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fernitickle's review against another edition
It was so dry and boring that it didn't hold my interest.
hawkelf's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
A beautifully constructed nonfiction book about a lesbian couple in early (post-revolutionary), non-metropolitan America. Does a very good job of giving auxilary information as you need it (letter writing, poetry structures, references and slang, medicine) and piecing together a relationship and a greater map of their social circles, family, and community, via letters and journal entries and the spaces between words. I loved reading this book, but as a note, found the hardcover proportionately awkward to hold with cps and thumb arthritis. Will be buying the paperback and donating this copy. Have not shut up about this book since I started it.
mojostdennis's review against another edition
3.0
read harder challenge 2021: read an LGBTQ+ history book
popsugar challenge 2021: read a book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
popsugar challenge 2021: read a book that has fewer than 1,000 reviews on Amazon or Goodreads
redheadorganist's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
4.25
Fascinating book and well researched! Started to drag towards the end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Lesbophobia, and Grief
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: War
meanoldmom's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to like this book, but the writing was so dry and pretentious that I couldn’t finish it.
charlotte_owl's review against another edition
5.0
I loved this book. It is a non-fiction factual account of a lesbian relationship that occured in early America between two women named Charity and Sylvia. I learned a lot while reading this book. I learned about what life was like as a women in early America, lesbianism during this time, the rise of the women teachers, and religion. In this modern age it is easy for us to dismiss lesbian history. It happened in extreme secret. Or, it wasn't even acknowledged that women could do sexual stuff together. Or, there was zero tolerance for it. History, however, is nuanced. And none of that is true. Charity and Sylvia's relationship was an open secret, and they were acknowledged by people at the time as being married. Yes, during a time of extreme religion. It was fascinating to read about. History is never simple.