Stop Kiss
by Diana Son
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"The story of Stop Kiss is deceptively simple: two young women in New York meet, talk about their boyfriends, feel a growing, unspoken attraction for each other, and finally kiss. And that one innocent kiss sets off a savage gay-bashing. But even as Stop Kiss confronts the reality of physical violence, Diana Son's imaginative, moving, and surprising comedy brings audiences - and her principal characters - to unexpected places." "Callie is holding down a job as a radio traffic reporter when show more she meets Sam, a Midwesterner who, against her parents' wishes, has moved to the city to teach third-grade students in the Bronx. As they get to know each other, their shared experiences and sense of humor create a strong bond. The tragic consequences of their kiss - the center of this powerful drama - serve as both indictment of hatred and a moving study of the perils inherent in living life fully."--Jacket. show lessTags
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Well, this was readable. Diana Son's a screenwriter, and it shows--it kind of felt like Reality Bites but heavier. However, this is dated, now almost 20 years later. I found the lesbian plotline quite thin and entirely too cliche two girls are dissatisfied with their boyfriends so obviously they're attracted to each other // they get brutally beaten when they finally get to have their first kiss . And the whole St. Louis thing was poorly researched and/or given to Son by a deeeeeeeep suburbanite. I didn't even recognize the STL they harped on, even a 1998 STL (and I lived in the 'burbs then!). Still, I'm glad I read it, especially seeing as I am woefully behind on contemporary drama; I just hope there's been better LGBTQ plays show more written.
Now I'm going to watch Reality Bites like it's 1998.
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And that completes my 2016 Read Harder challenge!!!!!!!!!!! (read a play) show less
Now I'm going to watch Reality Bites like it's 1998.
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And that completes my 2016 Read Harder challenge!!!!!!!!!!! (read a play) show less
Stop Kiss is amazing. The interwoven nature of the story - past and present - help to unfold the events in a really beautiful, heartbreaking way.
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