Reviews

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez

book_benagachi's review against another edition

adventurous informative inspiring slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

birdlesbian's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.5

lizawall's review against another edition

5.0

LOVED IT! This book is everything to me right now. Checked it out from the library but then bought it before I was done because I wanted to be able to keep it near. It is for real giving me life.

sweill803's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

2.5

thelittlebookgoblin's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

coleycole's review against another edition

4.0

The black lesbian vampire novel of your dreams. Published in 1991, it's both remarkably forward thinking and occasionally dated.

stephaniedoke's review against another edition

adventurous reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

roribecker's review against another edition

adventurous reflective 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? No

4.0

chelsea17's review against another edition

Sadly, boring. The fact that they are vampires hardly comes up for the first 30% of the book. The author seemed to have an issue with “show don’t tell.” Things started to become predictable. 

lsparrow's review against another edition

5.0

This was my first read of this classic - and I feel that it is a story that can be read over and over.
Written before the current popularity in vampire stories - it makes it's own rules for the genre.
Most obviously to centre the story around the stories of queer women of colour - although that is just the icing on the cake.
There are many things that this story is and is about - for me in this read through I connected to the themes of roots/rootlessness, home and personal identity.