Lover

by Bertha Harris

Book by Harris, Bertha

Genres: Fiction, Lesbian, LGBT, Classics, Queer, American, Literary Fiction

214 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Bertha Anne Harris, M.F.A. (Women's College of University of North Carolina, 1969), was a novelist, professor at East Carolina University and at UNC Charlotte, later director of Women's Studies and Professor of Performing and Creative Arts at the College of Staten Island CUNY.

Reviews

[Dev Jannerson]

Ever wondered what Naked Lunch would have been like if it had been written by a 1970s lesbian feminist? AND YOU NEVER HAVE TO.

[Jessica C · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfectly sexy, scary and strange. Just wish I understood it more. Im looking forward to returning to this years from now.

[Becca Williams · Rating 3 out of 5]

i enjoyed parts of this but there was too much that i couldn’t follow. probably not smart enough to understand

[C]

Hard to grasp, dnf. I learned of Bertha Harris from an Adrienne Rich essay in which she quoted from Harris's essay "What we mean to say: Notes towards defining the nature of lesbian literature" (Heresies issue 3 p5-8 1977), in which Harris writes about lesbian literature and representing the unspeakable (lesbianism) and grasping lesbian reality. It's unfortunate I don't see that grasp and vision from her essay in this book, but others more attracted to this style of writing might like it better.

[voodoocactus]

DNF at 36% (Aug 2025)

I don't care that this is a classic. If I don't understand anything that's going on, if I'm just tracing words that have no connection to what came before or what follows, what's the point? I can give my time to a book I actually want to read.

[Jessica · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite books. The writing is passionate and just dreamy. Nothing is wrong with this book from the storyline to the message. It's brilliant and beautiful.

[Catherine]

lesbian feminism,Daughters Inc.