SB Sarah: This rant/review/analysis comes from Vedrana, who found a 2008 BBC movie about Mills & Boon, and watched it online. It would be an understatement to say she found it frustrating. Dear Smart Bitches, I’m a listener from Australia, and I know how the Bitchery likes to pick apart representations of the romance genre, its authors and its readers in the media, so I was wondering whether anyone else had seen Consuming Passions: 100 … Continue reading Guest Rant: BBC and 100 Years of Mills & Boon→
I received this email from Linda recently, and asked if I could run it as a guest rant. Linda mentions some specific books, cover copy, and plot points for romances she’s read that inspired this rant. If you’re a fan of these authors, or you love these particular books, we understand that using them as examples might tick you off. The point isn’t the examples; the examples highlight for Linda a larger point that’s been … Continue reading Guest Rant: Slut Shaming in Romance→
Every now and again, a book ticks a reader off to such an extent that only one response is satisfying: emailing me about it with rage-filled, growling detail. And so, we have Book Rants. This Rant is from L, who found herself reading a book that gave her much ranty rage. Long-time reader here, first-time e-mailer. I just didn’t have a sympathetic audience available (family visit with three brothers and a dad), and I … Continue reading Book Rant: When Unfortunate Implications Happen to Good Books→
