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Faith Reidenbach
It's hard to separate my opinion of this book from my opinion of Meaker, which I revised sharply downward after reading this memoir. The publisher bills it as a look into gay New York in the 1950s (the culture of rich white gay people, it's supposed to go without saying), and the book is interesting for that. But mainly, it's interesting as a psychological study of someone who mentions the personal failures and character defects that others have pointed out to her, but who apparently doesn't tak ...more
Jules
Jan 08, 2023 rated it really liked it
Was looking for a building in Highsmith but this is all my library has. Wow! What a cool book to come across. This has so much lesbian history of New York City (and USA lesbian culture) and the literary crowd between 1940s-70s. This is the soft light side of Stone Butch Blues.

Also I really loved this author and how she wove the story together. Her honesty about her own insecurities and jealousy was refreshing. I'm excited to read more of her work.
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Sandy
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Aug 14, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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Jul 20, 2020 marked it as to-read
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Apr 07, 2022 marked it as to-read
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Debbie
May 05, 2024 marked it as to-read