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04/14/2005 Archived Entry: "Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Novels"

I think I found Smart Bitches from RRA-L, the Romance Reader Anonymous list. I'm a bit confused about what the actual name of the weblog is; the domain name is smartbitchestrashybooks, the graphic at the top of the page reads "Smart Bitches Who Love Trashy Novels," and the TITLE element reads "Romance Novel Reviews - Smart Bitches, Trashy Books." Consistency, ladies! And I'll take the use of the word "trash" as ironic.

In any case the weblog is fun reading! On Realism in Romance: "First of all, I think it’s fascinating that realism has somehow become the yardstick by which quality fiction should be judged. But then, this is only when it’s convenient, of course, and some types of non-realism are more acceptable than others. A book set in a world populated with three-foot-tall humanoids sporting large, hairy feet and immortal creatures with pointy ears who then band together to defeat an all-powerful evil overlord by hijacking a magic ring—yeah, THAT’s realistic, and worthy of worship that borders on the creepy. But a book about a mathematician having a stroke and falling in love with a Quaker woman? Good God, let’s torch this sumbitch, it’s far too unrealistic to be considered good fiction."

Posted by Candy @ 04/14/2005 07:26 AM PST

Great title.

By the way, once again my zine came back to me. Would you like to subscribe to the e-version or read it on efanzines?

Posted by supergee @ 04/14/2005 06:39 AM PST