tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post5438599290249047700..comments2024-03-28T07:00:12.226-04:00Comments on Romance Novels for Feminists: Not your Typical Small-Town Romances: JL Merrow's SHAMWELL TALESJackie C. Hornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-60638940299684679432017-07-19T19:30:10.342-04:002017-07-19T19:30:10.342-04:00Thanks! Like many others I fell for the charm of M...Thanks! Like many others I fell for the charm of Merrow's Muscling Through. I wasn't sure if I'd like her other titles though, but will now ante up.<br /><br />My question for you is: it seems like you're reading a bit more LGBT these days -- initially I recall you writing about your curiosity about why this genre was increasingly popular -- now that you've read more of it, I'd love to hear your thoughts about the appeal of the genre. <br /><br />My own experience has been largely one of relief to find romances where I can more easily read a protagonist who is in some ways more like me than many overly-traditionally feminine women in mainstream m/f are. Protagonists with jobs outside of pink collar ones, etc. However, I'm leery of fetishizing gay men in particular, and in supporting a genre that sometimes can seem as though it is commoditizing stories of a minority for the entertainment of a majority peeping in. <br /><br />Anyhow, as time goes on and all of our thinking evolves, I'm always interested to hear your thoughts. Thanks again.Rhode redhttp://twitter.com/rhoderedpvdnoreply@blogger.com