Throw It to the River

by Nice Rodriguez

A hilarious and erotic collection of short stories, expanding the definition of 'butch' while poking sly fun at Canada, the lesbian movement, and butch-femme roles. Nice Rodriguez' storytelling is politically sharp; her heroes are fabulous - full of longing, romance, beauty, and courage. Rodriguez is a writer who commits an oral tradition to paper, who testifies to a Philippines racked by US colonialism and Marcos' greed, who is honest and clear. She is a writer who loves and translates that love to this wonderful book.""- Beth Brant, author of Food Spirits and Writing as Witness

Genres: Queer, Fiction, LGBT, Lesbian, Short Stories

Paperback

First published October 1, 1993

Reviews

[Nairne Holtz]

Dark, wicked, bawdy, and original, Rodriguez’s stories address butch identity and desire in the Philippines and the inescapable reality of global economic disparity as evidenced in the mixed emotions involved in the process of emigrating to Canada. “Stone Butch,” easily the most chilling tale, illustrates how ostensibly universal sentiments such as internalized homophobia can have vastly different consequences when living in a political dictatorship. Tough, vulgar, and unabashedly sexual, Rodriguez’s characters win the reader’s affection with their ability to perform the almost impossible task of being heroic in an everyday world.

[l]

The humour doesn't work for me in many of these shorts tbh.

[JE]

thesis read, everyone should read it

[Three O'Clock Press]

"A hilarious and erotic collection of short stories, expanding the definition of 'butch' while poking sly fun at Canada, the lesbian movement, and butch-femme roles. Nice Rodriguez' storytelling is politically sharp; her heroes are fabulous - full of longing, romance, beauty, and courage. Rodriguez is a writer who commits an oral tradition to paper, who testifies to a Philippines racked by US colonialism and Marcos' greed, who is honest and clear. She is a writer who loves and translates that love to this wonderful book. "- Beth Brant, author of Food Spirits and Writing as Witness