Review: On the fence
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 09 2, 2012
Stud was a decent read as far as urban fiction however with a title and subject like stud i was disappointed. being a lesbian myself it was too apparent this was written by a male and a straight male at that.. i feel we already get a bad rap and men swear we all ultimately want their sticks so we cant possibly be truly gay and this was just another depiction of that for me. If you were speaking of a feminine female,maybe i could buy into it a lil more but a stud, no. Being a stud is not just wearing baggy clothes. its a mindset, a way of life.And dre was certainly no stud,she was a chick in baggy clothes. if this was so be insight to a stud,a true stud, then this is definately not it. Its like spike lee with his movie Shes gotta have it, in the end everybody was sleeping with men and 1 man ends up with all the so called lesbians.. Unrealistic!! Why in all the mainstream dipictions of us we end up with the guy?? that may be what some would like to see happen but that not the reality for true lbgt people.. i dont know, i feel if your not gonna portray us in a true light ,then just dont portray us at all. if this wasnt named stud and about a stud i wouldve liked it much more or with the same name but a true stud being portrayed. For me it was another potrayal of all the stereotypes of weve all been molested, we all secretly want a man and were all confused that we deal with everyday.To the author,while i applaud you for dealing with a subject that most view as taboo,my advice would be if your going to step out then step all the way out. Stay true and give real insight to thqt subject. Dont water it down to appeal to the masses which is what i feel you did.If you wanna make a book that appeals to the straight majority then leave us out of it. People are just as ignorant in regards to studs after reading this than they were before reading this. Not trying to be mean just. giving honest criticism.