Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels
by:
Sarah Wendell (author)
Candy Tan (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781416571254 (1416571256)
Publish date: April 14th 2009
Publisher: Touchstone
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Writing,
Funny,
Reference,
Language,
Criticism,
Literary Criticism,
Books About Books,
Romance,
Feminism,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit
I'd been wanting to read BHB for a long time now as I'm a fan of the Smart Bitches Trashy Books website and especially the podcast (SPTB). It absolutely met my expectations: snarky observations, hilarious critique, and a deep love for the romance genre. It was so funny. I'm working on ways to add "h...
I can never get enough snark.
I read this book when I took a class on romance fiction in my graduate studies in library science. It explores the genre with both expertise and humor - not an easy trick. The authors, the bloggers behind the Smart Bitches, Trashy Books website, have a strong feminist stance. This book was extremely...
Flowcharts, ridiculous illustrations, Choose-Your-Own-Adventure stories, well reasoned takedowns of the patriarchy, and MAD LIBS!
I need to write a longer review for this when I have time, but for now I'll just say that it was one of the best things I've ever had the pleasure of reading, with delicious amounts of expletives and snark. This is a must-read for anyone concerned with romance, feminism, gender issues, and literatu...
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