Book review from goodreads

Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels by Sarah Wendell


My rating: 5 of 5 stars


the authors defend their position of giving rough reviews to romance novels, grading most at a D or C level with only a handful making it to the A or B level.  given their criteria i want my 5 to be measured on that, i don't like everything i read.

the authors strive to defend the genre to those who also enjoy the genre. their witty banter is enjoyable, and their breaking down of the romance genre useful when looking at the ways cultural times affect the stories. its a cross between a for fun book and an academic book, so beware. most importantly they discuss at length how romance is written "by women for women" so it's always already subversive, subversive to the tune of 65 million books sold to mostly college educated readers. go feminism! :)



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