I can't say that I'm tempted to read any of the books you've discussed... which is probably your intention since you weren't exactly recommending any of them. LOL
I am curious about Time Magazine's article and will try to read it. I've been having a lengthy discussion w/a friend (in Germany) about the Twilight books which I felt had a very strong anti-feminist bias, and THEN I looked up Stephenie Meyers bio and found out that she was 'educated' at Brigham Young University (and yes, I know I'm being mean) and is a Mormon living in Utah, which I think shows that she is, in fact, anti-feminist. My friend, who liked the books, says that yes the bias is wicked obvious but she doesn't care. And I guess that is true of a lot of women who read romances? I guess I can accept the anti-feminist bias only in books written hundreds of years ago (or at least set in historical times), I expect modern novels to reflect modern thinking. I find it creepy when they don't. Just me I guess.
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I am curious about Time Magazine's article and will try to read it. I've been having a lengthy discussion w/a friend (in Germany) about the Twilight books which I felt had a very strong anti-feminist bias, and THEN I looked up Stephenie Meyers bio and found out that she was 'educated' at Brigham Young University (and yes, I know I'm being mean) and is a Mormon living in Utah, which I think shows that she is, in fact, anti-feminist. My friend, who liked the books, says that yes the bias is wicked obvious but she doesn't care. And I guess that is true of a lot of women who read romances? I guess I can accept the anti-feminist bias only in books written hundreds of years ago (or at least set in historical times), I expect modern novels to reflect modern thinking. I find it creepy when they don't. Just me I guess.