Obviously I loved this. Racing to get my paws on Book II. Prelim thoughts: the specter of mutual subjectivity! or objectivity? Is it Being to see oneself through the eyes of another woman or are you just learning self-surveillance? How being in cloistered/tight-knit communities magnifies the tensions inherent to these kinds of friendships between women. How “lesbian” friendship is so much more complicated and interesting than overt lust or romance