Comments for Reader, I married him

Comment on About by Evangeline

Evangeline — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:53:45 +0000

Are you going to be blogging again?

Comment on A kiss is not a contract by Cate

Cate — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:13:03 +0000

oh very very nice

Comment on Something to chew on by firefly

firefly — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:38:59 +0000

Wendy Doniger has written some interesting books on myths and fairy tales. Jack Zipes is also a really interesting read; he too asserts that tales have to be understood within a political and social context, and while he is very critical of some writers (like Charles Perrault and Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm) he often also pulls out the useful threads. Reading his work has been illuminating and it is applicable to general fiction and movies too.

Comment on Winner? by Scott Brown

Scott Brown — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:29:51 +0000

Hello Elizabeth, Congratulations for winning the Brooker Prize. As the winner, you are eligible to enter the Collegiate Book-Collecting Championship sponsored by Fine Books & Collections magazine. The top prize is $2,500 and a trip to Seattle for the awards. I have a copy of your winning entry, which is all that is needed to enter, though I still need your permission. Please get in touch with me ASAP, and best of luck. Scott

Comment on Celebrating senior week with another essay… by Angela

Angela — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:26:47 +0000

Excellent breakdown of this book. I’d be interested in many more posts like this since many of us–yes, even people of color–have digested images of exoticism handed down to us from our European forebears.

Comment on Celebrating senior week with another essay… by Victoria Janssen

Victoria Janssen — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:00:02 +0000

Thank you so much for this! AS YOU DESIRE is one of my all-time favorite romances, and I really enjoyed your close reading.

Comment on Thoughtlessly consuming by Meriam

Meriam — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:50:46 +0000

(Sorry, slightly off-topic.)
I would love to read your post on orientalism with regards to the two books you mentioned in your post. Mr Impossible and As you Desire both left me feeling uncomfortable, but in a hard to articulate-without sounding-overly-sensitive and-think-skinned kind of way… Particularly the latter, because I really like Chase and felt let down a little by her caricatures.

Comment on Masculinity and the problem of chivalry by You Belong To Me « 2 B Read

You Belong To Me « 2 B Read — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:10:33 +0000

[...] I’ve been reading other blogs, looking for ideas, (and checking out the book reviews–there are some seriously good books coming out this month…) and lots of things have impinged on my thoughts, but none of them really stuck. Or if they stuck, I couldn’t seem to come up with anything to say about them that hadn’t already been said. Until I stumbled across this musing on the relationship between feminism, masculinity and the problem of chivalry. [...]

Comment on Thoughtlessly consuming by blackromancereader

blackromancereader — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:45:57 +0000

I understand wanting to feel at ease, but issues like race simply don’t allow the marginalized to frequently feel at ease. In fact, I feel that it is that “ease” that allows things to continue the way they are. Sure a book may make you think, but do you act upon it? Did the knee-jerk reaction you typically had towards a person of color, born from stereotypes and the legacy of “whiteness”, disappear or did you catch it and check it? That’s proactive anti-racism.

Comment on Winner? by Gail Dayton

Gail Dayton — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:26:06 +0000

This is so cool. I may have to print this out and take it down to the local library because their romance collection is sadly lacking and I’ve been afraid to even speak to the person in charge of collections. (Yes, I am a coward.) I’d love to donate some of my own personal library, but I want it to go on the library shelves, not into the annual book sale…