12/22/19 review of the novel Desert of the Heart, by Jane Rule

Here is the link to my December 22, 2019, Twitter thread review of the novel Desert of the Heart, by Jane Rule.

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1/3/19 review of the novel Women in the Shadows, by Ann Bannon

Here is the link to my January 3, 2019, Twitter thread review of the novel Women in the Shadows, by Ann Bannon.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads through 2018 and 2019 out of chronological order. This thread is very affected, and is only slightly coherent. My apologies.

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1/1/19 review of the novel I Am a Woman, by Ann Bannon

Here is the link to my January 1, 2019, Twitter thread review of the book I Am a Woman, by Ann Bannon.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads through 2018 and 2019 out of chronological order. This thread is very affected, and is only slightly coherent. My apologies.

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10/28/18 review of the novel Beebo Brinker, by Ann Bannon

Here is the link to my October 28, 2018, Twitter thread review of the novel Beebo Brinker, by Ann Bannon.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads through 2018 and 2019 out of chronological order. This thread is affected, but is still moderately coherent. My apologies.

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10/22/18 review of Ann Bannon's novels Odd Girl Out and Journey to a Woman

Here is the link to my October 22, 2018, Twitter thread review of the novels Odd Girl Out and Journey to a Woman, by Ann Bannon.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads through 2018 and 2019 out of chronological order. This thread is affected, but is still moderately coherent. My apologies.

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3/23/18 review of novel Dolly Dingle, Lesbian Landlady, by Monica Nolan

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the novel Dolly Dingle, Lesbian Landlady, by Monica Nolan.

The thread gives a summary of the novel and some context on Nolan's Lesbian Career-Girl series. The thread discusses the novel as less of pulp and more of a standard novel, as well as a Christmas novel. The thread discusses the novel's central conflict, characters' dramatic arcs, character dynamics, and general entertainment value. The thread also discusses themes like old friendships mellowing out and the conflict of the old versus the new.

The tweets in some of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order by Twitter's platform. This thread's coherency is slightly affected. My apologies.

3/14/18 review of novel Maxie Mainwaring, Lesbian Dilettante

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the novel Maxie Mainwaring, Lesbian Dilettante, by Monica Nolan.

The thread gives a summary of the novel and some context on Nolan's Lesbian Career-Girl series. The thread discusses how the novel explores individual queerness versus queer normativity, the book's themes regarding self-expectations and society's expectations, some characters and character dynamics in the novel, an indication of youth/adult lesbian desire in the novel, the way the novel plays with pulp novel conventions, and the novel's themes on story-telling in society overall. It also gives some criticisms of the novel, including criticizing the number of characters and the stiffness of the love scenes.

The tweets in some of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order on Twitter's platform. This thread's coherency is slightly affected. My apologies.

3/6/18 review of novel Lois Lenz, Lesbian Secretary, by Monica Nolan

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the novel Lois Lenz, Lesbian Secretary, by Monica Nolan.

The thread gives a summary of the novel, as well as a little context for it. The thread discusses the novel's readable plot, its subversion of pulp narratives, its use of two mysteries, the psychology of the story, the main character's "coming out" story, some aspects of the lesbian community of the story, and the love and sex scenes of the story.

3/2/18 review of novel Bobby Blanchard, Lesbian Gym Teacher, by Monica Nolan

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the novel Bobby Blanchard, Lesbian Gym Teacher, by Monica Nolan.

The thread gives a summary of the novel and some background on Monica Nolan and her Lesbian Career-Girl series. The thread discusses how the novel plays with detective pulp conventions, its use of two mysteries instead of one, the plot and psychological parallels in the story, the way the novel plays with both heterosexual and lesbian story tropes, the sex scenes in the story, some of the life lessons of the story, and some of my criticisms of the novels.

The tweets in some of my threads have been twisted out of chronological order by Twitter's platform. This thread's coherency is moderately affected. My apologies.