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kayfett's review against another edition
3.0
Great spotlight on how the LGBT community found a home in and thrived in the Hollywood studio system. But I found there was a lot of time spent in the book just proving people were of a certain orientation and less analysis on how it affected their living or our culture at large in any significant way.
sireno8's review against another edition
4.0
Really informative and entertaining overview of how the GL community influenced hollywood and filmmaking. what i particularly liked about it was that it didn't just focus on actors and/or writers--it also talked in detail about directors, designers, agents and press reps which gives a more complete view of the environment. i got the book out of the library and someone had written additional facts (or desputed the author's) in the margin, so I felt like i was gaining added perspective and insight. have read some of the authors other books -- WISECRACKER, THE MEN FROM THE BOYS and THE BIOGRAPH GIRL -- and much prefer his non-fiction to his fiction.
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