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Category Archives: Jane Rule
“how to live with the baggage of life”: A Review of Jane Rule’s Memoir TAKING MY LIFE
I want to start off this review with a confession: Taking My Life, legendary Canadian lesbian writer Jane Rule’s memoir, was given to me as a review copy for this blog not long after I first began it in 2012. … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Jane Rule, Lesbian, memoir, Non-Fiction, Queer, Vancouver
Tagged Canadian authors, Feminist, herstory, LGBTQ, literature
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The Top Ten Best First Lines of Fiction (Oh Yeah, All by Women Writers)
Not only can (and should) you judge a book by its cover, but the first line is always a pretty good indicator of whether you’re going to like a book or not. The best kinds of first sentences can epitomize tone, … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Coming-of-age, Fiction, Jane Rule, Lesbian, Non-Canadian, Queer
Tagged Anne of Green Gables, Desert of the Heart, Emily M Danforth, Harriet the Spy, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling, jane austen, Jane Rule, jeanette winterson, Louise Fitzhugh, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit, Orlando, Pride and Prejudice, sarah waters, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Tipping the Velvet, virginia woolf
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The Beginning of Contemporary Lesbian Literature: A Review of Jane Rule’s Desert of the Heart
It’s easy to forget when you’re reading Desert of the Heart, by American-turned-Canadian author Jane Rule, that it was actually published in 1964. But it is essential to remember, because it’s astonishing, really, that this kind of lesbian novel was … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Fiction, Jane Rule, Lesbian, Queer
Tagged books, lesbian pulp, literature, Talonbooks
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A Glimpse into a Different Kind of Queerness: A Review of Jane Rule’s Novel Memory Board
Jane Rule’s 1987 Memory Board was recommended to me as the novel I should start with when approaching this Canadian lesbian writing legend who passed away in 2007. I followed the advice of the professors who gave me a quick … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian, Daphne Marlatt, Fiction, Jane Rule, Lesbian, Queer, Vancouver
Tagged Book Review, books, Canadian, fiction, lesbian, literature
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