allanvdh's review against another edition
5.0
Great support for friends of Dorothy
This is an awesome book showing the great relationship and support of a Fag-hag to her gay boys. I loved hearing her take on how she feels comfortable around us friends of Dorothy and how we all fall in love without being boyfriend/girlfriend.
This is an awesome book showing the great relationship and support of a Fag-hag to her gay boys. I loved hearing her take on how she feels comfortable around us friends of Dorothy and how we all fall in love without being boyfriend/girlfriend.
lifeinpoetry's review against another edition
1.0
This is tired. Gay men are not props to be used to make your boring life more interesting.
nuts246's review against another edition
4.0
I am trying to broadbase my reading to include more books that discuss alternate sexualities. This protagonist of this short read had close friendships with men who are gay, because with them she could be who she was. It was an aspect of friendship that I had never considered and which, in retrospect, makes perfect sense. It read more like an essay than as a short story, or a memoir, but it left me with something to think about. Hence the stars.
tangiblereads's review against another edition
5.0
Great coming of age and then some story of a woman learning who she is and what she wants by gaining strength from the gay men in her life. Nothing wrong with being different. This book pay homage to the queer community, New York, and the "half gay" men that deem to see women as something more than what they can get from us. I enjoyed this story a lot.
sewfrench's review against another edition
4.0
I learned a lot I did not know about the 80s culture of our town, Grand Rapids, MI, in this one!
beechu's review against another edition
5.0
This short story was hilarious. I've never heard the term before and I loved it. I relate quite well. I'd definitely recommend this as it's hilarious and well written.
sunny76's review against another edition
4.0
Good read with some laughs, recommended. (free prime read)
kelli7990's review
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Here’s what this book is about:”In her love letter to her gay “boyfriends,” New York Times bestselling author Wednesday Martin shows just how an unconditional—and nontraditional—romance transformed the life of a teenage outsider forever. As an awkward high schooler, Wednesday struggled to find her place in Grand Rapids. Until a handsome senior encouraged her to believe how talented, smart, and wonderfully different she was. Naturally, Wednesday fell for him…He was falling, too. For another boy. Yet this one-sided crush proved life altering, paving the way for a string of “boyfriends” who offered Wednesday something deeper than physical connection.”
I borrowed this book from Prime Reading. This is the second story from a short story collection. This book was interesting and it made me think about what it would be like to have gay guy friends but I didn’t really like this book as much as the first story.
I borrowed this book from Prime Reading. This is the second story from a short story collection. This book was interesting and it made me think about what it would be like to have gay guy friends but I didn’t really like this book as much as the first story.
pamcullen's review against another edition
5.0
"He had raised the bar and raised the stakes. I wanted all men to make me feel the way A had made me feel, and I wanted all guys to be more like than unlike him. They had to laugh at my jokes and admire my mind and understand and appreciate nonconformity. They had to care about books and be able to talk about everything. They had to celebrate femininity, to worship it—to not just want girls."
GOSH. I felt that. Actually, I feel it right now and it's horrible.
On the other hand, the essay is so honest and beautiful and most important, it give me hope.
GOSH. I felt that. Actually, I feel it right now and it's horrible.
On the other hand, the essay is so honest and beautiful and most important, it give me hope.