Customer Reviews

Beebo Brinker (Lesbian Pulp Fiction)

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First things first, I'm still in the process of coming out...

Secondly, I have been a bookworm ever since I can remember. I grew up reading the likes of Nancy Drew and Babysitter's Club (Ann M. Martin) and daydreaming about the heroines, wishing they weren't straight.

I am so happy I found this book. I absolutely loved it. It was very descriptive, from the pizza place to her night watching the girls dance.

I could not put it down until there were no more pages left to devour.

The characters were strong & deliciously human.

I wish I knew about this series when I was a teenager; I would have gladly snuck over to whatever side of town just to get to these books, hid them underneath my mattress with my diary...

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Beebo Brinker is a one of the best of the lesbian pulp fiction novels from the 1950s, and is here reprinted in all its original steamy charm and vivacious energy. Sensual, with a timeless insight into love, lust, and relationship conflicts between women, Beebo Brinker is an enduring title as erotic and compelling today as it was when its was originally published some fifty years ago.

Although not a very difficult read, this book glimpses into the lives of gays and lesbians during the period before Stonewall, and the sexual revolution. I felt that it was a very interesting way to learn to about the lifestyles of gays and lesbians during that time period, and on top of that it was a great story that makes you want to read it from cover to cover.

While this certainly isn't the best book I've read, it does leave you wanting to read more. I bought this because it was an assigned textbook for one of my classes, and I'm thinking about going to get my hands on the rest of the series.

Our local book group chose Beebo Brinker to read and discuss. It has been compared to watching an old black and white classic movie. Brings up similar emotions. Though times have changed, if you put youself in the era that this book was published, an appreciation will develop. There are moments of very good writing. A fun book to read.

I love how some people can make their life a living hell. Beebo is that person. I only wish that there's more information on how Beebo's relationship with Paula went and gone. I read all of Ann Bannon's books and its been a great read .

This was one of the 1st books I read when I came "OUT". I'm not a real reader & it held my attention as well as made me laugh out loud.

I am happy with my purchase but my review is more to do with publication. There are 50 pages reprinted and out of order in the book and 50 pages missing. I am frustrated because this is almost the end of the book.