Lesbianism Made Easy [Paperback]

Helen Eisenbach (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 19, 1998

A hilarious look at lesbian life. In this irreverent how-to, even the least lesbian among readers can learn how to pick up girls, how to have sex, how to cope with the woman of their dreams, even how to heal, or heel, the inner lesbian. National ads/media.


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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

If you've always wanted to give this lesbianism thing a whirl, this manual for sapphic living from a dedicated womanizer may be just what you're looking for. First, Eisenbach will help you discover if you're truly ready to be a lesbian. Then she'll take you step by step through picking up other women (or being picked up yourself), making love to them, and how to settle down with one for a relationship. The author's dry wit is an acquired taste, but try to stick with it, because just beneath the unrelenting subtlety and irony, you'll find sensible advice about self-esteem and relationships. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Library Journal

A novelist (Loonglow, LJ 6/1/88), playwright (Lesbian Bathhouse), and contributor to numerous magazines, Eisenbach has written a new book that is a welcome relief from the plethora of self-help books that take themselves ever-so-seriously. This irreverent look at lesbianism covers such topics as how to know you're a lesbian, finding the woman of your dreams, breaking up, and, yes, choosing a pet. "The Bisexually Challenged" and "Healing Your Inner Lesbianism" are but two of the many chapters that illuminate lesbian culture in a tongue-in-cheek fashion that will amuse even the most politically correct dyke. Deftly woven into Eisenbach's humor are strands of insight and wisdom that elevate this book from simple comedy to social satire. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries with large gay and lesbian collections.?Pamela W. Bellows, Northwestern Connecticut Community-Technical Coll. Lib., Winsted
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (May 19, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609800949
• ISBN-13: 978-0609800942
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,437,089 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh, funny and astute synopsis of lesbian life, July 31, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Lesbianism Made Easy (Hardcover)

It is best to chose wisely when deciding where to read this book. I started in a restaurant, with starched linen tableclothes. I laughed so much that I spat tomato and basil soup over a good proportion of it. Ms Eisenbach manages to be funny whilst also giving good advice on such difficult subjects as: When to phone a woman after you have had sex with her. Her account of naming a lesbian pet is wonderful but may cause you to have fits of the giggles next time you hear a friend call her dog. She advised aspirant lesbians to "lighten up" This is just the book to do it!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book saved my life!, April 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lesbianism Made Easy (Paperback)

I happened to pick up this book at a time when I was feeling particularly depressed, almost suicidal, about my life as a lesbian. Within a few minutes after starting to read it I was laughing out loud, and by the time I was halfway through I was literally rolling on the floor. There is something on every single page of this book that struck home in a way that made me not only laugh, but to begin to love myself and my life again. Reading this book was a turning point for me, I look at myself and my friends with compassion and affection and I realize how liberating it is to have a built-in opportunity to exit from the main road of society's expecations for women. I HIGHLY recommend it!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book saved my life!, April 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Lesbianism Made Easy (Paperback)

I happened to pick up this book at a time when I was feeling particularly depressed, almost suicidal, about my life as a lesbian. Within a few minutes after starting to read it I was laughing out loud, and by the time I was halfway through I was literally rolling on the floor. There is something on every single page of this book that struck home in a way that made me not only laugh, but to begin to love myself and my life again. Reading this book was a turning point for me, I look at myself and my friends with compassion and affection and I realize how liberating it is to have a built-in opportunity to exit from the main road of society's expecations for women. I HIGHLY recommend it!