When you get down to it, what is pornography but a wish-fullfilment fantasy? Usually, it's "boy fucks girl" without any of the foreplay. But there are other wish-fulfillment fantasies than just sex. For teen-age boys, there are super-heroes and sword-swinging barbarians. And for women, there are Romances
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I agree that the plot complications / evil exes reliance does the book no favours. I wish it could be a little less formulaic, but...there's a reason the formula works. And Crusie does it with more flair and substance that most, which is why Bet Me has such appeal despite the stupidity of the plot skeleton.
Man, I wish they'd make Bet Me into a movie! I wonder if it'd be successful -- it feels like it ought to be, but despite the many full-figured women in Hollywood I think that it does not have the right climate for a movie where the "fat" woman was as comfortable with herself as Min is (and I never got the sense that Min really hated her body; she was dieting ( ... )
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ALSO, what'd you think of Shana (Cal's neighbour/the bartender)? And Emilio's? And Emilio himself? And and and...you don't have to answer all of these questions, really. Or at least not here ;)
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...I am still interested in more detailed thoughts about specifics. Ie, what'd you think of that first date? And of the final consummation scene?
The first date?
"What?" Cal tried to find his place in the conversation. "Oh, the sports and sex thing? Not at all. This is the twenty-first century. We've learned how to be sensitive."
"You have?"
"Sure," Cal said. "Otherwise we wouldn't get laid."
What's not to like? Witty dialogue is so damned rare in my experience ( ... )
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I prefer epic romances, that last over time, and recover from dry spells...but you don't get them in less than 200 pages of 3rd grade level writing...
I'm glad you enjoyed this...it's on the shelf at our town's eency weency library and I thought about reading it, but I chose (poorly) a WEB griffith WW2 spy "thriller" that is boring me to tears and does everything my own novel does that's dragging it down, gossip, failure to show action, dragging...too many characters...BLAH...I'm in a stinky mood! I need something witty and fun in my head!
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I'm in a stinky mood! I need something witty and fun in my head!
If it's not already obvious, I say "Go for it!" You'll probably finish it within the day - or two at most.
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It's definitely fun! And fairly witty, compared to, I dunno, your average monthly Harlequin Blaze or whatever....
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