Girls, Visions and Everything

Sarah Schulman

ISBN 10: 0931188385 / ISBN 13: 9780931188381

Published by Seal Pr, 1986

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.59. Seller Inventory # G0931188385I3N00

Synopsis:

This reissued novel takes readers on a "wry and playful" (Out!) tour of lesbian sex, politics, and art in New York City. The city's sizzling -- especially at the Kitsch-Inn, where the girls are mounting an all-female production of A Streetcar Named Desire.

Reviews: Lila Futuransky is a lesbian living on the East Side of New York who admires Jack Kerouac and is determined to emulate her hero. She wanders around the city, takes many lovers, but then she meets Emily. They fall for each other, and soon Lila must choose between her love for Emily and her desire to continue living out her fantasy from On the Road. Unfortunately Schulman tries to imitate Kerouac's writing style rather than develop her own voice. Moreover, the narrative bogs down in Lila's wanderings, which lead to sketchy encounters with stereotypical druggies, homophobes and homosexual artists. There are too many unnecessary characters, and the setting, Manhattan's hip, wild, creative downtown scene, does not come alive.
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Girls, Visions and Everything
Publisher: Seal Pr
Publication Date: 1986
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket