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sjstuart's review
challenging
funny
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I am not in the target audience for this book, and I'm fairly certain that Ms. Russ wouldn't care in the slightest that I liked it. So I'll say only that her stream-of-consciousness writing style is quite effective, allowing you to empathize quite viscerally with the injustices that she and her protagonist feel.
teresa_det's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
This is like if Nora ephron wrote the scum manifesto
estrangerdanger's review
5.0
If even a tiny bit of you is still utopian, read Joanna Russ. If even a tiny bit of you is still afraid, Read Joanna Russ. Read Joanna Russ.
coffeeandink's review
Reread 5/1/11. The sexy bits are amazingly sensual. I used to think Hugh and Ellen were disguised versions of Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm, I'm not sure why. Maybe because they were the only long-married writing-instructor pair I'd heard of? Does getting up at 4am to write show up in Wilhelm's memoir? Can't remember.
cintrocaso's review
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
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