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Stone Butch Blues

Leslie Feinberg

Start date: August 1, 2009

Finish date: September 30, 2009

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Mar 21, 2008 Megan rated it it was amazing

Shelves: emotionally-devastating, queer

a work of activism more than a work of art. still activates 15 years later.

EDIT 2015: what a jerky review! obvs this book is art, too. lol. leaving intact for purposes of humility.

Has anyone taught this recently? I'm wondering how it reads to contemporary, esp social-justice-savvy, college students, esp. whether it reads fast or requires a lot of time? ...more

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Jan 31, 2018 Dov Zeller rated it it was amazing

Shelves: american-history, existential-pain-and-angst, novel, queer-lgbt, fiction-20th-cen, read-more-than-ten-years-ago, new-york

I read this a looooong time ago so I can't write a proper review and my rating is one of reverence rather than one of storytelling, literary meaning and merit, etc. If I read it again I will do my best to write a more in-depth review... ...more

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Apr 27, 2017 Saul rated it it was amazing

Shelves: history, queer

it's classic for a reason-- especially important for understanding the intersections and fault lines between old-school lesbian life (1950s-1980s) and the transgender male community. it's also a worthwhile portrayal of working-class life in upstate NY in that era.

i avoided this book because of an aversion to the term 'butch' due to some combo of internalized homophobia, a fear of being misgendered via others' categorization of me as a gay woman, and generational differences in the overtones of t ...more

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