it is also a beautiful story which will grasp your heard from the very begining. So I was sort of early. It has everything: class, race, privilege, poverty, the complexities of being stuck in the binary (way before gender fluid was even a term), the way minorities split into factions. It also catalogues the historical changes in the women's movement and gay and lesbian liberation. Leslie Feinberg has written a work of fiction that makes you think twice and three times about just what it means in this world to be a woman - or a man. Stone Butch Blues, to me, is the greatest, most important queer novel in the world, because it does not only offer an insular experience of difference. Book may have been used in school or for someone's thesis. From my femme perspective stone butches were always a somewhat aloof society - and now I know why. Find all the books, read about the author and more. Previous page of related Sponsored Products. It has everything: class, race, privilege, poverty, the complexities of being stuck in the binary (way before gender fluid was even a term), the way minorities split into factions. While fictional, the work also takes inspiration from Feinberg's own life, and ze describes it as hir "call to action." "Stone Butch Blues." "Stone Butch Blues" is the story of someone "different" in a world where difference is not tolerated. but behind her different sexualiy there is a human being which has needs, dreams who longs to be treated as a full member of a society. i recommend this book to everybody who wants to understand a little far more as this what we describe as "normal" regardless skin colour or sexuality. A hard read with some violence in it, it is pertinent and not gratuitous. © 2008-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2016. Stone Butch Blues, to me, is the greatest, most important queer novel in the world, because it does not only offer an insular experience of difference. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 23, 2020. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2015, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2013. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. leslie feinberg - the author - is very sharp and "dry" while delivering numerous details concerning the process of her growning up as a ugly duckling and outsider in a "normal"american community. The Cancer Industry: Crimes, Conspiracy and The Death of My Mother, Maybelline New York Hyper Easy Liquid Pen No-Skip Eyeliner, Satin Finish, Waterproof Formula, Eye Liner Makeup, Pitch Black, 0.018 Fl. Feinberg’s other works Trans Liberation, Trans Gender Warriors, and Transgender have also been at the forefront of the movement. Stone Butch Blues is a powerful and moving novel that informs the reader about the penalties paid by those who transgress gender norms while demonstrating the freedom experienced by those who are true to themselves. Although The Hours is Michael Cunningham’s most famous book, this (criminally) lesser-known novel presents an idea of family that’s rarely seen, telling the ebb-and-flow story of four characters over the course of 20 years who come together to create a new kind of family. the book is an auto-biography of a woman, who grew up as abutch in the 60ies - the time which as we know was revolutionary inmany concern. I thought she was a grown-up, and I thought we were getting married. From $3 at Amazon Buy. Feinberg attempts to present Goldberg's life as the personal side of political history, but the narrative seems unattached to time despite the insertion of landmark events like the Stonewall riot and the mention of Reagan and the Moral Majority. Hello, Sign in. 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