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2.96k reviews for:
Stone Butch Blues: 20th Anniversary Author Edition
Leslie Feinberg, Leslie Feinberg
4.67 AVERAGE
2.96k reviews for:
Stone Butch Blues: 20th Anniversary Author Edition
Leslie Feinberg, Leslie Feinberg
4.67 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
Such a moving and powerful read. It gets dark in several places, highlighting how difficult life was for people who were different during the 60's and 70's. It makes one grateful to be alive today- and grateful for all the brave folks who fought and died and survived to create the kinder world we live in now. And it makes one determined too, to pass it onward, and continue their fight for the children of today and tomorrow.
The characters are so vivid, so flawed and so beautiful. They feel real. And Jess Goldberg's internal dialogue about gender and sexuality resonates across time and culture in a way that makes one ache.
The characters are so vivid, so flawed and so beautiful. They feel real. And Jess Goldberg's internal dialogue about gender and sexuality resonates across time and culture in a way that makes one ache.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, Dementia, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, War
Minor: Animal death, War
"I give this novel back to the workers and oppressed of the world."
Leslie Feinberg is soooooo cool....
I don't know what else there is to be said... and Leslie hirself explicitly requests that this book need no introduction. This book is important for recovering collective memory and everyone should read it. So many times it just made me sit back and think about gender, sex, and so much more.
The post scripts of this book are incredible too. Leslie was deeply rooted in an internationalist, communist perspective and while this permeates throughout the novel, the afterword and author notes led me to dive into hir work in Workers World and elsewhere.
Grateful to have had such easy access to this work!
Leslie Feinberg is soooooo cool....
I don't know what else there is to be said... and Leslie hirself explicitly requests that this book need no introduction. This book is important for recovering collective memory and everyone should read it. So many times it just made me sit back and think about gender, sex, and so much more.
The post scripts of this book are incredible too. Leslie was deeply rooted in an internationalist, communist perspective and while this permeates throughout the novel, the afterword and author notes led me to dive into hir work in Workers World and elsewhere.
Grateful to have had such easy access to this work!
challenging
emotional
hopeful
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:
Complicated
I’ve seen this book recommended several times as a queer classic, and I’m glad I finally came around to read it. It’s incredibly envigorating in its storytelling and how it combats internal struggles with gender. I found myself in Jess many times throughout the book. Using the characters as a way to explain complicated gender topics makes it easier to empathize with their struggles and find a better understand of the fluidity of gender. It was an incredibly fantastic book!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Rape, Suicide
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Couldn’t put it down. Exactly what I needed. Required reading for anyone wanting to better understand themselves, their elders, and their future.
“When I came into the bar in drag, kind of hunched over, they told me, "Be proud of what you are," and then they adjusted my tie sort of like you did. I was like them, they knew I didn't have a choice. So I never fought them with my fists. We clapped each other on the back in the bars and watched each other's backs at the factory.”
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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
medium-paced
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-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
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
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:
Complicated
Misschien wel het beste boek dat ik tot nu toe heb gelezen. Een schets van hoe het leven eruit zag voor de queer community in een tijd waar nog veel corruptie en mishandeling plaatsvond ook vanuit de politie, de discriminatie van de staat, de werkgelegenheid etc. Het binaire denken van de mensen in de community zelf, de broederschap, de eenzaamheid en de tederheid waarmee je een ander kan behandelen.
Prachtig verwoord, zou het iedereen aan raden om te lezen
Prachtig verwoord, zou het iedereen aan raden om te lezen