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Dykeversions: Lesbian Short Fiction
A celebration of lesbian lives; original short fiction by talented writers.
186 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1986
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August 21, 2023
5 ⭐️ writing by lesbians for lesbians is so beautiful <3 i love lesbians and i loved this book! i found it in the queer lounge at my school and i'm so glad i did because i would not have heard of it otherwise. more lesbians should read this short story collection!
August 19, 2026
even though this book was a collection of different voices and stories rather than a story by a single author, and thus harder to rate, i still feel that this was a 5/5 read for me
having the possibility to read 22 different stories and insights, each with distinct writing styles, lengths and plots, made me feel even more connected to lesbianism
while i didn’t love all of the stories and there could’ve been more poc voices, i still loved that they all centered around lesbian experiences
having the possibility to read 22 different stories and insights, each with distinct writing styles, lengths and plots, made me feel even more connected to lesbianism
while i didn’t love all of the stories and there could’ve been more poc voices, i still loved that they all centered around lesbian experiences
October 25, 2017
I really, really liked this anthology. Honest, varied, moving. It's super nice to read lesbians written by lesbians!
June 28, 2023
some stories were wayyy better than others, and could always be more diverse (intro letter) but overall, esp for the 80s, was a rlly good collection n enjoyed reading it to overcome office work boredom :)
Inspired to one day write some gay lil short stories
Inspired to one day write some gay lil short stories
June 2, 2024
It was so cool to read works by different lesbian authors. I loved the variety and how their voices came out in their pieces.
My favourite entry was Jean Roberta's The Ballad of the Deep Blue Sea, which is a gorgeous piece of writing.
My favourite entry was Jean Roberta's The Ballad of the Deep Blue Sea, which is a gorgeous piece of writing.
September 29, 2024
Some stories were better than others. I loved the Lesbians of Color Caucus Statement.
There's one story in here that touched on domestic violence. I think it is very well done and probably one of my favorite pieces from this collection.
There's one story in here that touched on domestic violence. I think it is very well done and probably one of my favorite pieces from this collection.
September 11, 2026
Being a lesbian seems like it was such a declarative thing back then. The exhaustion is really felt in a lot of these stories. The love, too.
September 2, 2021
this book was fantastic. I rate it 4 stars, because of how drastic the quality of writing differs from story to story. I really enjoyed myself, and felt very seen. ill be recommending this book to many of my friends, and hoping they ignore the massive amounts of underlining I did. :-)
July 5, 2012
I have a difficult time reviewing collections of works by multiple authors. I'm having extra trouble with this once since it's been so long since I started reading it.
I'm pretty positive this is the book I picked up in July 2011, when I was nearing the end of my time in England. I was off to see a play in London (The Cherry Orchard) and there was a stand for someone selling books. I can't resist that sort of thing!
I also seem to have a sixth sense for lesbianism, so if it's mentioned of there's a book or anything to be found, I tend to find it. In a huge collection of books, I managed to find by skimming one that had "lesbian" in the title. I've been reading it on and off, whenever I found it, since.
I enjoyed some of the stories immensely and I can tell that I liked the book by how many of the stories I dog-eared. (Yes, I'm terrible like that when I own a book.)
Sometimes it's fun to just have some lesbian fiction to read!
I'm pretty positive this is the book I picked up in July 2011, when I was nearing the end of my time in England. I was off to see a play in London (The Cherry Orchard) and there was a stand for someone selling books. I can't resist that sort of thing!
I also seem to have a sixth sense for lesbianism, so if it's mentioned of there's a book or anything to be found, I tend to find it. In a huge collection of books, I managed to find by skimming one that had "lesbian" in the title. I've been reading it on and off, whenever I found it, since.
I enjoyed some of the stories immensely and I can tell that I liked the book by how many of the stories I dog-eared. (Yes, I'm terrible like that when I own a book.)
Sometimes it's fun to just have some lesbian fiction to read!
August 16, 2012
I have a difficult time reviewing collections of works by multiple authors. I'm having extra trouble with this once since it's been so long since I started reading it.
I'm pretty positive this is the book I picked up in July 2011, when I was nearing the end of my time in England. I was off to see a play in London (The Cherry Orchard) and there was a stand for someone selling books. I can't resist that sort of thing!
I also seem to have a sixth sense for lesbianism, so if it's mentioned of there's a book or anything to be found, I tend to find it. In a huge collection of books, I managed to find by skimming one that had "lesbian" in the title. I've been reading it on and off, whenever I found it, since.
I enjoyed some of the stories immensely and I can tell that I liked the book by how many of the stories I dog-eared. (Yes, I'm terrible like that when I own a book.)
Sometimes it's fun to just have some lesbian fiction to read!
I'm pretty positive this is the book I picked up in July 2011, when I was nearing the end of my time in England. I was off to see a play in London (The Cherry Orchard) and there was a stand for someone selling books. I can't resist that sort of thing!
I also seem to have a sixth sense for lesbianism, so if it's mentioned of there's a book or anything to be found, I tend to find it. In a huge collection of books, I managed to find by skimming one that had "lesbian" in the title. I've been reading it on and off, whenever I found it, since.
I enjoyed some of the stories immensely and I can tell that I liked the book by how many of the stories I dog-eared. (Yes, I'm terrible like that when I own a book.)
Sometimes it's fun to just have some lesbian fiction to read!
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