tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post2528794654209355900..comments2024-03-03T13:55:46.243-08:00Comments on Ambling Along the Aqueduct: Male writers and the critics' agendaTimmi Duchamphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00673465487533328661noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-15456669887916557292009-11-28T07:06:20.252-08:002009-11-28T07:06:20.252-08:00A thread about "the best fantasy novels of al...A thread about "the best fantasy novels of all time" on Crooked Timber (http://crookedtimber.org/2009/11/26/6-best-fantasy-novels/) reminded me to check up on this blog--I was distressed by how little women-authored fantasy was coming to mind, not to mention how little was mentioned--and what a great takedown. I wish I'd read this before I attempted to explain what bothered me about 'those kinds of books.'<br /><br />(Incidentally, if anyone Aqueduct folks feel like enlightening the clueless over at that CT thread, it would doubtless be a mitzvah!)X.Trapnelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331820913539099727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-90439569726177086192009-11-14T12:28:51.068-08:002009-11-14T12:28:51.068-08:00Nancy, :)Nancy, :)Nicola Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401940329164370169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-27771034000099001832009-11-14T07:22:03.657-08:002009-11-14T07:22:03.657-08:00Nicola: You've nailed it, except that I think ...Nicola: You've nailed it, except that I think your second item should read: <br /><br />books by girls about boys: Isn't that cute?Nancy Jane Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01030267999537291250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-63654161566378763532009-11-13T21:18:32.766-08:002009-11-13T21:18:32.766-08:00Whoa, Seal gets The Human Stain pretty well. Chea...Whoa, Seal gets <i>The Human Stain</i> pretty well. Cheap and conservative melodrama has its place, I think (YMMV); but it's depressing to realize how many people regarded it as Momentous Literature.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914730499199048197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5360814020056871156.post-59347843489667476842009-11-13T16:54:13.450-08:002009-11-13T16:54:13.450-08:00books by girls about girls = cooties
books by girl...books by girls about girls = cooties<br />books by girls about boys = good<br />books by boys about girls = better<br />books by boys about boys = genius literature of our timeNicola Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401940329164370169noreply@blogger.com