tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post691641187732639756..comments2024-03-28T07:00:12.226-04:00Comments on Romance Novels for Feminists: The Gender-Bending Appeal of the Cross-dressing Hero, part 1: Anna Cowan's UNTAMEDJackie C. Hornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-47038010742863371052015-12-08T00:28:01.240-05:002015-12-08T00:28:01.240-05:00Fascinating point for a web journal. I have been h...Fascinating point for a web journal. I have been hunting the Internet down fun and happened upon your site. Awesome post. Much obliged a ton for sharing your insight! It is extraordinary to see that a few individuals still invest an exertion into dealing with their sites. I'll make sure to return again genuine soon. <a href="http://www.hairstylesupdate.com/hair-color/" rel="nofollow">hair color</a><br />swaggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01783156947281847959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-51013911440072181012013-09-10T14:07:42.071-04:002013-09-10T14:07:42.071-04:00Yes, not a perfect book by any means. But one inno...Yes, not a perfect book by any means. But one innovative enough to make it worth reading, for certain.Jackie C. Hornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146684628443152376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-44034626146378729982013-09-09T21:03:58.794-04:002013-09-09T21:03:58.794-04:00And now I've finished the book. I liked it ver...And now I've finished the book. I liked it very much, and as it turned out, the part I hadn't read yet was probably the best part. It was refreshing to read something so different from the norm, although it was set during a period about which many historical romances are written. But I do still feel like it could have used a little more editing and tightening up in the middle. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-630346294397505634.post-80776515006074616772013-08-29T13:08:25.954-04:002013-08-29T13:08:25.954-04:00I'm 70% of my way through the book, according ...I'm 70% of my way through the book, according to my eReader. Like you, I appreciate that she tried to do something different, and I like the writing, which reminds me somewhat of a sensation novel in content and structure. <br /><br />Unlike you, my problem is not with the beginning, other than some awkward phrasing in the first couple of chapters; my problem is that the middle drags and goes around in circles. This creates a trancelike quality that I think Cowan was aiming for, but it also makes one wonder what's been accomplished once one puts the book down. I think the middle could and should have been tightened up. <br /><br />It also requires more sustained attention than I'm used to for a book of this genre. As a result, I took a break in July and haven't gotten back to it yet. Nevertheless, I've enjoyed and admired it more than most recently published books in the genre. <br /><br />BTW, I don't recognize most of the m/m novels listed in that link, and they don't all have drag artist or cross-dressing heroes. Some of them have drag artists or cross-dressers as side characters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com