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bookph1le's review against another edition
4.0
I think the author is a little older than me, but I could relate to so much of what she said about coming of age in the 80s and 90s. Being a feminist myself, I found the world of romance often bewildering and frustrating before I found a husband who respects me as a whole person. I think Martin makes a lot of excellent points here about the dynamic between gay men and straight women, and those points help illustrate patriarchy's negative effects in various aspects of culture: how it reduces women to objects, how it alienates men who don't fit the macho ideal etc. At heart, this is really a tale about how powerful friendships can be between men and women who are able to simply come together as human beings without pretense or judgements, be who they are, and enjoy one another for who they are.
tiffanis29's review against another edition
3.0
I learned a thing or two. Had no idea what BOD was/is. Now I know.
socorrobaptista's review against another edition
4.0
Muito boa esta narrativa, consigo claramente me identificar com a narradora / protagonista. Divertida, interessante, uma bela história de amizades, encontros e desencontros. Gostei bastante.
allanvdh's review against another edition
5.0
Great support for friends of Dorothy
This is an awesome book showing the great relationship and support of a Fag-hag to her gay boys. I loved hearing her take on how she feels comfortable around us friends of Dorothy and how we all fall in love without being boyfriend/girlfriend.
This is an awesome book showing the great relationship and support of a Fag-hag to her gay boys. I loved hearing her take on how she feels comfortable around us friends of Dorothy and how we all fall in love without being boyfriend/girlfriend.
lifeinpoetry's review against another edition
1.0
This is tired. Gay men are not props to be used to make your boring life more interesting.
nuts246's review against another edition
4.0
I am trying to broadbase my reading to include more books that discuss alternate sexualities. This protagonist of this short read had close friendships with men who are gay, because with them she could be who she was. It was an aspect of friendship that I had never considered and which, in retrospect, makes perfect sense. It read more like an essay than as a short story, or a memoir, but it left me with something to think about. Hence the stars.
tangiblereads's review against another edition
5.0
Great coming of age and then some story of a woman learning who she is and what she wants by gaining strength from the gay men in her life. Nothing wrong with being different. This book pay homage to the queer community, New York, and the "half gay" men that deem to see women as something more than what they can get from us. I enjoyed this story a lot.