry and playful" (Out!) tour of lesbian sex, politics, and art in New York City. The city's sizzling - especially at the Kitsch-Inn, where the girls are mounting an all-female production of A Streetcar Named Desire.
User reviews
LibraryThing member sidhene
This is very much like Michelle Tea's _Valencia_ ...only instead of San Francisco Mission dykes in the 90's you get New York City Lower East Side dykes in the 80's. Frankly, I wasn't expecting much from this book - I got it for free at a book party (I was dating a writer at the time) and it sat
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collecting dust on my "in case of bookless desperation" shelf for almost two years. And it's excellent. Not just for lesbians hungry for other lesbian stories but for anyone who wants to know what life was like for that particular subculture/place/time. It feels very real, and is probably more interesting in 2008 than when it was written. I only gave it 4 stars because I'm saving 5 stars for truly exceptional. This book is probably not going to change your life. But it's a great book to have in your purse for commuting: interesting, absorbing, and easy to put down and pick up Show Less
LibraryThing member vjpdx
not Schulman's best book, but it shows her excellent ear for dialogue early on
Language
Original language
English
ISBN
0931188385 / 9780931188381