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Rating:
Summary: Keep trying
Review: Cora, I understand your sentiment exactly- when is anyone going to write any lesbian fiction I can really relate to? This was better than most, but that isn't really saying anything - hence only two stars. Besides a highly implausible story, the two main characters were just not appealing in any way. None of the supporting characters were interesting and most were generally annoying. The death of one supporting character is completely unnecessary and depressing. A whole book about peoples' sad lives followed by a ridiculous ending out of a bad Hollywood movie - take a pass on this one.

Completely frivolous note -> despite the late 90s publishing date, the author obviously had been writing for some time considering the descriptions of hideously 80s clothes. :)

Rating:
Summary: Keep trying
Review: Cora, I understand your sentiment exactly- when is anyone going to write any lesbian fiction I can really relate to? This was better than most, but that isn't really saying anything - hence only two stars. Besides a highly implausible story, the two main characters were just not appealing in any way. None of the supporting characters were interesting and most were generally annoying. The death of one supporting character is completely unnecessary and depressing. A whole book about peoples' sad lives followed by a ridiculous ending out of a bad Hollywood movie - take a pass on this one.

Completely frivolous note -> despite the late 90s publishing date, the author obviously had been writing for some time considering the descriptions of hideously 80s clothes. :)

Rating:
Summary: Wonderfully intriguing reading
Review: I have to disagree with Ms. Snyder and say that this book was one of the most subtly witty and genuinely intelligent lesbian novels I've read in ages. (I also have to say that amazon.com's comparison of this book to, say, Karen X. Tulchinsky's "Love Ruins Everything" is totally off-base; the only similarity is the fact that both books have lesbian characters!) The fast-moving plot's twists as it wove around two fascinating protagonists kept me turning the pages almost too quickly--I didn't want the book to end. All in all, the novel was quirky, imaginative, and full of the kind of dark humor that appeals directly to readers like me. I look forward to Robson's future works, which I'm betting will be more masterpieces of literary fiction.

Rating:
Summary: EXCELLENT LESBIAN NOVEL
Review: This book is wonderful! It shows how identity is hard to define. It is so wonderfully written that any lesbian would enjoy it ! I wasn't sure about it when I first checked it out at the library, but now I just love it! Please read it.