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Stylistically, this really reminded me of Jeanette Winterson's writing, though published long before her. The separated paragraphs serving to recount several concurrent narrative lines recalled Sexing the Cherry. It's always interesting for me to discover where the authors I enjoy find their inspiration.
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I was really debating whether or not to give this one 4 stars, but I'd say it's more of a 3.5, leaning down. I like Wittig-her essay "One is Not Born a Woman" is one of my faves in fem theory, and I really enjoy several from her collection "The Straight Mind." I see where she's going with Les Guerrileres, I do, and I respect it and often there are incredibly beautiful passages. I had tons of highlighting on fierce moments, and enjoyed reading it as it happened. But now I've set the book down and
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Less of a novel than a collection of ever-expanding lesbian poetry.
Jan 30, 2008
Gregory
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Ching-In
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