Shawn Stewart Ruff
Author of Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers
About the Author
Image credit: Don Joseph, 2010
Works by Shawn Stewart Ruff
Go the Way Your Blood Beats: An Anthology of Lesbian and Gay Fiction by African-American Writers (1996) — Editor; Introduction; Contributor — 88 copies
Associated Works
Voices Rising: Celebrating 20 Years of Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Writing (Other Countries) (2006) — Contributor — 22 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1959-07-19
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
- Education
- University of Cincinnati
- Short biography
- Author and editor based in New York City.
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Reviews
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 5
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 170
- Popularity
- #125,474
- Rating
- 4.4
- Reviews
- 7
- ISBNs
- 6
I didn't love it as much as Smetchie, but I didn't hate it either. I was attached to Cliffy as a character, and the writing was well done. It was just so dang depressing to me, from the ghetto and bakini dad, to depression and child abuse.
I doubt I would have purchased or read this book if not for Smetch's enthusiasm. However, if you like a sad story about a poor black kid who falls in love with his Jewish best friend along with a whole lot of sorrow in both of their family lives, then by all means, this book will be perfect for you.… (more)