Soooo beautiful. A wonderful addendum to Julie Delporte's This Woman's Work, which was maybe even more gorgeous but conspicuously NOT queer... It all Soooo beautiful. A wonderful addendum to Julie Delporte's This Woman's Work, which was maybe even more gorgeous but conspicuously NOT queer... It all makes sense now!
I'm surprised by people giving this book fewer stars... I wonder if it's not as moving if you haven't read her earlier graphic memoir? But I loved it and was honored to be the first person to read this fresh copy in my library system!! Woo!...more
I have seen quite a few clips of Zach Zimmerman's standup before and really enjoy it! This book was just eh for me... Certain essays, usually the moreI have seen quite a few clips of Zach Zimmerman's standup before and really enjoy it! This book was just eh for me... Certain essays, usually the more serious ones (notably '#2'), were good but the book was so disconnected it detracted from the experience and the weaker essays dragged the whole thing down....more
Soooo good! And funny! And necessary! It's a challenge to write about 20 different lesbian bars, many of which have the same wall colors, music, and sSoooo good! And funny! And necessary! It's a challenge to write about 20 different lesbian bars, many of which have the same wall colors, music, and self-descriptors, without it becoming redundant, but Krista made each chapter fun and immersive--I genuinely felt like I was at each bar and was disappointed when I looked up and realized I was, in fact, not. I hope to actually visit as many of these as possible one day, plus all the new bars that have since opened!
The author's experience as a femme (mistaken for straight) visiting these bars, often with her trans husband, highlighted the question of inclusivity as these bars grappled with self-identifying as "for lesbians" or "for everyone." A certain quote from a bartender at the Yellow Brick Road in Tulsa, OK was especially poignant; I cannot quote the book until it is published.
The book really shined when it leaned more into memoir than travelogue; the sections on the author's relationship with her Mormon parents were particularly moving.
I read this book as a digital ARC from Edelweiss before it was published thanks to my job as a bookseller. ...more
Relentlessly funny, bitingly self-aware, and surprisingly moving, Greg Marshall has written a masterful memoir of his sexuality and, unbeknownst to hiRelentlessly funny, bitingly self-aware, and surprisingly moving, Greg Marshall has written a masterful memoir of his sexuality and, unbeknownst to him, disability alongside his remarkable, outlandish, lovable family. I LOVED this book!
I was honored to be mailed an advance copy from Abrams thanks to my job as a bookseller. I was even more honored when I received an email from Greg Marshall and then, amazingly, an extremely kind mailed thank you note for my review! ...more
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