Comments on: Read a F*cking Book: Barbara Sjoholm's "Incognito Street"

By: Chloe

Chloe — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:52:24 +0000

I just started reading this thanks to your suggestion and so far it reminds me of Just Kids… but if instead of Mapplethorpe turning out to be gay it was Patti Smith. (I guess? I haven’t read much.)

By: michelle

michelle — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 05:22:39 +0000

I look forward to reading these books. I was traveling around Europe in the 80s.

By: N

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:03:20 +0000

I had similar feelings for/ in reaction to Gaudi Afternoon- hated to admit that it took away from my enjoyment of the book, considering how much I had been enjoying it otherwise.

By: N

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:00:59 +0000

One of my favorite books!

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:17:29 +0000

Thank you so much for this article- I hadn’t heard of Barbara Sjoholms, but I am her contemporary, with what sound like a similar experience, so look forward to reading her memoir.
I really appreciate all the diverse subjects and areas that Autostraddle informs me about!

By: Tina

Tina — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:56:01 +0000

This looks amazing, and sounds exactly what I want to do, travel and write!

By: caseythecanadianlesbrarian

caseythecanadianlesbrarian — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 00:30:46 +0000

This sounds fascinating! Thanks for the heads up.

By: Rie

Rie — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:53:09 +0000

I love Barbara Sjoholm’s mystery novels and short stories-Death of a Well Traveled Woman is super fun, and The Dog Collar Murders give a really interesting portrait of the feminist sex wars in the 80s and 90s.

Heads up, though: Gaudi Afternoon has a weird transphobic reveal. The narrator’s politics are…well, could be worse…for the time it was written, but it did spoil the book for me. (Which is a shame, because it’s about gorgeous Barcelona.)

By: Hold the Pickles

Hold the Pickles — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:20:01 +0000

this sounds like a great book. thanks!