Dykette: A Novel

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The farther you zoom out, the scarier it gets; I’m definitely worried and afraid about what’s going on in the world and feel absolutely a part of it.

A “dykette” is obsessed with aesthetics, symbols, and signifiers, and in Sasha’s case, this manifests in “looking the part” of the ultimate housewife as much as (if not more than) internalizing the ideals of one. the vision of lesbianism presented here is rigid, unempathetic, and rather unfun (side note: davis has a pointed section about people who lob Boring accusations, but i’m sorry, I had to kind of skim over much of this book.In a big way, it’s been a journey of learning to love the fluffiness of being femme and also knowing that it’s not just an aesthetic; it’s also a political and rhetorical identifier that many people find a lot of meaning in.

It was certainly possible that under fluorescent bulbs, the green of Sasha’s fur would not have shimmered so. Vivienne, who had been sleeping on the plush bath mat, lifted her head to lick Sasha’s dangling wrist, and Sasha massaged Vivienne’s shiny forehead. Sasha is high femme, she's in her mid 20s, has exclusively dated butches, and enjoys performing "traditional gender roles" with her partners.Personally, the meaning or importance of that word is that it affiliates me with people who sort of share this way of being in the world, of seeing the world, [and] being experienced by the world as frilly, girly, accessorised, frivolous, superficial. This deeply smart, original, and funny debut novel has permanently shifted my understanding of the relationship between honesty and performance . Soon, all the personalities are sorted out for us, but Sasha remains our lens through which all events unfold. Their most public dramas are well-known by the group, but their energy isn't taken up by trying to defend themselves, but rather by trying to pretend that nothing bothers them.

When a pair of older, richer lesbians--prominent news host Jules Todd and her psychotherapist partner, Miranda--invites Sasha and Jesse to their country home for the holidays, they're quick to accept.

As soon as I decided to do that, I felt so much freedom and it sort of came together pretty quickly after that. This is quickly confirmed as Darcy the Internet Influencer takes center stage and anything else she can take.