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2.93k reviews for:
Stone Butch Blues: 20th Anniversary Author Edition
Leslie Feinberg, Leslie Feinberg
4.67 AVERAGE
2.93k reviews for:
Stone Butch Blues: 20th Anniversary Author Edition
Leslie Feinberg, Leslie Feinberg
4.67 AVERAGE
there is something so beautiful about the way that leslie is able to capture the feelings of self-discovery and how gender/sexuality change your views of the world. through love, loss, and life, leslie tells a story that i know many butches, myself included, feel for. it helped me understand my gender and how it interacts with my sexuality. it helped me learn more about what it means to be a butch in this world, and while the circumstances are different, there are still so many ways that i connected with this book. forever thankful for leslie feinberg and i hope to make her proud.
Generous, masterful, inspiring, heartbreaking, a gift.
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
FUCK.
Thank you, Leslie. Your memory is a blessing. I feel a kinship with you, like you’ve been looking out for me and all the other butches from beyond the grave.
I first read this book as a baby butch, and now, a few years into my transition and happily T4T married, I understand it much better and feel it even more deeply. The questions raised and conversations had in this book about community, identity, hope, and activism are still scarily— at times depressingly— relevant. In telling the story about deep loneliness, Feinberg transmutes that loneliness into a kinship and solidarity with all of us who have felt the same way. This is essential reading not just for lesbians and/or transmascs, but for everybody. These words are good medicine.
Thank you, Leslie. Your memory is a blessing. I feel a kinship with you, like you’ve been looking out for me and all the other butches from beyond the grave.
I first read this book as a baby butch, and now, a few years into my transition and happily T4T married, I understand it much better and feel it even more deeply. The questions raised and conversations had in this book about community, identity, hope, and activism are still scarily— at times depressingly— relevant. In telling the story about deep loneliness, Feinberg transmutes that loneliness into a kinship and solidarity with all of us who have felt the same way. This is essential reading not just for lesbians and/or transmascs, but for everybody. These words are good medicine.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, Violence
dark
emotional
reflective
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
one of the most important and influential books I think I’ll ever read- I will never stop thinking about this and guarantee it will be so influential over my worldview.
the amount of times I cried over this was too many to count.
the amount of times I cried over this was too many to count.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Transphobia, Police brutality, Grief, Lesbophobia, Outing, Sexual harassment
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Violence, Blood, Dysphoria, Classism
incredible book i would recommend to anyone, especially to better appreciate queer history. sad and raw and very real