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Relationships. Clothes. Food. Haircuts. Little dogs. Cab rides. Sex. All of these things carry heavy meaning in the writing of Ivan E. Coyote. Her specialty, and ultimately her strength, lies in putting the simple, subtle interactions of daily life under a powerful microscope.
Coyote’s sixth book is a collection of anecdotes pulled straight from her life and crafted into brief yet moving stories. The vignettes read as though they’ve been freshly torn from a wanderer’s notebook, where they were immediately jotted down so as not to lose the vibrancy of experience. The result is refreshing and tearfully real – Coyote has a gift for blending the tragic and comic in a way that renders a reader gobsmacked.
The book looks at the complexities of sexuality and gender, but also examines the various and often unacknowledged levels of power and privilege that exist in the contemporary world. In stories that include such subjects as fictionalized accounts of run-ins with fans and foes, Coyote highlights the conflict that arises when an attempt to live an outspoken life abuts mainstream society’s “proceed with caution” ethos.
Coyote is a performer at heart, and a reader can mark the beats in the prose as it clips forward. The writing in Missed Her is direct yet lyrical, poetic yet unadorned, reaching simultaneously for the heart and the gut with brevity and power. Coyote is concerned with the kind of quotidian observations many of us never bother to make. In cataloguing them she emphasizes the loss experienced by those of us who fail to see the truth and beauty in the world.
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What happens when a woman with "dykey clothes" confronts a man with a bushy beard about the lesbian book he's reading? Is life easier for a butch or a lipstick lesbian? Is it better to be queer in Whitehorse, where you're subjected to direct questions, or in Vancouver, where PC politeness masks embarrassed confusion? Missed Her, a collection by Vancouver writer and performer Ivan E. Coyote, conveys these lifestyle collisions with thoughtful humour.... Thematically, Coyote's writing has grown in complexity and depth.
—Rabble.ca (Rabble.ca 20101018)
These vignettes read as though they've been freshly torn from a wanderer's notebook, where they were immediately jotted down so as not to lose the vibrancy of the experience. The result is refreshing and tearfully real---Coyote has a gift for blending the tragic and comic in a way that renders a reader gobsmacked.... The writing in Missed Her is direct yet lyrical, poetic yet unadorned, reaching simultaneously for the heart and the gut with brevity and power.
—Quill & Quire (STARRED REVIEW) (Quill & Quire 20101019)
There is a depth to Missed Her that resonated with me and made it impossible to put down until I’d finished it.... [It left me cracked open, feeling raw and seen in a way that only the very best books are capable of.
—The Femme's Guide (The Femme's Guide 20101110)
Once again, Vancouver author Ivan E. Coyote proves that the endearing, often beautiful Canadiana at the heart of our experience is textured with everyday acts of political resistance, subversion, and love. Missed Her, Coyote’s sixth book, is a short-story collection that affectionately celebrates the author’s rural roots while keeping a sharp eye on the urban intellectual context in which she lives.... Coyote’s sense of humour and genuine affection for people from all walks of life bridge urban-rural gaps that might otherwise preclude an effective exploration of the social markers that attempt and fail to define us in traditional, heterosexual terms. The effect is akin to attending a party where Coyote has invited all of her friends and family: it’s a motley assortment of people and ideas, but no one feels out of place, and everyone is welcome.
—Georgia Straight (Georgia Straight )
The stories in Missed Her are as fresh and poignant as those in her previous four collections ... The misunderstandings and mixed signals of human communication aren’t always threatening. Often they’re just laugh-out-loud funny.
—BC Bookworld (BC Bookworld )
—Rabble.ca (Rabble.ca 20101018)
These vignettes read as though they've been freshly torn from a wanderer's notebook, where they were immediately jotted down so as not to lose the vibrancy of the experience. The result is refreshing and tearfully real---Coyote has a gift for blending the tragic and comic in a way that renders a reader gobsmacked.... The writing in Missed Her is direct yet lyrical, poetic yet unadorned, reaching simultaneously for the heart and the gut with brevity and power.
—Quill & Quire (STARRED REVIEW) (Quill & Quire 20101019)
There is a depth to Missed Her that resonated with me and made it impossible to put down until I’d finished it.... [It left me cracked open, feeling raw and seen in a way that only the very best books are capable of.
—The Femme's Guide (The Femme's Guide 20101110)
Once again, Vancouver author Ivan E. Coyote proves that the endearing, often beautiful Canadiana at the heart of our experience is textured with everyday acts of political resistance, subversion, and love. Missed Her, Coyote’s sixth book, is a short-story collection that affectionately celebrates the author’s rural roots while keeping a sharp eye on the urban intellectual context in which she lives.... Coyote’s sense of humour and genuine affection for people from all walks of life bridge urban-rural gaps that might otherwise preclude an effective exploration of the social markers that attempt and fail to define us in traditional, heterosexual terms. The effect is akin to attending a party where Coyote has invited all of her friends and family: it’s a motley assortment of people and ideas, but no one feels out of place, and everyone is welcome.
—Georgia Straight (Georgia Straight )
The stories in Missed Her are as fresh and poignant as those in her previous four collections ... The misunderstandings and mixed signals of human communication aren’t always threatening. Often they’re just laugh-out-loud funny.
—BC Bookworld (BC Bookworld )
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I'd never heard of Ivan Coyote before I saw her name on the list for the Word on the Lake Festival I'm attending in Salmon Arm, BC. I picked up her book, not knowing what to expect and found I tore right through it. Each story is only a few pages long and I found myself reading "just one more," until the book was done.Coyote is a storyteller and her stories are engaging, entertaining and sometimes challenging. She is a lesbian butch and I haven't read anything like this since my university days. Her stories are very personal, mostly from her own life or from her family's history. I love this kind of attention to the details in life. I will admit, I liked some of the stories more than others, but as a collection, they made me at various times laugh, feel angry, miss Vancouver (where I grew up), and think about things in a new light.
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Another hit from Coyote,
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After reading every book Ivan Coyote has published, I have to say that this was another great collection of short stories. Coyote is a story teller in the truest sense and her stories are always brilliantly formed and entertaining. If you are familiar with and love Coyote's other collections of short stories, this one won't disappoint. Some of these stories will be familiar to regular readers of Coyote's column in Xtra but they have been reworked in many cases so it doesn't seem repetitive, but polished. I enjoyed this collection and recommend the book.
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Wonderful gender-bending short stories!,
By David N. Parker "pflagtnet" - Published on Amazon.com
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As a straight activist in the GLBT community, I am always trying to gain insight into tho thought processes and life experiences of my friends in the community. This is a wonderful presentation of a multitude of short segments - probably from Ivan's columns - about life and relationships by an estrogen-based organism that self-identifies as a butch lesbian. The stories may be her/hir personal experiences or those of her/hir friends, relatives, and acquaintances. All are vignettes about interactions between interesting people.These articles reflect Ivan Coyote's sense of humor while presenting a different view of gender variance. Her/Hir description of her/hir deeply emotional reaction when forced by her/hir mother to try on a dress for a wedding when she was eight years old exemplifies how wrenching social pressures can be to a young gender variant child. Highly recommended, especially for those trying to relate to gender variant individuals.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Engaging and Challenging,
By Books & Other Creative Adventure - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Missed Her (Paperback)
I'd never heard of Ivan Coyote before I saw her name on the list for the Word on the Lake Festival I'm attending in Salmon Arm, BC next week. I picked up her book, not knowing what to expect and found I tore right through it. Each story is only a few pages long and I found myself reading "just one more," until the book was done.Coyote is a storyteller and her stories are engaging, entertaining and sometimes challenging. She is a lesbian butch and I haven't read anything like this since my university days. Her stories are very personal, mostly from her own life or from her family's history. I love this kind of attention to the details in life. I will admit, I liked some of the stories more than others, but as a collection, they made me at various times laugh, feel angry, miss Vancouver (where I grew up), and think about things in a new light. |
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