The Creamsickle (Katherine V. Forrest Selection)
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| Rating | : | 4.30 (645 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 193522607X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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"lived experience, finally" according to lady e. there's always the "conceptual problem" with queer theory; it's grand for the academic world but begs for the reality of experience. talking about sex/gender/sexual desire and the intersections of race & class needs to be done, but that discussion becomes moot when it does not move into the personal. what's more democratic-- and i use that word in terms of access-- is the reality of the queer lived experience.argo is able to take the queer vernacular of every-day and shape a solid book that is not only a pleasure to read but is also politically important: she addresses the notions of home & family; shifting identity; class . "For the under-For the under-40 crowd? ElaineB The writing is quite good and it would make an interesting companion piece to Stone Butch Blues. Set in today's San Francisco, it tells the story of three bois and the ice cream colored house of the title that they live in. It might be what SBB would have been if set today. On the other hand, it pales by comparison. It's almost like the author liked her characters too much to have anything really bad happen to them. While I learned a lot about boi/femme culture (yeah, butch/femme is alive and well, just queered), skate culture, and stripping, overall, nothing happens. There's no arc to the story. Most of the characters do n. 0 crowd?" according to ElaineB. The writing is quite good and it would make an interesting companion piece to Stone Butch Blues. Set in today's San Francisco, it tells the story of three bois and the ice cream colored house of the title that they live in. It might be what SBB would have been if set today. On the other hand, it pales by comparison. It's almost like the author liked her characters too much to have anything really bad happen to them. While I learned a lot about boi/femme culture (yeah, butch/femme is alive and well, just queered), skate culture, and stripping, overall, nothing happens. There's no arc to the story. Most of the characters do n. A Queer Little Book Megan There's something special about The Creamsickle. It's an erratic, complicated story with characters that are so far from perfect that they could very easily be mistaken for real. In other words, one of the best books I've ever read.Not only is it a good story with interesting characters, but it talks about some important things that usually just get brought up in informational books that never feel like they have any place in your actual life.Georgie and her friends don't have a set plan. They don't have their lives together. But part of what makes it interesting is watching them grow up (or not) as the story goes on. It's
Cruzer--a Mexican-American photographer, the tough kid, who chases love all the way to the East Coast. Discover today's world of young queers, a world where personal identity is in constant flux, where gender exploration can be performance--or a life saving transition. Welcome to The Creamsickle, the ultimate bachelor pad, a lopsided Victorian in the Mission District, home to this rascally crew of charming skater bois who hop from one bed to another in pursuit of sex, love or just the next new thrill. Beneath the sex, music, drugs and drama, you'll find something true and timeless: a search for love, for queer family, for meaning, for connection, and affirmation.. Soda--a gender queer heartthrob from the Midwest, who dreams of pirate ships, moustaches and femme foxes. Georgie--a hopeless romantic with a weakness for punk-rock-girls even if they consistently trample her heart. This is a San Francisco you have never seen, an eclectic landscape of dyke clubs and d