A useful resource list is included to help address some of those deeper questions. The team follow the series format, providing a trim but informative package, and do an excellent job moving from a big picture definition of asexuality to more insightful discussions, including discovering one’s sexual identity or facing challenges that can arise, whether it’s dating or disbelieving doctors. Hernandez’s cheerful, cartoony art is well-suited to the lighthearted tenor of the series, and their expressive characters underscore the absurdity of some misconceptions about the asexual (or “ace”) community, such as when deconstructing “Ace Stereotypes,” exemplified by the robotic “asexual genius type” of Star Trek’s Data character, or detailing “The Spectrum of Asexuality” with an unexpectedly nuanced and extended metaphor about cake. The latest installment of the Quick & Easy series delivers a welcoming and informative guide for “asexual people, folks questioning whether they might be ace, and anyone hoping to understand more about asexuality,” from cocreators (themselves “two rad aces”) Muldoon (the Cardboard Kingdom series) and Hernandez.
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That author should be tossed in the deepest levels of Dante’s inferno. Not the worst I’ve ever encountered - a heroine in a romance I (regrettably) read last month described herself as a “fashionista” and then proceeded to wear an American flag-printed dress with a red scarf and gold stilettos. For instance, for her first interview with Aiden, Vanessa wears a white eyelet cap sleeve blouse, navy khaki pants, and light brown leather heels. (PAUSE FOR BRIEF TANGENT ON HORRIFIC FASHION IN ROMANCE NOVELS. This book in particular has two of the hallmarks of romance novels that I hate: the heroines are almost doggedly ~quirky~, and more often than not have horrendous taste in clothing. Enter Vanessa. Like I said, the characters in Zapata’s books most definitely have a certain level of cringe factor, and Vanessa is no different. "Firstly because our primal ancestors already believed them secondly, because we possess proofs which have been handed down to us from antiquity, and thirdly because it is forbidden to raise the question of their authenticity at all." Psychologically speaking, these beliefs present the phenomena of wish fulfillment, "fulfillments of the oldest, strongest, and most urgent wishes of mankind." (Ch. He provides a psychoanalysis of religion, which he views as a false belief system.įreud defines religion as an illusion, consisting of "certain dogmas, assertions about facts and conditions of external and internal reality which tells one something that one has not oneself discovered, and which claim that one should give them credence." Religious concepts are transmitted in three ways and thereby claim our belief. The Future of an Illusion ( German: Die Zukunft einer Illusion) is a 1927 work by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, in which Freud discusses religion's origins, development, and its future. I’ve tried to stay true to Rachel Klein’s novel in the way it re-works and updates the Gothic tradition and the whole notion of girl-on-girl vampires. Kelly and Samantha Mabry talk about the weird, wonderful, and highly-discussable book THE MOTH DIARIES by Rachel Klein This episode is sponsored by Goldie. Commenting on the film, director Harron said: "This is a chillingly atmospheric horror story with real emotional depth. Lily Cole stars as Ernessa, Scott Speedman as Mr. The book was adapted into a movie released in 2011,one of the major changes was naming the narrator Rebecca despite her being unnamed in the novel. At the center of the diary is the question that haunts all who read it, "Is Ernessa really a vampire?" or has the narrator trapped herself in the fevered world of her own imagining? Film adaptation As fear spreads through the school and Lucy isn't Lucy anymore, fantasy and reality mingle until what is true and what is dreamed bleed together into a waking nightmare that evokes with gothic menace the anxieties, lusts, and fears of adolescence. Around her swirl dark rumors, suspicions, and secrets as well as a series of ominous disasters. The object of her growing obsession is her roommate, Lucy Blake, and Lucy's friendship with their new and disturbing classmate, Ernessa. At an exclusively girls' boarding school, a 16-year-old unnamed narrator, records her most intimate thoughts in a diary. The book features Charlie Muir, a young homosexual misfit that grew up in foster care being emotional, verbally, and physically mistreated-a past that leaves him feeling unwanted, unloved, and unappreciated. So this IS a Lambda winner! This is how it's doneįelice Stevens penned the brutality of denial of the heart and a person's true self in writing 'The Ghost and Charlie Muir'. I plan to explore the other works of both this author and this narrator. I couldn't imagine being such a big fan of LBGT paranormal romance but here I am, owning it. Love is love, and great writing is great writing. I should note that I am a straight, married woman and I freaking loved this book. I want to know that there will be some humor, natural-sounding dialog and story that makes sense. There's a level of trust that I need when I listen to a book. Second, I'm so excited that Felice Stevens is a great storyteller. He does two different men's voices with enough distinction that there was never any question as to who was speaking. I feel so fortunate to have discovered Matt Haynes as one of my favorite new narrators. If the narrator is not completely committed (and talented), I don't care how great the book is - I'm out. I'm such a picky reader/listener, and I'm thrilled to have discovered this fantastic book. This book is a romance novel between two men that gets a little spicy at times, with a paranormal twist. |