Godspeed: A Novel
by Lynn Breedlove
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Author: Lynn BreedloveEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-06-03
ISBN: 0312313632
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
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Book Review: An unrecognized American classic
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a suprising great novel from former Tribe 8 member Lynn Breedlove. From its first words, it grabs the reader and pulls him/her into the world of Jim, a self proclaimed tranny dyke, as she explores the world from California to New York, after being dumped by her lover, a sex worker named Ally. Comic at times, yet heart-breaking as we see Jim spiral in drug use and loss love, Breedlove's novel is beautiful in everyway, from its characters (from Jim to her mom) to its prose style, poetically rendered within its 287 pages. It is a good read for anyone interested in queer studies and queer lifestyles, such as those defined in Judith Halberstam's "In a Queer Time & Place," but great works of fiction should never be limited to an audience, and works such as "Godspeed" should be read by anyone as part of the American literary canon to be ranked, as Halberstams says, with Burrough's "Naked Lunch." I am just deeply surprised that this hasn't recieved more literary acclaim as within my own library it ranks as one of my favorite pieces of writings.
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