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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Academic, dry,
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This review is from: Reading 'Desperate Housewives': Beyond the White Picket Fence (Reading Contemporary Television) (Paperback)
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I bought this book as a fan of Desperate Housewives. It is, however, inappropriate for most fans. It is a collection of 17 essays on DH, primarily feminist writings. I slogged through three essays and gave up. They seem to be well-written, but they were just too academic and dry for me. The chapters are (1) Culture, (2) Sexual Politics, (3) Genre, Gender, and Cultural Myths, (4) Narrative, Confssion and Intimacy. All of these topics are of interest to me, but I still couldn't handle the writing style and content---just too dry and frankly, boring. If you are looking for very serious, academic writing, and are a DH fan, you could potentially enjoy this book. The book includes an episode guide for seasons one and two, an extensive bibliography, an index, and a film and tv guide. The authors are all distinguished writers and critics. It seems to me that it would be a great resource for a graduate level media class. I would not ever recommend it for regular fans, however, even committed ones like me. *** |
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Reading 'Desperate Housewives': Beyond the White Picket Fence (Reading Contemporary Television) by Janet McCabe (Paperback - September 19, 2006)
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