tcbueti's review against another edition
3.0
As much as I think the back matter is important, the story part of this book doesn't work. It tells what SF was like, and how it's different now, but it doesn't give the SLIGHTEST indication of how Lyon and Martin made anything different or better. Their story deserves to be told, better.
Also, the artwork is beautiful but puzzling--colorful with collaged old papers, some of which refer to SF history, but I'm not sure why cutouts of black and white photos of people were included--they are from a much older era and confuse the timeframe.
Disappointing.
Also, the artwork is beautiful but puzzling--colorful with collaged old papers, some of which refer to SF history, but I'm not sure why cutouts of black and white photos of people were included--they are from a much older era and confuse the timeframe.
Disappointing.
choirqueer's review against another edition
2.0
It was hard to tell what this book was trying to say. It felt like there was too much missing from the story to really know what the story was, I didn't feel like I actually learned very much about these important historical figures or what they did.
UPDATE: Reread this with my best friend to see if ze'd experience it similarly or differently from how I did. Ze had the same reaction as I did.
UPDATE: Reread this with my best friend to see if ze'd experience it similarly or differently from how I did. Ze had the same reaction as I did.
fell4's review against another edition
1.0
No real info, didn't really mention being gay/lesbian - said people like us and other ways to get around it.
dandelionfluff's review against another edition
3.0
A good book about the general concept of community, but doesn't really provide concrete information on their life or HOW exactly they contributed to building their community.
jaelikes's review against another edition
4.0
Gayle Pitman is one of few authors who can do both— represent queer community accurately and write good books for children. More please.
dlauron's review against another edition
4.0
This was a quick read with a lot of San Francisco history told in drawings and words for children. The pages that follow the story explain everything to the adults, so that they can help talk about the changes that happened in the city over the years.
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