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2.94k reviews for:
Stone Butch Blues: 20th Anniversary Author Edition
Leslie Feinberg, Leslie Feinberg
4.67 AVERAGE
2.94k reviews for:
Stone Butch Blues: 20th Anniversary Author Edition
Leslie Feinberg, Leslie Feinberg
4.67 AVERAGE
medium-paced
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
This makes me feel close to my queer and trans elders. And helps me understand the generational trauma I carry even without being directly descended from them.
When I was young and desperate for representation, I watched Boys Don't Cry and assumed my life would be like that. Through luck and times changing, I've avoided most of the brutality the old school butches and transmascs faced. I owe people like Leslie Feinberg an enormous debt for surviving long enough to fight for our community. But even if ze had done nothing but exist, it would have been enough.
And it's bullshit that we still have to worry about where to pee.
Rest in Power
And the world is our restroom
When I was young and desperate for representation, I watched Boys Don't Cry and assumed my life would be like that. Through luck and times changing, I've avoided most of the brutality the old school butches and transmascs faced. I owe people like Leslie Feinberg an enormous debt for surviving long enough to fight for our community. But even if ze had done nothing but exist, it would have been enough.
And it's bullshit that we still have to worry about where to pee.
Rest in Power
And the world is our restroom
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence
Moderate: Medical trauma
just - wow. will be thinking about this book for a long, long time. seriously taught me so much and made me feel everything.
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
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
Stone Butch Blues is a tough one for me to review, but I think is a book that everyone interested in queer liberation should read. Near the end of the book, Jess describes seeing flowers growing out of the cracks in the concrete in New York City, and that to me is the primary theme here.
Despite all the shit thrown their way, LGBT and genderqueer people have always been here and will always create and find community. This book is about that struggle, and how a genderqueer lesbian (Jess) navigates the second half of the 20th century in a world that often hates her. Her growth into someone who’s confident in their skin and unafraid to stand out is our primary through line. What I particularly like about the story here is that Jess kind of self-sabatoges constantly, in a way that’s very believable and very relatable as someone who’s also gone through gender fuckery.
In many ways, this book reads like a novel-length zine, and I think that’s more or less how it was intended to be read. There are passages of dialogue that I don’t quite believe - Feinberg is many things, but subtle isn’t one of them. And it’s definitely rough around the edges. But I came out of this book absolutely loving it.
Pay attention to the trigger warnings for this one, though - there are some very rough sequences here and that might be a turnoff for some.
Despite all the shit thrown their way, LGBT and genderqueer people have always been here and will always create and find community. This book is about that struggle, and how a genderqueer lesbian (Jess) navigates the second half of the 20th century in a world that often hates her. Her growth into someone who’s confident in their skin and unafraid to stand out is our primary through line. What I particularly like about the story here is that Jess kind of self-sabatoges constantly, in a way that’s very believable and very relatable as someone who’s also gone through gender fuckery.
In many ways, this book reads like a novel-length zine, and I think that’s more or less how it was intended to be read. There are passages of dialogue that I don’t quite believe - Feinberg is many things, but subtle isn’t one of them. And it’s definitely rough around the edges. But I came out of this book absolutely loving it.
Pay attention to the trigger warnings for this one, though - there are some very rough sequences here and that might be a turnoff for some.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Rape, Transphobia, Police brutality
Moderate: Sexual content, Outing
Minor: Suicide
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality
Moderate: Suicide
bruh like bible again this was so sad so beautiful so explicative so wonderful so amazing i love lesbians i love to read about lesbians
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Prima lettura per il mese del Pride, cominciata il primo di giugno, finita oggi -- un po' in ritardo rispetto a quanto mi ero prefissata, ma questa è l'incostanza. Era da mesi che volevo leggerlo, da mesi che volevo addentrarmi in questa cultura, che è anche la mia, sebbene sia di altri, altre, altr3, lontan3 da me nel tempo e nello spazio. Ma, come suggerisce il finale, passato e futuro sono mischiati insieme, la distanza tra i due è solo un impercettibile presente. Jess ha avuto il mio cuore sin da subito. Nella sua enorme solitudine ho rivisto la mia, più piccola, ma altrettanto ingombrante. Un libro estremamente triste ed estremamente speranzoso, allo stesso tempo. Ho amato leggere le note finali dell'autor3, a dieci anni dalla pubblicazione del romanzo. Mi hanno infuso un senso di potenza.
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Makes me think of black trans feminism and identity and how things that can be so freeing (such as finding a label to identify with) can also be inhibiting.