People In Trouble
Sarah Schulman
Kate, involved in a love triangle with her husband and her lesbian lover, works as an artist and AIDS activist in New York City. ‘At times lapsing into melodrama, Schulman carefully balances the story lines, using Kate’s own sexual awareness and awakening as a benchmark for the situation of the besieged homosexual community,’ PW wrote.
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From Library Journal
AIDS is a metaphor for ‘the beginning of the end of the world’ in this dark gay-lesbian novel about Kate, a married artist dabbling in lesbian sex, Molly, her lesbian/activist lover, and Peter, Kate’s Yuppie scene designer husband, who is confused by not only his wife’s increasing interest in the gay world, but by the increasing gayness of the world itself. They play out their story in a futuristic New York City, where a radical gay group robs banks to help AIDS patients. Though Schulman has talent, the sophisticated, New York flavor of the book and the often inaccessibility of the characters leave little for many readers to identify with, and the graphic gay sex scenes may be offensive to conservative audiences. Nevertheless, Schulman creates a disturbing picture of the plight of humanity and our seeming indifference, a theme which cuts across strictly gay borders. For larger collections with demand for gay/lesbian literature.
– Rosellen Brewer, Monterey Cty. Free Libs., Seaside, Cal.
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| ISBN | 452265681 |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Copyright Date | 1990 |
| Publication Date | 11-Feb-91 |
| Publisher | Plume |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 1 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| BookID | 9807 |
