Reviews for Whistling Bird: Women Writers of the Caribbean

The average rating for Whistling Bird: Women Writers of the Caribbean based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-04-08 00:00:00 Scott Batcheller Some touching, some... moving..., and some just a little forgettable. That's my general review of the short stories in this anthology. A few led me to tears, and not just because my girlfriend and I had recently broken up. Still others made my heart ache the way a good love story usually does. Not all of them are about sex... but not all of them avoid it either. Definitely worth the read, though be prepared for a few low moments when an essay doesn't quite measure up to those around it.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-02-09 00:00:00 James Hoffmann I started and finished this brief anthology during a three-hour train ride. I would agree with other reviews that this collection is a mixture of brilliant and mediocre work. I was especially impressed by Anna Camilleri and Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. This book is a nice introduction to femme identities as it includes women of color, immigrants, drag queens, gay men, bi women, fat women, etc. Another thing I like about this book is that it explores femme identity as separate from normative femininity and also discusses femme outside of the context of butch/femme. A good primer for the beginner, but not the greatest as a whole.