Brazen Femme: Queering Femininity

I'm not sure how I feel about this book. It was tough to read, very confrontational, and I liked that about it - I enjoy having to examine my own discomfort to see what that means about me - but as far as actual writing quality goes, I think it varied. Some essays were amazing, but a lot felt heavy-handed, or like they were relying too much on style and metaphor and not enough on emotional or literary impact. These essays positioned femme as a category unto itself, not as defined by butch or masculinity, and they had a lot of diverse viewpoints, which I loved, and because of that I'd recommend it to someone looking for a personal (as opposed to scholarly) view on fem(me)ininity.