Between Girlfriends

Elizabeth Dean has become one of my favorite authors. Her uproarious first novel, It's in Her Kiss, paired a 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 very with-it. Gracy is the narrator, a freelance writer who meets Blair, Parker, and Leslie at a New Year'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. 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.

If you are looking for a serious look at lesbian life in the 21st Century, don't buy this book. If you want a chance to laugh at sterotypes and enjoy a lighthearted book, buy it.

I picked up this book because it sounded light and fun. If you like "Sex and the City" or even some of the fast paced remarks of "Gilmore Girls" you'll love this book. It is well written, fast paced, and easy to read. The only warning I have is to make sure you are reading this in a place that laughing out loud won't cause a scene. I made the mistake of taking this with me to the dentist office and to a restaurant to read. When you burst out laughing and can't seem to get it under control people think your crazy. And this book will have you doing it, lots of it, if you get to a comment one of the girls may say that makes you laugh plan to keep it up for a couple of pages. Would love a sequal.

This was the book I was waiting for: a lighthearted, honest farce about love from the lesbian perspective. Elizabeth Dean has written a novel that breaks the perceptions of the "typical" lesbian, who is usually a grassroots womyn who has a hankering for the Indigo Girls. Not that those women don't exist or that there's something wrong with that, but there is another side to the female-oriented culture. How about woman who is cosmopolitan, aggressively feminine and who'd rather listen to Celine Dion than k.d. lang? Those women do exist and Elizabeth does a great job portraying them and breaking down the highs and lows of finding love. Enter Gracy, Parker, Blair, and Lindsey, four women who meet at a party and become instantly bonded. They share their trials about meeting women, being in love -- and staying there. Gracy, a freelance writer, is the sensible narrator who guides us through the novel with ease. As a writer, she intersperses her columns between chapter, which deal with contemporary romantic issues as "Sex or Love: Which Comes First?"Overall, the book is truly hilarious, especially a certain scene with an overzealous activist who confronts the girls. Honestly, this is the type of book that should be made into a TV show: "Sex and the City" -- lesbian style. It would definitely get great ratings.

Very good book - great fun with characters that lead very interesting lives. From page 1 until the last, it kept me laughing. !!!Nice work - A.E.Dean !!