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tenlittlebullets) wrote2006-10-03 01:23 am
tenlittlebullets) wrote2006-10-03 01:23 am
There are worse fates than corsets.
It's always rather disappointing when you're browsing around the bookstore and come across a bit of historical fiction with a beautiful cover and an attractive summary... only to start skimming it and realize it's half poorly written costume drama and half thinly disguised gloating about how much more Liberated we are nowadays.
Transparent and anachronistic pseudo-feminism in historical fiction makes the baby Susan B. Anthony cry. Especially when it tops the NYT bestseller list.
Transparent and anachronistic pseudo-feminism in historical fiction makes the baby Susan B. Anthony cry. Especially when it tops the NYT bestseller list.