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Dear John, I Love Jane: Women Write About Leaving Men For Women (2010)

by Candace Walsh(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1580053394 (ISBN13: 9781580053396)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Seal Press

review 1: As in any anthology, some of the essays in this collection are better than others. Some are so full of hateful language toward other lesbians (one author referred to "creatures" with hairy upper lips and "rhombus-shaped bodies") that I was put off. You'd think that people seeking acceptance and understanding from the world would not be so shallow and dismissive of others. Some of these essays really reek of what I can only describe as "femme privilege." Unsettling.
review 2: I read a review of this book that said it had too many essays in it, that the editors were not editorial enough. I couldn't disagree more. Every single essay in this book resonated with me in some way. The fluidity of sexuality is explored from every point of view in this collection of essa... moreys about women realizing later in life that they love women. Some realize they were lesbians all along, and some realize it's not black and white and that maybe its just a particular woman they are in love with. This book is great, if you are queer, questioning, an ally, or just want to read some beautiful, at times heartbreaking, collection of stories about love. less

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