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Short essays based on the authors life as a butch lesbian in small town Canada. Filled with warmth and humour.
Loved this book, smart and funny has me heading to the book store for more of Ivan's wit and charm ❤
nearly all my favorites of ivan's stories are in this collection. reading it felt like holding a hot bowl of soup up to my face in the winter.
sweet n cute! happy, silly, oozing-warmth kinda gay bookie. knowing ivan and their ex wife split up even after writing the last chapter makes me think ok heartbreak won't kill me also ivan coyote is so hecking hot they can hit me up anytime yoohoo
I have such a crush on Ivan E. Coyote. Amazing book. <3 /fangirl
My unreserved recommendation of Missed Her to anyone who reads is so much a given it almost feels distracting to point it out amidst the desire to somehow convey in words the splendor I experienced among its pages. More than in most instances I've ever observed, this collection exemplifies the capacity to capture moments and preserve them in the pristine purity of seamless prose.That prose either takes what may seem ordinary moments and infuses them with exquisiteness or perhaps just outlines th...
Ivan brings down the house, unreservedly, every. damn. time.I keep thinking I can read this on the bus, and I can, but I always cry which is ok but I'm going to work so I have to pull myself together somewhat before meet-and-greets, you know?But, I did get to meet a really cool younger person on the bus ride the other day, and our haircuts and this book acted as great conversation topics.
rating: 4/5Unfortunately I've never had the pleasure to see Coyote perform her stories live. I heard it is an amazing experience and that if I had seen her perform, I would love her stories even more. Maybe someday I'll be lucky enough to do so. Until then I will stay content reading her stories; some are humorous, others sad, some say something poignant about life while others just entertain. They explore issues of feminism, lesbians, the butch identity, friendships, love, and everything in bet...
The first book I ever read by Ivan Coyote. I love learning more about the lives of the great queer poets that I learned so much from. If it wasn't for artists like Ivan Coyote, I would have no language or understanding of who I am today.
I could not get really into this collection of essays. The writing was good, but I had some trouble relating to the author's experiences because she in some ways was so rigid in her conversation about identities. I also found her tell us how great she is a lot. In the grand scheme of things, I think I understand why the author does have somewhat rigid discussion of identities- it feels largely because of her own experiences as being a butch predominately estrogen based person in a society that d...
Lovely collection of short stories that are like small memoires: incredibly personal and some poignantly beautiful, particularly when (s)he writes about his/her grandmother.
This was the first one of Ivan's short story books that I didn't love to pieces. I wonder why? Just less than resonated deep in me overall. Had a strong start but a less captivating ending. Onto the next one!
Ivan Coyote has such a gift for capturing life's stories... the only problem with this book is that it was over too soon.I am not going to give a longer review because I am going on to read my next Ivan Coyote book.
I really loved this collection of essays that grew out of Coyote's own experience. They were a neat window into their life and I like how they talk about experience. There was a gamut, certainly, and most of them include a couple of encounters that were not always immediately related for me - but someone reading slower might have a different experience.Will be reading more by this writer!
I really enjoyed this book. I had a problem deciding if I should shelve it with short-stories or memoir, but I bought it second hand with a library sticker on it saying FIC, so I trust unto librarians. The same week I read this I read Liz Duck-Chong's profile of Ivan in Kill Your Darlings, and experienced the same dissonance I experienced when I read Halberstam's Female Masculinity alongside a recent Halberstam interview. In both cases some things have shifted in the author's gender presentation...
Thanks to Donna for alerting me to Ivan E. Coyote. Loved this book.
So this collection felt a bit flat to me. I think the author is a gifted storyteller whose work I would really enjoy seeing performed, but all of them didn't quite work on the page.One piece in the collection, however, did melt my heart. It was actually the piece that upon reading it in the store made me buy the rest of the collection. It was titled, "The Rest of Us..." which I hope is a reference to Kate Bornstein's Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women and the Rest of Us. Ivan Coyote goes to their gran...
I want to give Ivan a bear hug.
Interesting stories...I liked the setup, each little chapter was a different story...and they were short...enjoyed reading this book
Ivan is a masterful storyteller. We just received finished books today but of course I get to read the stories earlier. Damn, Ivan can write and Ivan can tell a story.Makes me laugh, makes me think and makes me cry.Ivan E Coyote is it.
