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Early ghost stories are filled with characters that can be read as coded lesbians--maiden aunts and spinsters--lurking at the fringe of mortal life. In this collection, 17 authors have spun lesbian ghost stories that vary from the eerie to the romantic. (Adult Fiction)
As the title indicates, this is an analogy of lesbian ghost stories. Not erotica -- one or two of the stories might edge up as far as an R rating, but otherwise it's solidly PG-13 and under. It's from Lethe Press, edited by Catherine Lundoff.
The very first story was what hooked me in, and I still consider it one of the strongest: "Spirit Horse Ranch" by Sacchi Green, a mystery tale with a twist at the end I would never have suspected. A few others I particularly liked were "Some Old Lover's Ghost" by Dayle A. Dermatis, which I could picture myself reading in a mainstream magazine just by changing the gender of the viewpoint character; "Ostraca" by Brenta Blevins, a hilarious send-up of pompous academic silverbacks; and "The Oath" by Lynne Jamneck, which made me want to read more stories about that set of characters (hint, hint!).
But don't think that I disliked the stories I didn't single out. In fact, this anthology has no "Waste of Ink" award; even the stories I considered less strong were still pretty good. They range in style from humor to horror, and have a diverse, interesting set of protagonists. My one real criticism is that "Meeting Mr. Krenshaw" by Ka Vang might have worked better at novelette length -- anti-gay bigotry, anti-Asian bigotry, culture clash, family drama, and a relationship beset by communication issues is an awful lot of conflict to resolve in one short story, and I'd have liked to see a bit more time taken to explore at least the latter two topics.
Overall, I would rate this book at 4 stars, "above average", and recommend it to anyone who likes love stories and supernatural elements. ( )
Early ghost stories are filled with characters that can be read as coded lesbians--maiden aunts and spinsters--lurking at the fringe of mortal life. In this collection, 17 authors have spun lesbian ghost stories that vary from the eerie to the romantic. (Adult Fiction)
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The very first story was what hooked me in, and I still consider it one of the strongest: "Spirit Horse Ranch" by Sacchi Green, a mystery tale with a twist at the end I would never have suspected. A few others I particularly liked were "Some Old Lover's Ghost" by Dayle A. Dermatis, which I could picture myself reading in a mainstream magazine just by changing the gender of the viewpoint character; "Ostraca" by Brenta Blevins, a hilarious send-up of pompous academic silverbacks; and "The Oath" by Lynne Jamneck, which made me want to read more stories about that set of characters (hint, hint!).
But don't think that I disliked the stories I didn't single out. In fact, this anthology has no "Waste of Ink" award; even the stories I considered less strong were still pretty good. They range in style from humor to horror, and have a diverse, interesting set of protagonists. My one real criticism is that "Meeting Mr. Krenshaw" by Ka Vang might have worked better at novelette length -- anti-gay bigotry, anti-Asian bigotry, culture clash, family drama, and a relationship beset by communication issues is an awful lot of conflict to resolve in one short story, and I'd have liked to see a bit more time taken to explore at least the latter two topics.
Overall, I would rate this book at 4 stars, "above average", and recommend it to anyone who likes love stories and supernatural elements. (