Shockproof Sydney Skate
Shockproof Sydney Skate by Marijane Meaker is a reprint edition published by Harper Collins on December 17, 2002, featuring 240 pages in English. The narrative follows Sydney Skate, who has navigated the complexities of his family dynamics and personal identity from a young age. He has come to terms with his mother’s sexuality while resisting societal expectations, all while pursuing his own interests, including caring for snakes and memorizing intimate scenes from literature to impress women.
Readers will find a witty and perceptive coming-of-age story that explores themes of family relationships and sexuality. As Sydney grapples with his feelings for Alison Gray, the girl of his dreams, the book delves into the confusion and absurdities of adolescence. This work has been recognized as a significant piece of lesbian literature since its original publication in 1973, reflecting the social dynamics of its time while remaining relevant to contemporary discussions around identity and relationships.
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Sydney Skate has dubbed himself “Shockproof”: He decoded his mother’s gossip with her glamorous lesbian girlfriends at age eight (but has never let on to her that he knows she’s gay). He easily shrugs off his father’s demands to skip college and join him in the exciting world of swimming pool sales for suburbanites. During his summer days, he deftly cares for snakes at the local pet shop. And he has memorized the sex scenes of every book he’s ever read in order to better seduce women. Nothing, however, has prepared Sydney for his mother sweeping Alison Gray, the girl of his dreams, off her feet.
Witty and perceptive, Sydney’s coming-of-age story has been a classic of lesbian literature since it was first published in 1973. It was a Literary Guild Alternate and a Book Find Club Selection. Hailed as the Catcher in the Rye for the seventies, Shockproof Sydney Skate exposes the confusion of its time and remains keenly relevant to the sexual absurdities of today.
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