May 2004
Fiction
264 pages
Rating: out of 5
Elizabeth Dean has become one of my
contemporary theme with an intelligent storyline, and created a first-rate
book.
And BETWEEN GIRLFRIENDS is no different.
This story is about the lives of four lesbians who are smart, attractive and
s Eve Party. The four become fast friends and soon share everything – their lives, their loves, their
joys, and their pains. It’s touching to find a group of hip lesbians, but I’m not quite sure how realistic.
Lesbians do bond quickly; in fact, it’s the basis of most of our relationships: quick, quick, and quicker.
Yet I’m not quite sure how often a group of this make up comes together. Let’s see. There’s Gracy, a
writer (white); Parker is a rich, white businesswoman with a horny appetite; Lindsey (white) is a
lawyer who doesn’t take many risks in life, and Blair is a black schoolteacher who is so prudent and
prissy. Could this makeup really happen? I guess. I do applaud Dean for showing and embracing
diversity. Some “authors” wouldn’t dare take that chance.
Beyond that, the novel was highly entertaining. I loved the jokes, the witty banter and the discussion
of today’s lesbian lifestyles. A lot of their points I agreed with wholeheartedly, like how lesbians move
fast in relationships, how to find a “single” lesbian with no issues, and how lesbians never quite seem
to let go of their exes. I just really had a lot of fun with this book. The story was truthful in its
observations of our species, but didn’t take itself too seriously.
In fact, I could call Between Girlfriends the lesbian Sex and the City.
Oh wait, we already have The L Word.
Reviewed March-April 2006
