What are you reading?

[charley]

Originally Posted by cathexis

There are a few lesbian separatist writers that were popular back in the 70s-80s. I was fortunate to have been in college during that period.

Got into separatism pretty heavy until...The book by a collective named SAMOIS who published "Coming to Power" that caused a large rift between SM Leatherdykes and "mainstream" lesbian seps. Many Womyn's bookstores refusing to order any lesbian SM book titles. The two cities where I saw the largest engagement between the two factions were Albuquerque and Chicago.

Other separatist authors of note and worth reading are Sarah Lucia Hoagland, Mary Daly, and Whittig among others.

So, I am curious to understand what about "Coming to Power" influenced you towards SM or against seps? The word "until" caught my attention. Not sure I am phrasing the question correctly. But obviously, this book altered and moved you towards... towards what? Wonders what would your life been had you not read this book...? I say this because I don't think that just reading one book would alter the direction of one's life. Obviously there was something already in you that responded to something in that book.
Please understand I have not read this book.
Of course, I am vanilla - my empathy and sensitivity would preclude any involvement in SM. It was always so strong that even as a child, my parents would not mention to me any fact of anyone in the family who was sick or dying etc. since they were nervous about my reaction. I was always told afterwards, even years afterwards that someone had died. My parents were so dysfunctional... lol. Find it funny now.
Just curious. Thanks just for reading this, and for your consideration, anyways always interesting to read your posts.