Dot & Ralfie
Autor Amy Hoffmanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 25 apr 2022
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780299333645
ISBN-10: 0299333647
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.19 kg
Ediția:First Edition, First Edition
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN-10: 0299333647
Pagini: 160
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.19 kg
Ediția:First Edition, First Edition
Editura: University of Wisconsin Press
Colecția University of Wisconsin Press
Recenzii
“Amy Hoffman creates unforgettable characters, and her scintillating wit keeps things lively even in the face of the decline that awaits us all.”—Alison Bechdel, author of The Secret to Superhuman Strength
“Amy Hoffman has a unique talent for winning over her readers with distinctive characters, precise, effortless prose, and deadpan humor that can break your heart on one page and have you LOL-ing on the next. Dot & Ralfie is a shrewd examination of the many indignities of aging, economic inequality, and the broken healthcare system, all masked as an irresistible domestic comedy.”—Stephen McCauley, author of My Ex-Life
“We know Dot and Ralfie from back in the day in Boston! Was it at the bar? Dyke softball? Who can remember? Anyway, it’s great to catch up with them – bum knees, chair stairs, crazy jobs, money worries, aging in place. In place of what? We loved spending time with them.”—Kate Clinton, humorist, and Urvashi Vaid, activist
“It’s funny in all the right parts, good-naturedly grumpy where it needs to be, and wonderfully, wryly sarcastic, but author Amy Hoffman also nudges her readers to think about their own futures and what each might entail. Who will care for us when we only have similarly-aged friends to rely on? To soften the soberness of that question, Hoffman gives readers a handful of very charming characters that fuss at one another, argue, make up, scheme, and fuss some more. . . . There aren’t a lot of novels specific to lesbian seniors who want something reflective of their lives so seek out Dot & Ralfie. If you’re tired of the usual literature, it’s the perfect alternative.”—Terri Schlichenmeyer, Out in Jersey
“Endearing and humorously crisp. . . . Character-driven and effortlessly enjoyable, Hoffman sheds sweet light on the often-dismissed population of LGBT seniors with this very realistic and beautifully written story of lesbian elders living and loving in contemporary Boston.”—The Bay Area Reporter
"A beautiful look at elder care in the LGBTQ+ community, and how difficult it can be to grow older outside of a heteronormative relationship structure."—Book Riot
“Amy Hoffman has a unique talent for winning over her readers with distinctive characters, precise, effortless prose, and deadpan humor that can break your heart on one page and have you LOL-ing on the next. Dot & Ralfie is a shrewd examination of the many indignities of aging, economic inequality, and the broken healthcare system, all masked as an irresistible domestic comedy.”—Stephen McCauley, author of My Ex-Life
“We know Dot and Ralfie from back in the day in Boston! Was it at the bar? Dyke softball? Who can remember? Anyway, it’s great to catch up with them – bum knees, chair stairs, crazy jobs, money worries, aging in place. In place of what? We loved spending time with them.”—Kate Clinton, humorist, and Urvashi Vaid, activist
“It’s funny in all the right parts, good-naturedly grumpy where it needs to be, and wonderfully, wryly sarcastic, but author Amy Hoffman also nudges her readers to think about their own futures and what each might entail. Who will care for us when we only have similarly-aged friends to rely on? To soften the soberness of that question, Hoffman gives readers a handful of very charming characters that fuss at one another, argue, make up, scheme, and fuss some more. . . . There aren’t a lot of novels specific to lesbian seniors who want something reflective of their lives so seek out Dot & Ralfie. If you’re tired of the usual literature, it’s the perfect alternative.”—Terri Schlichenmeyer, Out in Jersey
“Endearing and humorously crisp. . . . Character-driven and effortlessly enjoyable, Hoffman sheds sweet light on the often-dismissed population of LGBT seniors with this very realistic and beautifully written story of lesbian elders living and loving in contemporary Boston.”—The Bay Area Reporter
"A beautiful look at elder care in the LGBTQ+ community, and how difficult it can be to grow older outside of a heteronormative relationship structure."—Book Riot
Notă biografică
Amy Hoffman is the author of the novel The Off Season and the memoirs Lies about My Family, An Army of Ex-Lovers, and Hospital Time. Formerly the editor in chief of Women’s Review of Books, she currently teaches writing at Emerson College and in the Solstice Low-Residency MFA Program. Her writing has appeared in the Boston Review, the Gay & Lesbian Review, and other publications.
Cuprins
Contents
1 There’s Ralfie
2 So There’s Dot
3 The Only Thing to Live For
4 Not a Good Time
5 An Expedition
6 A Big Waste of Time
7 Who Knows Where
8 Ralfie on the Job
9 The Weight Slams Down
10 Oxygen
11 All Sorts of New Vocabulary
12 Ralfie Feels Desperate
13 The Characteristic Housing
14 A Person of Strong Character
15 It Doesn’t End There
16 Silence
17 Dot Drags Herself
18 The Particular Quiet of the Closed Library
19 Ralfie Falls Out of a Tree
20 There’s Ralfie. Again.
21 Viola Calls
22 Dot Does Her Duties
23 Ralfie Gets a Bad Feeling
24 “What?”
25 A Call to Susan
26 Ralfie at the Bank
27 They Still Can’t Believe
28 Asking Viola
29 Her Breakfast Egg
30 Unresolvable Life Crises
31 A Cold, Rainy Sunday
32 A Few Stray Magenta Highlights
33 A Favor for Jim’s Mom
34 Susan Tries Again
35 Alone and Confused
36 Distressing Visits
37 Jim Is Wary
38 The Tran Family at the Door
39 An Item
40 Ralfie Does Not Insist
41 Expedition #2
42 Recuperating
43 A Big Honking Piece of Machinery
44 When They Were Kids
45 Finished
46 The Ducky
Acknowledgments
1 There’s Ralfie
2 So There’s Dot
3 The Only Thing to Live For
4 Not a Good Time
5 An Expedition
6 A Big Waste of Time
7 Who Knows Where
8 Ralfie on the Job
9 The Weight Slams Down
10 Oxygen
11 All Sorts of New Vocabulary
12 Ralfie Feels Desperate
13 The Characteristic Housing
14 A Person of Strong Character
15 It Doesn’t End There
16 Silence
17 Dot Drags Herself
18 The Particular Quiet of the Closed Library
19 Ralfie Falls Out of a Tree
20 There’s Ralfie. Again.
21 Viola Calls
22 Dot Does Her Duties
23 Ralfie Gets a Bad Feeling
24 “What?”
25 A Call to Susan
26 Ralfie at the Bank
27 They Still Can’t Believe
28 Asking Viola
29 Her Breakfast Egg
30 Unresolvable Life Crises
31 A Cold, Rainy Sunday
32 A Few Stray Magenta Highlights
33 A Favor for Jim’s Mom
34 Susan Tries Again
35 Alone and Confused
36 Distressing Visits
37 Jim Is Wary
38 The Tran Family at the Door
39 An Item
40 Ralfie Does Not Insist
41 Expedition #2
42 Recuperating
43 A Big Honking Piece of Machinery
44 When They Were Kids
45 Finished
46 The Ducky
Acknowledgments