Stone Butch Blues
by Leslie Feinberg
Taste attributes: dramagay/lesbianslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a moving, heavy novel, grounded rather than fantastical. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.6 / 5
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About This Book
Stone Butch Blues is a historical fiction novel written by Leslie Feinberg about life as a butch lesbian in 1970s America. While fictional, the work also takes inspiration from Feinberg's own life, and she describes it as her "call to action."
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- Leslie Feinberg
- Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 440
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