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sanewberg's review against another edition
4.0
Erotic yet tender at the same time. I loved this.
I need to know about Diana and Lane's live together ugh.
I need to know about Diana and Lane's live together ugh.
avoryfaucette's review against another edition
2.0
This is a very dated book, and a bit in the cheesy romance novel genre. There are some things about it that feel very real, but a lot of it makes me think of bad early 90s hair and the world of the perma-closet.
eyrinreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
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
5.0
This is easily one of my favorite reads of all time. I'm so happy I found it.
dnauvrg's review against another edition
2.0
Hard to take this book seriously when it seemed so dated. Yikes.
legsbian's review against another edition
Was going to read this for the California prompt of my Queer Tour Across the USA challenge but it’s just… so bad… and there’s so many other queer stories set in the state of California…
blschuldt's review against another edition
4.0
A very sweet and sexy lil book! Quick to burn through, could definitely see myself returning to it.
_virginia_woolf's review against another edition
5.0
Queer women and femmes write the best things in the entire world and I am so sorry to anyone who isn’t us. Absolutely beautiful. My heart hurts in the best sort of way.
jessmsamuels's review against another edition
2.0
Described as "a classic lesbian romance," this book was was written in 1983 (despite what GoodReads shows), so I went in cautiously optimistic. I thought that it would be an interesting read as an important book of its time. It was likely the model for many other lesbian romances that came after - and also important for the people who read it and saw themselves in the characters.
I have no doubt that it was groundbreaking for its time, but reading it in 2020 made it a bit cringe-worthy (and I am sure it's author would probably agree). The romance was a lighting fast hook-up that turned into a U-HAULing affair. They have known each other for about a month (and spent no more than a few days together but are ready to move in and spend the rest of their lives together?). Their shared love of poetry and chemistry between the sheets was not enough to convince me that they really knew each other. A month away to consider the consequences of a lesbian relationship? How about a month of talking on the phone and getting to know each other instead!?
Also, similar to other reviewers, I found the sexual assault as a plot point to drive Diane back to Lane distasteful, especially since the trama of such an event was never mentioned again.
Overall, glad it was only a 3-hour audiobook. And glad that it existed in the 1980's when I am sure it was much needed but do not recommend it as a read unless you are a lesbian fiction history fan.
I have no doubt that it was groundbreaking for its time, but reading it in 2020 made it a bit cringe-worthy (and I am sure it's author would probably agree). The romance was a lighting fast hook-up that turned into a U-HAULing affair. They have known each other for about a month (and spent no more than a few days together but are ready to move in and spend the rest of their lives together?). Their shared love of poetry and chemistry between the sheets was not enough to convince me that they really knew each other. A month away to consider the consequences of a lesbian relationship? How about a month of talking on the phone and getting to know each other instead!?
Also, similar to other reviewers, I found the sexual assault as a plot point to drive Diane back to Lane distasteful, especially since the trama of such an event was never mentioned again.
Overall, glad it was only a 3-hour audiobook. And glad that it existed in the 1980's when I am sure it was much needed but do not recommend it as a read unless you are a lesbian fiction history fan.