Dykes to Watch Out for
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • About the "Lesbian Nation"
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Dykes to Watch Out for
Alison Bechdel
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ASIN: 0932379176

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Slice of Life.......2000-08-01

I first found Ms. Bechdel's work in, of all places, a science fiction bookstore. I was in the mood for cartoon books, picked up hers, and noticed that her characters had four fingers to go with their thumbs, were mostly female, had women of all races and shapes, and they were drawn in a reasonably anatomically correct manner.

Although I am not a lesbian (but am a friend of the family), I was drawn to the richness and humanity of Bechdel's characters. When I saw the drawing of one woman cowering under the bedcovers and her partner going after a stray bat (animal) with a tennis racket, I roared with laughter and took the book to the checkout line.

If you are straight and want a gentle and humorous look into lesbian life or are lesbian and just want a warm "me too" kind of chuckle, this is the book for you.

5 out of 5 stars About the "Lesbian Nation".......1998-10-18

When I first read this book I became fascinate with the story, the characters seems to be very representative of the so call "Lesbian Nation" about the sisters and queers. Also establish the transformation suffer by the lesbian "type" between the decades of 1960, 1970,1980 and 1990.

5 out of 5 stars I'm so glad I bought this book.......1997-08-01

I borrowed this book from a friend and finally had to buy my own copy because I liked it so much. I sometimes miss these "standalone" cartoons, even though I really like her later works with Mo and the gang. I now have all of Alison Bechdel's books and can't wait for the next ones

3 out of 5 stars Lesbian humor from an insider is much funnier on first read.......1997-03-20

This is the first book by Alison Bechdel I read, and it captivated me. I was rolling on the floor with laughter at times. Clearly one of her earlier works, it lacks the storyline of her later efforts. Still, the humor is excellent and subtly educational
Invasion of the Dykes to Watch Out for
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Subversive Comedy
  • Another great addition to the collection
  • Smart, edgy, controversial...and never dull
  • I love this strip!
Invasion of the Dykes to Watch Out for
Alison Bechdel
Manufacturer: Alyson Publications
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Book Description

Book 11 in the Dykes to Watch Out For series finds Alison Bechdel's beloved cast of characters discovering that nothing but change is constant in our multihued terror alert system world. Mo is working her way through library school by shelving bestsellers at Bounders Books and Muzak, Sparrow and Stuart face parenthood with a mixture of ambivalence and zeal, Clarice and Toni clash over the gay marriage debate while their 10-year-old son Raffi jacks cars and slaps hos on his best friend's computer, Sydney's mammogram yields very bad news, Ginger's love life is finally looking up, and is a Hello Kitty thong really the best gift Lois can give 13-year-old Jonas when s/he becomes Janis? Alison Bechdel is legendary for her ability to examine global politics through the prism of dinner conversations, and this book is no exception. Sydney's doctor insists in likening her malignant cells to terrorists, Stuart's home improvement project develops disturbing parallels to Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Ginger's best student turns out to be her most conservative, resulting in an ideology-busting clash of red- and blue-state values.

Alison Bechdel has been writing and illustrating Dykes to Watch Out For since 1982. Her books have won multiple awards, and she was most recently a finalist for the Ferro-Grumley Award and two Eisner awards. She lives in Vermont and is working on a graphic memoir about her queer father.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Subversive Comedy.......2007-04-09

The graphic novel, Invasion of the Dykes to Watch Out For, by Allison Bechdel, confronts contemporary societal issue such as the "War on Terror," breast cancer, homosexuality, rampant consumerism, motherhood, and popular culture. Bechdel's use of humor challenges authority by refusing to take it seriously. She attacks the deliberate choices people make: hypocrisies, affectations and mindless following of social expectations. The text does not do away with women's feelings of powerlessness; instead it highlights the political nature of women. Invasion of the Dykes to Watch Out For inspires as well as entertains.

5 out of 5 stars Another great addition to the collection.......2006-02-24

My only complaint is that the books don't come out more often! Other than that, Bechdel's humorous social commentary is as fresh as ever. I've been a fan for over 15 years and am always impatient for the next book to come out. Sure, I can go online and read the strip there, but it seems more gratifying to me to read them all at once in book form.

5 out of 5 stars Smart, edgy, controversial...and never dull.......2005-12-19

I had never heard of Alison Bechdel or Dykes to Watch Out For until I was fortunate enough to hear her speak at a diversity conference I attended. She was witty and poignant and I picked up this book and bought it. So I started at the end of a series which I have now gone back and read from the beginning and I love it! This particular book was a great collection (obviously enough to hook me in) that made me laugh, think, and reflected moments in my own life, despite my being heterosexual. What I love about her characters is they are real, smart, interesting women. What I hope for is the day when they are present in the comic pages of national newspapers rather than just liberal lesser known publications. One day we won't have to have a special Lesbian/Gay genre...it will just be incorporated into mainstream media the way the heterosexual experience is today. Support such a world by investing in her work and supporting others like her. Open your mind to new experiences and laugh a little in the process.

5 out of 5 stars I love this strip!.......2005-11-24

This is one of my favorite comics. I love Alison Bechdel! I have all of the books, and I have been a fan for about 8 years. She's always so funny and insightful. It's like reading a soap opera. I can hardly wait for each installment. You really get to know and love all of the characters, and it's hard not to get emotional over the story lines. Everyone should read all of her books.
Post-Dykes to Watch Out For
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Best DTWOF yet
  • Dykes grow up
  • More, more, more
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  • impressive -- major talent
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Amazon.com

The further adventures of Mo, her tenure-bound girlfriend, Sydney, and their much-loved friends unfold against a shifting gender landscape: lesbians sleeping with men, lesbians becoming men, Ginger sleeping with lesbians who've become men. As with her eight previous collections, Alison Bechdel covers a host of pressing issues, from the Monica Lewinsky scandal to the decline of the independent bookstore, and pauses to consider whether an online affair qualifies as cheating. "Of course it's cheating!" says Mo, "It would be a diversion of emotional energy." Sydney demurs: "It's more like remote, interactive masturbation." True love survives the gender wars, but monogamy may be on the wane. Don't miss the thrilling details, in the last volume of Bechdel's work to be published by the now-defunct Firebrand Press. --Regina Marler

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Best DTWOF yet.......2003-10-30

This is without doubt the best yet of the series. I got hooked on the third book when I "came out" in college, and have kept up over the years. I re-read all of them regularly (the mental equivalent of comfort food-- definitely better than "Friends" re-runs) and enjoy seeing how Bechdel's artistic talent, human insight, and compassion grow over time. For those who are new to the series, it might be a good idea to start with this one (to get hooked on the artist's gifts at their current height), then go back and re-read them all in chronological order, so as to see the development both of characters and of creative talents. The whole series creates an immensely rich and beautiful portrait of human lives. Despite having one thing in common--a non-mainstream life--the characters are nonetheless extremely varied and individual, and their interactions are rich and real.

Like previous books, this one includes an "appendix" of sorts at the end, with extra material about the characters--deeper stories that wouldn't fit into the shorter two-page format. It is the appendix in this book that makes it "the best yet." Jezanna's story-- coming to terms with her mother's death and her Dad's dating--is incredibly moving and extremely true-to-life in so many subtle ways. In graphic art as in film acting, it takes skill to portray a character's emotions, but it takes even more skill to portray a character's emotions that they are hiding from themselves (such as when Jezanna's dad returns from the bathroom and, uncomfortable at catching a private moment of grief, pretends not to notice and tries to return everything to "normal" as fast as possible--don't we all have people in our lives who cope with difficult emotions this way?).

As always, the subtletly, humanity and overall compassion that infuse this strip make it a must-read for anyone of any political persuasion.

4 out of 5 stars Dykes grow up.......2001-02-04

It would have been a major feat for Bechdel to keep the pace of her first books. The novelty bloom has faded some. Bechdel has courageously taken the route of allowing her characters to age. And the series has to pay the price for it. But this is for the best as we do age too and our affection toward Bechdel's cast grows since we can relate to them, no matter whether we are men or women. When Clarice and Toni try to raise their son in suburbia, their life has gotta become duller, even if it is still more exiting than their neighbour's life. Food for thought for us aging homos. It is a tribute to Bechdel talent that she weathers this transition and manages to bring more than the occasional flash of brilliance that she has shown on her previous work. It bodes well for the future as the excitement in the life of her heroines will come back when their progenies start dating, retirement planning becomes a priority, dates are not as easy too find, "remedial" surgery might be considered, etc... I, for one, will make sure that I do not miss a beat.

4 out of 5 stars More, more, more.......2001-01-07

In the latest collection by Bechdel of her award-winning series"Dykes to Watch out for", she chronicles the lives of hercharacters with wit, intelligence, and charm. I am continually amazedat Bechdel's ability to educate readers through her characters,especially about grassroots politics and modern dyke life. My favoritepart of this particular book is about Lois and her attraction to afemale-to-male transsexual. Wait, it's really about how Mo and Sydneyhave... while each is at work. Umm, no, it's... Well, I just can'tpick one! I love it all.

5 out of 5 stars Bechdel's out of the box!.......2000-07-28

Alison Bechdel's characters go beyond binary thinking in this latest DTWOF collection. Transgenderism, bisexuality, and polyamory are all explored...honestly, believably, and as thoroughly as possible in a slim volume like this one.

I've read all of Bechdel's collections (in order no less), and this one is far and away the most impressive. As Mo, Clarice, Lois, Sparrow, Toni, Ginger, Jezanna, and others grow in their relationships, they realize that life is not always as clear-cut as it seems, and they learn to look beyond the surface level to the meaning of words like "lesbian," "woman," "partner." It's delightful to see the explorations and reactions of characters to stimuli such as a male housemate in the Lois-Ginger-Sparrow household, or the struggling-to-understand conservative neighbors in Toni and Clarice's new suburban neighborhood.

As always, the artwork is fantastic, and the stories are compelling. These are simply some of the finest comics being drawn today.

5 out of 5 stars impressive -- major talent.......2000-06-15

Another infusion of Mo and the gang, for those of us who don't get it daily.

(If you're new to DTWOF, I recommend reading all the books -- in chrono order.)

Just maybe the best one yet, as the characters and the issues they face become more mature and multi-faceted.

Terrific artwork.

Among the many impressive, and funny, installments is one ("leadership vacuum", p. 20) in which Mo has to slap Bechdel around a little.

And the long story that closes the book, following all the dailies, is *brilliantly* orchestrated. I think it's the best one of those yet.

Way to go, Alison Bechdel. I was sorry to finish the book -- I want more!
New Improved!: Dykes to Watch Out for
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • talented cartoonist, brilliant strip
  • An earlier work, combines classic humor and great art
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars talented cartoonist, brilliant strip.......2000-11-12

Appropriately enough, the cover of this installment of America's favorite Lesbian cartoon "soap-opera" depicts our heroines at... the Laundermat! Alison Bechtel's "Dykes To Watch Out For" comic strip is a long-enduring feature of Gay weekly newspapers, but it is best to read it in paperback collections. The series has been compiled into nine separate books. I recommend reading them in chronological order! The art is fantastic, but the creator pays particular attention to story continuity. Mo and her cronies grow and develop throughout the series. The characters are so real and appealing, we come to regard them as old friends whose lives we've shared. Watch out for these dykes as they get involved with community, careers, family, friends, feminism, political activism, recreation, romance, and relationships. The comedy is often laugh-out-loud hilarious, but serious subjects are treated with sensitivity. Heterosexual readers, even male readers, can identify with Bechtel's Lesbian characters and their very normal life situations.

4 out of 5 stars An earlier work, combines classic humor and great art.......1997-04-21

Mo episodes 24-77, this book contains Bechdel's characteristic humor and well-rendered characters. I loved it, and as always found many of my friend's adventures worth grins and chuckles. It lacks the smooth quality of her later works, and you search in vain for the easily missed background humor which make multiple reads of her books so much fun. Still, it contains some great lines, as when Miko opines "Anchovies on your fiurst date? Kinky!" A must for a dedicated reader, this book is probably not the best choice for someone approaching the series for the first time.
The Indelible Alison Bechdel : Confessions, Comix, and Miscellaneous Dykes to Watch Out for
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • You Must Have It
  • Ever wished you could meet the author of DTWOF?
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A little bit of everything.......2007-01-11

This is a wonderful book for fans of DTWOF with little cartoons from calanders and what not. However, it is not a part of the series, so people looking for additions to the narrative of the books will be disappointed or a bit frustrated. But aside from that, this is a book full of goodies, perfect to savor a little bit at a time.

5 out of 5 stars Unusually insightful and fresh for such a long-running show.......2002-05-15

Even as a white middle class hetero, I enjoy following on an ocassional basis the progress of Ms. Bechdel's cast of characters. It's rare to find a cartoonist who has so sucessfully kept a shtick going so long without becoming hopelessly stale (although perhaps it's a bit easier for a self-consciously running commentary on society and politics wherre the material is a little more dynamic than, say, the antics of Dennis the Menace or Little Jeffrey)....

5 out of 5 stars You Must Have It.......1998-10-10

Bechdel's prose here is as smart and funny as readers of the regular strip would expect. It starts as a memoir as she describes her beginnings and progression as a cartoonist, and includes lots of early drawings and strips. The bulk of the book is made up of stuff never seen in the DTWOF volumes: strips from her calendars, strips made for other magazines or special occasions, and autobiographical work. It's great stuff, always funny, and everyone with a sense of humor should buy it right away.

5 out of 5 stars Ever wished you could meet the author of DTWOF?.......1998-05-05

This book is the next best thing.

It includes her earliest drawings (as in, from age 3), comments on what was happening in her life at the time that certain strips were drawn, what her mother thinks of certain storylines and who she was actually writing about in some of the more intimate one-shots.

Since Bechdel has stopped publishing calendars, there's a section that includes each one from 1990 to 1997. Also, there are stills from the "factory tour" screen saver, the results of an artist jam, a story timeline, and strips that were published elsewhere (for certain causes, specials for various magazines, and so on).

If you've got all of the other previous DTWOF books, this won't make your collection complete (there's a strip for teenagers about how to deal with a friend coming out that I just couldn't find in this book), but it will certainly help you get there. Warning: there is some overlap if you have all the books.

This was a neat surprise to find at Amazon.com -- I had no idea that Bechdel was working on this compliation. Definately add it to your collection!
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Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Just cool comics
  • My Favorite "Soap Opera"
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Just cool comics.......2002-08-24

I stumbled across this series and have been delighted ever since. Lots of PC discussion, argument, worry and neuroses. Just plain fun and an interesting look at a different perspective. Well drawn and at times just plain funny.

5 out of 5 stars My Favorite "Soap Opera".......2000-08-01

This was the second Bechdel book I purchased and it hooked me for life. Her earlier works were bits and commentaries on life, but this one takes a group of characters and builds a web of stories and community. Each character is unique and interesting as a character, something you just don't often see in comics.

For example, although Watterson's "Calvin and Hobbes" series has some wonderful characters in it, they never change. He took a moment in a child's life, froze it, and riffed on that. Bechdel starts at a time in her characters' lifes, shows a lot of personality within one or two panels, and moves them forward through time. Their characters have an arc and they do change.

These strips are all from a series published as she went along. So, it's all rather Dickensian, isn't it? I wonder sometimes how she decides how things will go. Given that they are published in real time, she has an opportinity to map the character's lives to those of her community and to current events.

I view this as the only "soap opera" worth following.

For those unfamiliar with her work, be advised that the subject matter (certainly in the supplemental bit added to the end of the book) is on the mature side.

4 out of 5 stars A wonderful look into the life and loves in the lesbian comm.......1998-03-26

This is a great look at the life and loves of the lesbian community. I truly enjoyed it!

5 out of 5 stars Mo episodes 1-23. Recommended.......1997-03-20

The Mo tale, episodes 1-23, rounds out this book, which is a transition between the disconnected, but funny, strips of the original "Dykes to Watch Out For", and the saga of Mo. The book contains both, as well as Mo and Harriet's first night together
Dykes and Sundry Other Carbon-Based Life-Forms to Watch Out for
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Funny, poignant and vividly real
  • As always, Bechdel's got the Zeitgeist's pulse!
  • FABULOUS!!!
  • Not just for dykes, feminists, and liberals!
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Change is afoot as the best-selling Dykes to Watch Out For series moves to Alyson. Alison Bechdel continues to illuminate the way we live through the comic strip serial that has become a national treasure. In the tenth book in the series, Mo, the curmudgeonly women's bookstore clerk, blithely rants about Dr. Laura, Donald Rumsfeld, gay Enron execs, and the pernicious effects of Frogger, while her cozy counterculture community is shifting beneath her feet. Her job is in jeopardy as Madwimmin Books's customer base defects to the chains. Her ex, Clarice, is displaying symptoms of soccer mom-itis. Her best friend, Lois, has announced her new name is Louis. And her old pal Sparrow considers whether having a baby with her boyfriend will compromise her identity as a radical lesbian feminist. Meanwhile, Toni doesn't know what do when Clarice's George W. Bush-induced depression lasts long after the inauguration and, in the wake of 9-11, her friends square off on questions of idealism, violence, compassion, patriotism, and dissent. As they hash out their ideological differences, a black-and-white world takes on surprisingly variegated shades of gray.

Alison Bechdel is the author of nine previous Dykes to Watch Out For books, three of which have been Lambda Literary Award winners, as was also her autobiography, The Indelible Alison Bechdel. She lives in Vermont.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Funny, poignant and vividly real.......2004-05-14

This is the latest edition of Alsion's series of "cartoonoramas"(her phrase)following the lives and loves of a series of lesbians who live in a place that looks suspisciously like upsatate New York. The stories are evolutionary-as are lives and focus around "Mo", a woman who resembles Ms. Bechtel herself. Most imprtantly however, the series and this edition especially are laced with sharp wit and warm humor as well as the "zeitgeist' as the reviewer above noted.
When historians review our time 100 years from now, they will find these books and Doonesberry as primary sources.
Buy this book and-the whole series-and you will not regret it.

5 out of 5 stars As always, Bechdel's got the Zeitgeist's pulse!.......2004-03-18

Watching a cartoonist mature over the course of a career can be a real joy, and that's certainly been my experience with Alison Bechdel's most recent "Dykes to Watch Out For" collection. To my mind, it's a real shame that her work isn't syndicated on the comics page of general-circulation newspapers. Calling her work only of interest to the GLBT community means that a lot of folks are missing out on her real-life characters, fascinating plot twists, deft artwork, and wry interpretation of current affairs.

This straightbag het housewife says, Alison forever!

5 out of 5 stars FABULOUS!!!.......2004-01-21

Fun and wacky, as usual. I have her entire collection and can't wait for the next book. If any of you dykes out there want to find a storybook with strong Latino girl characters (could be dykes when they grow up) check out, DRUM, CHAVI, DRUM!/ TOCA, CHAVI, TOCA! Add this book to your Dykes to Watch out For collection or buy it for the children in your family. The feisty little girl isn't allowed to play Congas in the Miami Cuban Calle Ocho Festival because drumming is for boys! She struts her stuff and won't take "no" for an answer... i think this book is a first of its kind with an all Latino cast, written by a Cuban, illustrated by a Cuban and set in a Cuban community. Another super FUN book for all you lesbos out there!

Anyhow, I highly recommend the entire collection of DYKES...

5 out of 5 stars Not just for dykes, feminists, and liberals!.......2003-11-08

Hilarious, true-to-life comic strips for any human, not just dykes or feminists or liberals: Clarice and Toni are trying to raise their six-year-old son and find their sex life again; Ginger's dog is nearing the end of her life; English lit professor Sydney does what she can to try to get tenure; Jezanna is struggling with her independent bookstore Madwimmin and with menopause and with her elderly father; and Mo wonders if her life shouldn't be more than clerking at a bookstore that could go out of business any day.

Go to your favorite indie bookstore, read a few panels, and try to not laugh too loud, then buy it.Or trust me and the editorial reviews and buy it here! Buy 'em all (this is #10, but there are good introductions so you don't have to read them in order). After you're done smirking and giggling, they'll give you plenty to think about. Alison Bechdel is a goddess.

Kimberly Borrowdale
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Hot, Throbbing Dykes to Watch Out for
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • One of the funniest cartoons being drawn
  • A must read!
  • Alison Bechdel just keeps getting better
  • The seventh, and quite wonderful, DTWOF book!
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Binding: Paperback

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Will Alison Bechdel ever put a foot wrong? Will she ever lose her sense of humor about the goofy vicissitudes of the lesbian community? If this seventh book of her serial cartoon collection about Mo, the feminist bookseller everywoman and her cohorts, is any indication, I'd have to say no. Bechdel here sets her wry and wonderful sights on the explosion of lesbian erotica.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars One of the funniest cartoons being drawn.......1999-06-24

I love Bechdel's characters (my husband - yes, husband - says I remind him a *lot* of Mo when I go off on a tangent). The Madwimmin-a-go-go benefit at the end had us both laughing till we cried. Long live the mad women of Madwimmen!

5 out of 5 stars A must read!.......1998-06-27

After having read the occasional DTWOF in the local gay and lesbian press, I finally bought this collection of strips. I was incredibly impressed! Not only is this book *VERY* funny, but all of the characters seem to embody the diversity withing the gay and lesbian community. I couldn't put it down!

5 out of 5 stars Alison Bechdel just keeps getting better.......1997-07-31

Warning: if you haven't read this book, this review is a spoiler!

I really liked this latest book by Ms. Bechdel. It's nice to see good things happening for the characters: Mo stirs herself and goes after Sidney instead of whining about her lack of a girlfriend. Ginger finally gets her PhD. Toni's parents seem to be ok her lesbianism, and Clarice and Toni revitalize their partnership which has been languishing since the arrival of Raffi, and one of the most important items, Clarice's second parent adoption is approved!

I can't wait for the next book! Unfortunately, Ms. Bechdel only comes out :-) with a new book every 2 years or so. I hope she never stops this comic strip

5 out of 5 stars The seventh, and quite wonderful, DTWOF book!.......1997-07-23

This book ties up cliffhangers from the previous collection, "Unnatural Dykes ..."

We find out what happens with Toni, her mother, Raffi, Clarice and Gloria. Time is closing in on Ginger and ther dissertation. Madwimmin Books starts to suffer as the new "Buns and Noodle" superstore rakes in the cash. We get to see more of Audry and Jezanna. Lois has a secret.

And Mo has an unwelcome admirer.

This book is great! Bechdel manages to tie up loose ends and still keep a coherant story that has a climax that's worth the entire series (as if you needed more of a reason).

Pick this one up to complete your collection thus far. Pick all of them up if you haven't started yet! It sure beats the heck out of daytime soaps.
Spawn of Dykes to Watch Out for
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Read it.
  • One of my favorite DTWOF books
  • Buy it now!
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Read it........2002-08-18

Excellent and beautiful representation of natural birth at the end of the the book. Just as entertaining and stimulating as the rest of her books. Bought it a year ago and still read it over every month or two.

5 out of 5 stars One of my favorite DTWOF books.......1997-08-01

I loved reading this book while I was going through my first pregnancy, even though mine was achieved in a more orthodox manner than Toni's :-) I hope my next time goes as smoothly as Rafael's birth. I think this book had a very accurate and suspenseful portrayal of pregnancy, and Clarice's stress was not stereotyped as the classic "nervous father"

5 out of 5 stars Buy it now!.......1996-05-28

This latest version of "Dykes" delivers good artwork, postmodern lesbians, and chosen family relations like no one else in the business. A book you will read again and again.
Unnatural Dykes to Watch Out for
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • you must buy this book!!
  • The experiment in "Mo"nogamy continues...
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5 out of 5 stars you must buy this book!!.......1998-11-20

wonderfully detailed and expressive drawings paired with intelligent, articulate, original (and funny!!) characters. could you expect anything less from an oberlin grad?

5 out of 5 stars The experiment in "Mo"nogamy continues..........1997-02-26

Bechdel continues to send the reader to the lighter side of lesbian culture. In this collection we watch Mo, the Heroine, in relationships, at work and play (i.e. "whine and kvetch)

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