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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Feminist Take On Mae West,
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This review is from: Too Much Of A Good Thing: Mae West as Cultural Icon (Paperback)
Ramona Curry's "Too Much of a Good Thing: Mae West as Cultural Icon," published in 1996, is a university press publication that examines Mae West's contributions to the Feminist Movement and evaluates her role as a female icon of the twentieth century. This treatment of West is a typical academic text with good research of textual sources, but with little or no interviews and featuring theory that is hit or miss.
When Mae West was asked why she never wrote an article supporting the Feminist Movement she reportably drawled, "They never asked me."
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Pretentious silly book on a legend,
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This review is from: Too Much Of A Good Thing: Mae West as Cultural Icon (Paperback)
This is a fairly ridiculous, heavy handed attempt at analyzing the appeal of one of the greatest movie stars ever. This writer sees everything about Mae as "camp" (wait til you read her detailed analysis of La West's appearance on MISTER ED!!) and although she seems pro-West, apparently sees her mainly as someone who gays to copy and idolize, not as a serious pop culture icon for the mainstream public. Super silly and very heavy handed. Beulah, peel me a raspberry!!!
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Too Much Of A Good Thing: Mae West as Cultural Icon by Ramona Curry (Paperback - February 28, 1996)
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