Fiction. African-American studies. Gay and lesbian studies. Using traditional storytelling and nontraditional verse to chronicle the course of love returning in the lifetimes of one woman-loving-woman named bull-dog-jean, the bull-jeanstories give cultural documentation and social commentary on African-American herstory and survival. Set in the rural South of the 1920s, the bull-jean stories herald the spirit of African-American people.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The most lyrical and theatrical piece I've read in awhile!,
By FrmrPhD@pacbell.net (California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bull-Jean Stories (Paperback)
This text was amazingly refreshing, not only because it's theme was southern black womanlove, but because Bridgeforth's phrasing, her dialogue/dialect and her detailings of lost love are as profound as they are poignant; as lyrical as they are lovely; as heartwrenching as they are humorous. If I have any complaints, they would be that the stories were so few that I literally ached for more, almost as I ached for the character of Bull Jean; and that I have yet to see these pieces/stories/epiphanies performed. Bridgeforth's work is dedicated to revealing the premise, the promise and the pain of black lesbian love, southern style, conjuring up images of Shay Youngblood, Ntozake Shange and dare I say Dorothy Allison. I for one am richer and feel rewarded for having laughed and cried with Bull Jean and her many lost [and found] loves.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
More Fun Than A Movie,
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This review is from: The Bull-Jean Stories (Paperback)
In the haze of a Michigan Women's Festival delerium, standing next to Sharon Bridgforth in a bookstall, I bought her book, along with any other lesbian book of poetry I thought I might like. I've since reread this book repeatedly, recommended it repeatedly, and offer this opinion: If you like women, if you like to laugh, if you like a heart-breaking, soul-warming story, buy this book. Buy 12 of them.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Blues like they were meant to be sung!,
By Dee Dee (Boston) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Bull-Jean Stories (Paperback)
Sharon Bridgforth is a conjurer. She captures the voices of folks on the pages of this book whose stories would otherwise be lost in the wind. I laughed out loud, big old belly laughs, and read the stories aloud to friends and family. This writer is a descendant of Langston Hughes and all the folks who tell stories on the corner, in the back of the church, in the beauty parlor and on the porch, looking at the sunset. Her deeply felt prose and poetry is redeeming. Thank you for one of the most enjoyable experiences I've had as a reader in recent memory!
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