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Stone Butch Blues: 20th Anniversary Author Edition

Leslie Feinberg, Leslie Feinberg

4.67 AVERAGE

dadi_longlegz's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

lane_k's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

thunderingwoman's review against another edition

4.0

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At the first sentence I knew I was hooked and in trouble. Stone Butch Blues isn't the easiest book to read for emotional reasons but that is also why it is one of the best.

imrunningerins's review against another edition

5.0

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blues is an understatement… this was devastating. thank you to every queer person who came before me.

azmreads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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

leighla16's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

entraildiviner's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

carlacarov's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful

katiemmarson's review against another edition

5.0

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Doing my lesbian required reading homework. This book was insane! An absolute journey from start to finish. I found it incredibly smart and beautifully written. Something about the style is so intimate and the narrator's voice is incredibly clear throughout. It really feels like you're going through their life with them, and you can feel them change and grow. Sometimes it was hard to read because of how vividly the violence is written, but I understand the intention of this. I enjoyed the long cast of characters and how real and grounded they all feel. The whole book really feels this way--the story, setting, characters all feel rooted in reality and it made the experience of reading it very immersive and personal. This was a book club book and I think being able to discuss it and its significance with others made me appreciate it more. Very very glad to have read it.

lyr_txt's review against another edition

5.0

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced