Loading ...“Journey to a woman” by Ann Bannon
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“Journey to a woman” is part of the Beebo Binker Chronicles, a series of six lesbian pulp fiction novels written in the late 50s and early 60s by American writer Ann Bannon.
As such, my expectations in terms of style were somewhat limited, but I had high expectations in terms of entertainement value. I wasn’t disappointed; it’s been a while since I’ve laughed so much reading a book. Ann’s dialogues are packed with every day wit, and her characters really do seem like people I know. |
While my critical mind can easily point out some weaknesses in the plot (”no way that would happen this way!” I hear my brain scream), I read the book almost from cover to cover in one sitting, so entranced in the story that I was.
This book is actually the fourth in the series but I don’t feel that I have lost any meaning by not reading the other ones first. According to Wikipedia entry on Ann Bannon, she is said to have written this series as a housewife struggling with her own sexuality; this is probably why her characters seem so true to life, with an urge to come out of their housewifery bubble and go explore the gay scene of the Village, New York.
I’ve enjoyed this book so much that I have now decided to read the other books in the series. Recommended.
Links:
Ann Bannon interview, April 2008, Seattle gay scene
Ann Bannon interview, April 2008, SX
Tags: lesbian/bi women