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Stone Butch BluesOther Selections By: Leslie Feinberg Firebrand Books
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- Author(s): Leslie Feinberg
- Publisher: Firebrand Books
- Release Date: 01 March, 1993
- Media: Paperback
- ISBN: 156341029X
- Sales Rank: 36,766
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Top Customer Reviews
A must read for learning about the Human Spirit!
Author Leslie Feinberg has done a remarkable thing in the writing of Stone Butch Blues. The author has opened her soul to anyone who reads and exposed us each to our own fears of being different no matter how slight it may be. Being a gay male, reading this book was recommeded to me by a lesbian friend. At first I was reading it out of respect for my friend, but I found myself unable to put the book down. The story is endearing to anyone who desires to know more about the human spirit and the need and will to survive. I laughed, cried and saw myself in so many of the fears, questions, lonley times and good times experienced by Jess, the Stone Butch. Thank you Leslie Feinberg for the way you gave us a piece of your soul in the book and allowed us to become a little more accepting of our differences and of who we are.
The sad life of a butch
I found Stone Butch Blues to be a truly amazing novel; I too had a hard time putting it down. As a heterosexual male from the SF Bay Area, I have been exposed to homosexuals, but have never really been "behind the scenes" of the struggle for gender equality. Stone Butch Blues was a gripping and consistently sad account of the life of a tough yet sensitive "butch" and I learned quite a bit from it.
Jess definitely had to "walk a difficult path" in life as was prophecized early on by her neighbors and caretakers. The ever present emotional and physical struggles involved in Jess' life were heartbreaking and most of the time she found herself "drowning in loneliness." It is interesting to read the literary talent on display when Feinberg describes the first time Jess sees Rocco, or Jess' first dance, or when she asks Theresa to marry her. Feinberg has the ability to clearly describe these characters, create memorable scenes, and simultaneously lift your heart rate.
I thoroughly enjoyed this eye and mind opening book and in the process gained an insight that formerly didn't exist.
Essential Mind Delving
This book is a wonderful and disturbing look at what everyone takes for granted. The roots of lesbianism and gay pride started with a few brave souls who had the courage to be themselves. This is one such story. The author makes you weep, laugh and shout for joy with this story. Utterly brilliant and a must-read for anyone experiencing the trials of out gay life.
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