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The New Fuck You felt a like a much older Fuck You. It read as dated, but definitely justifiably angry in places, and a mid-nineties exploration of queerdom. Read it for some historical perspective, as a lot in the LGBTQ universe (especially the American one) was rapidly evolving in the 90s.
The New Fuck You: Adventures in Lesbian Reading edited by Eileen Myles and Liz KotzThe pieces in this were a definite hit or miss for me, and overall, it wasn’t what I expected when I picked up the book. With most of the stories, it’s obvious that they’re dated (this was published in 1995), and some of them were downright painful to get through. There were a few pieces, however, that really resonated with me. The excerpt from “Clit Notes” by Holly Hughes was so well written and powerful, as was
Nice packaging, poor writing.
As I read this book I had to keep reminding myself that it was published in the mid-90s and not yesterday. The writing is not explicitly by and for lesbians, per se--if this book were published in 2011 it would be subtitled _New Adventures in Queer Fiction_, but for the time period "Lesbian" will do. The authors are incredibly varied in style, origination, experience, age, and language. This is probably some of the most diverse queer lit I've read in...I can't even remember how long. And for tha...
One story, entitled 'Forgiveness' by Rebecca Brown, is the parable that got me to finally leave my ex. So just finding that one story made the whole book worth it to me.
God I loved this book so much. I want to inject some parts of it into my bloodstream. There are brilliant writers and poets and storytellers in here. The fiction, the realism, the stream of consciousness. The inner worlds of women, women who love women, women who couldn’t love women... Well. I love all of them. I loved all of them.
When it comes to anthologies, there are bound to be parts of the whole that one doesn't quite like as much as the others. Such is the same for The New Fuck You. Perhaps its age is showing – it was after all, first printed in 1995. That being said, I loved individually some of the work found in here. I loved especially Forgiveness and Without Easter. They made my heart ache. Yes of course there were other bits and bobs I liked in the book, but even if there wasn't, the presence of the two pieces
Not lesbian. I don’t know why it advertised as “adventures in lesbian reading.” Seemed very fetishistic of lesbians. Most of the stories or poems put lesbians in a bad light or just depicted violent sex without much else. Maybe that was still edgy in the 90s. Not surprised it was glamorised drugs and sex with men (despite claiming lesbianism)... that’s kind of Eileen Myles’ thing. Not a fan. Don’t really think art about lesbians having sex with men is very revolutionary or a “fuck you,” it’s a c...
Still reading. Still deciding between 2-1/2 stars or three.
Not as good as I was hoping. The submissions vary but are generally weak. I agree with the reviewer who said 'great packaging, disappointing content.'
Kijk. Dit had een toffe bloemlezing kunnen zijn, maar na het lezen ben ik niet verbaasd dat (bijna) niemand hierin is doorgebroken.
I bought this book from the Crescent Wrench Bookstore & Infoshop when I was involved with that collective. I didn't like it much, I remember that. I think that's all I remember about this book.
3.5
I haven't read anything I loved this much in a very long time. Mostly stream-of-consciousness and poetry, but with a few really amazing stories mixed in, it spans the entire range of lesbian experience, defying convention in every way possible. I loved the story with Kathleen Hanna in it. I loved the girl who talks to Jesus in dolphin form. I especially loved the odd gender-neutral girl growing up into the classy dyke in pinstriped suits. In fact, I'm not really sure what I didn't love. Everyone...
Y'all, you know what? I tried to finish this book, but I couldn't get myself to come back to it each night. So I'm done. I got halfway through.
i give up. you win, the new fuck you, for being so unbearably bad that i can't even finish you. this book is terrible! such a good title & promise...but then upon sifting through the stories, some so embarrassingly awkward & bad you can feel your cheeks flush with shame for the writers...i had to let it go. bye bye, you are off to the thrift store, i can not bear your presence any longer.
Antologien The New Fuck You - Adventures in Lesbian Reading er redigeret af Eileen Myles og Liz Kotz og udgivet i 1995... der er sket meget på 25, men det er bemærkelsesværdigt, at denne antologi stadig genoptrykkes. Den kan noget særligt. Der er 37 bidragsydere og de er meget forskellige. Der er alt fra en sonetkrans til essays. Der er tekster om drugs, rock’n’roll, kræft, aids, jødiskhed..., altså om New York..., og der er tekster om fædre, vold, sorthed og mere kræft. Og så er de fleste jeg-f...
Ages 18+ only, due to hilarious cursing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
first book of the year after spending NYE laying it on thick for a cynical blonde who also drinks gin....it was fine, it was fun! have to keep in mind that it's from the 90s and maybe lacks some nuances.I thought Murakami's Men Without Women was much worse
One of the first books I bought when I was packing virtual shopping carts full of my feelings was The New Fuck You, a poetry anthology edited by Eileen Myles. One of my favorite lines was from a piece by Holly Hughes:"I spent my entire childhood in a coma. Then I turned twenty and I kissed a woman."I underlined it and earmarked the page and put the book on my bedside table, just to remind myself I had a story that had been written before.The full piece is at BuzzFeed: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ca...
