Dear John, I Love Jane : Women Write About Leaving Men for Women (Paperback)

from sshadoan

I'm not sure I was the right audience for this book. I thought the frequent references to stereotypical images of lesbians was damaging and unexpected.

from woolgathering

As in any anthology, some of the essays in this collection are better than others. Some are so full of hateful language toward other lesbians (one author referred to "creatures" with hairy upper lips and "rhombus-shaped bodies") that I was put off. You'd think that people seeking acceptance and u...

from kjreed

I've read a lot of lesbian and queer literature before, but this collection really fills a niche that needed attention. Lots of books about queer people leave out sexual fluidity, and that sexual orientation might not be fixed for life - especially for women. I'm about as lesbian-y as they come, ...

from starsandscribbles

After grappling with my own sexuality, I found this book to be very insightful. At the heart of this book are stories from different women of all walks of life who describe their own experiences on discovering same-sex attraction. Not all of the women are lesbians, and not all of the women fit in...