false 4628641 1 It s 1981 and 17-year-old Norma Rogers' parents drop her off at the college dorms. Soon, Norma finds herself drunk and nearly naked with three strangers. The strip poker event is the first of many experiences that prompt Norma to question who she is and who she wants to be. Norma's relationships with an array of characters induce her to grapple with society's messages about women, sex, and freedom. These characters include Jack, her aloof on-again, off-again boyfriend; Goat, her antsy dorm neighbor; Liz Chan, a pot-smoking sorority girl; Benny Moss, a nerdy guy who has a thing for Liz; and Paul Fellows, Benny's roommate, whom Norma calls Chuck because he reminds her of Charlie Brown. Chuck, a witty aficionado of old films, plays a pivotal role in Norma's discoveries about life's possibilities, as does Norma's roommate Stacy a beautiful, kind, and somewhat mysterious blonde. Many tumultuous events take Norma through an array of troubles, pleasures, and thrills: from drug use and ominous encounters with strangers, to rowdy parties and road trips, to queer coming-out surprises. In the midst of these incidents which are peppered with 1970's and 1980's pop cultural references Norma reflects on her desire for freedom (sexual and otherwise). Reinforcing these themes are the intermittent appearances of her middle-class parents and her sister, as well as her best friend from high school whose life in a small town as she prepares for her upcoming wedding is poles apart from Norma s. Ultimately Norma comes to see that there are many ways to live and love. 4678679 20 9 2008 For the May Queen total:47|5:21|4:19|3:3|2:2|1:2| 47 196 196 32 5 11 false false Sat Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Sep 29 16:14:47 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 17 11:23:29 -0700 2009 1 “If it feels good, do it” was definitely th...more...]]> 5 8 false false Fri Sep 12 18:31:42 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 11:54:50 -0700 2008
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"The 80s were all about drugs, alcohol and casual sex, and Kate Evans deftly conveys the uncertainty of the...more...]]> 5 6 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 15:53:33 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 15:57:09 -0700 2008 1 but will read it again soon more...]]> 5 4 false false Thu Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 13:39:39 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 13:40:40 -0700 2008 1 A Novel by Kate Evans

If you liked Paul Fieg and Judd Apatow’s short-lived but critically acclaimed series Freaks and Geeks, then chances are you will enjoy Kate Evans’s new novel, For the May Queen. Peppered with nostalgic homages to the late seventies and ear...more...]]> 0 4 false false Mon Sep 22 18:15:07 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 18:15:38 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 4 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 09:48:50 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 12 22:11:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 5 false false Thu Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 14:39:02 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 23 11:58:57 -0700 2008 1
...more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 26 16:56:30 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 13:39:39 -0800 2009 For The May Queen disliking the title and cover. That’s an early and easy prejudice to get through. The title made sense after I read the line of the song it had been taken from, referring to lyrics from Stairway to Heaven. I especially didn't like the cover photo. The model didn...more...]]> 5 3 false false Mon Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 07:32:43 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 29 07:17:04 -0700 2008 For the May Queen by Kate Evans is dorm-life culture in the early 1980s, focusing on drinking, drugs, and sex prevalent in such a context. As a 60-year-old woman who came of age in the late 1960s, I admit to feeling a sense of disturbing recognition as well as powerless disappointment...more...]]> 4 3 false false Fri Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 19:53:21 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 07:42:11 -0700 2008
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Reading Kate Evan's vivid descriptions, i have to admit I cringed severa...more...]]> 4 3 false false Tue Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 18:53:37 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 28 11:02:22 -0700 2008
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It takes place in 1981 in college dorms. That makes for a very fun yet tension-filled setting, espe...more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 19:38:02 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 05:36:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 3 false false Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 28 17:35:23 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 25 18:53:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 3 false false Fri Nov 07 17:31:22 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 07 17:31:39 -0800 2008 ]]> 4 3 false false Wed Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 12:43:47 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 23:34:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Fri Sep 12 18:37:40 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 18:40:26 -0700 2008 5 3 false false Fri Sep 12 23:48:05 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 23:51:13 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4628641