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more about #novels more comments → Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: I assume she was a promiscuous lesbian. more » effgeevee: Oh gosh- "Gynocrat" is a horrible word. I'm getting these dystopic sci-fi novel-images of gynoid police with evil plastic boobplates and a big purple ... more » bluebears: Also his hair could not look more ridiculous. What is he going for with that mess? more » Diziet_Sma: How can someone so intelligent be so dumb? more » JessIsElf-ity: Sir, I think you need to take a step back and look at the culture of your own gender. When you've had a nice, long look, you can come back and tell me... more » bluebears: I hate the concept of the sexual revolution. Media myth. more » 5ft of fury: Dear Mr. Amis (or is it Sir Amis?), Writing a book that deals mostly with women, and features a woman as a central character does not make the book "f... more » andBegorrah: "You, alright?! I learned it by watching you!" Parents who use contrarian sexist banalities have children who use contrarian sexist banalities. more » curiousgeorgiana: I think what she was doing was seeking protection from men, but it went the other way, she was often beaten up, abused and she simply used herself up,... more » Highsmith: "I think what she was doing was seeking protection from men, but it went the other way, she was often beaten up, abused and she simply used herself up... more » zu_zu: Wow, just reading the blurb in The Guardian, seems like he's missing the whole impact of her "depression and alcoholism" on her behavior. Likely her i... more » J.D.Regent: Right. Because pressure on women to have sex is totally feminist. more » TurnItOff: I'm not sure he understands how little control women had over their sex lives in the times before the sexual revolution. Also, quit worrying about yo... more » pesematology: Is she alive? If so, what does she think of this? more » Dodgergirl: I.... what? more » -
#revolutionaryread
Martin Amis: My Book On Victims Of The Sexual Revolution Is Totally Feminist
Martin Amis says he's written "a very feminist book" based on his sister, who was "pathologically promiscuous" and "one of the most spectacular victims of the [sexual] revolution." He adds, "It would have needed the Taliban to protect her." [Guardian] -
#sexthebitchy
Is "Bitch Lit" The Cure For The Common Chick Lit Novel?
Sydney Zamora is a brash, calculating and unrepentant heroine who is quick to drop a suitor and curse him out as she extracts herself from the date. Is she the new prototype for chick lit characters?
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#lovestory
Worst 80's Romance Hero, Contestant #1: Jay Courtland, Rules Of The Game
It's on! Who is the most loathesome, arrogant, sadistic, chauvinistic hero in the whole canon of early-80s romance, that hot-bed of appalling manhood? For out first contestant, we have a rapey, manipulative former footballer with a will of iron! More » -
#kicklit
Jezebooks: Sarah Waters
If you haven't read any Sarah Waters? Lady, are you in for a page-turning, spine-tingling, word-smithing, sexy treat! Four words: lesbian historical ghost stories. More » -
#listicles
"Fictional Men Worth Loving"
Someone wrote into the Wall Street Journal to ask if Cynthia Grossen could recommend another fictional hero as swoony as Twilight's pallid Edward Cullen. Grossen gives some picks, but we think we can add to it. More »
