Strange Sisters: The Art of Lesbian Pulp Fiction 1949-1969

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Summary: Some really sexy cover art!
Review: This collection of lesbian inspired art for 1950's and 60's magazines that were mostly read by men is sometimes kitchy, at times sleazy and most often quite funny. It is greatly enhanced by the author's knowledgeable and witty comments, and the vivid color makes the art jump out of the page. Looking though this book it is easy to see where men get their lesbian fantasies from: their father's old pulp stories. I recommend this book as the ultimate table book, on its title alone it is guaranteed to be picked up.

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Summary: A wonderful treat, from cover to cover
Review: This collection of lesbian inspired art for 1950's and 60's magazines that were mostly read by men is sometimes kitchy, at times sleazy and most often quite funny. It is greatly enhanced by the author's knowledgeable and witty comments, and the vivid color makes the art jump out of the page. Looking though this book it is easy to see where men get their lesbian fantasies from: their father's old pulp stories. I recommend this book as the ultimate table book, on its title alone it is guaranteed to be picked up.

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Summary: A Must Have For Paperback Book Collector
Review: This is an excellent reference book for collectors of lesbiana, general paperback collectors, and book dealers. Practically every lesbian pb printed in the 50s and 60s is shown. The only problem: if you are a collector you may die of envy, since the author owns all the titles!

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Summary: Wonderful Piece of Herstorical Research
Review: What a fabulous book. I'm not sure whether to classify it as high camp or as a piece of highly valuable research into lesbian popular cultural heritage.Or perhaps both- why did I think of Holly Hughes' "The Well of Horniness" throughout this book. This gayboy really loved it, and I especially liked the comments about what a gayboy version of this genre would have been like. Highly recommended.

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Summary: Some really sexy cover art!
Review: While the books themselves may have been less-than-memorable, the cover art of these steamy paperbacks was often very erotic! I especially liked the ones showing the older, experienced, dark-haired lesbian woman eyeing her intended target, usually a younger, half-dressed, innocent blonde girl! Very hot stuff! Would that they actually wrote stories that could live up to their book covers!