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Lily James (Author)
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Black Ice Books September 30, 1997
While academics argue over who actually invented the word "postfeminism," writers like Lily James are engaged in the task of creating what comes after the feminist movement. Beyond the Buzz, chick-lit postfeminist writing has created some of the hippest eye-catchers in contemporary fiction. This fiction is funny, wry and new. As Eurudice commented, "It is a must-have for girls that have considered selling out."

In The Great Taste of Straight People, Lily James spanks the eternal theme of Chaos vs. Order. Her characters are True Believers, obsessed with the desire to organize relationships, behaviors, and entire lives around earnestly illogical systems. These stories are sincere yet always surprising, brainy yet always entertaining.


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Like so many of her "chick-lit" peers, James (editor of the on-line Postfeminist Playground) shows a poignant, almost Kerouac-ian faith in the products of her pen--no matter whether the subject is loutish boyfriends, caricatured feminists, the travails of middle-class girlhood, vague fantasies of thrill kills or the questionnaires in women's magazines. Sometimes, in James's case, the rambling pays off in a clever one-liner--as when a pregnant woman considers naming her child Dignity even though "if a girl the obvious porn career, Hot Dignity Dog, made it a bad choice." More often, however, these 19 stories trail off without even that; most could pass for e-mails written to pass a long, uninspired afternoon.

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"These in-your-face fictions are the epitome of the post-feminist writing we call chick-lit.  Not only are these pieces funny, perplexing, hysterical, histrionic, loud, astute, disturbing, playful, sharp-edged and scathing, in their frenzy they demonstrate the range of ideas a woman can write about."--Cris Mazza, author of Is It Sexual Harassment Yet?


Product Details

  • Paperback: 194 pages
  • Publisher: Fiction Collective 2; 1 edition (September 30, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1573660345
  • ISBN-13: 978-1573660341
  • Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,025,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars The most fun you can have with paper, August 5, 1999
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This book had me laughing out loud. Some of the stories are a bit hard to follow, but just when I got really confused a light would come on and I would be laughing all over again.The voice is sly and daring - highly recommended.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and unique, with a delightful writing style, December 10, 2000
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Lily James' style of writing surprises with its many hidden and funny implications that only strike you three sentences later. This book made me laugh out loud and will appeal to readers who love to know what makes other people think and behave the way they do. A fine new author.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Some real gems, June 27, 2002
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The short stories composing James' THE GREAT TASTE OF STRAIGHT PEOPLE are very, very short. Some are amazing, and some are mediocre. All are challenging. This writer shows great talent and the gems in this book (including the opening story) make it worth while.
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