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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Vixen Fun!
In this anthology Angela Carter has gathered the best tales of "bad girls." The stories focus less on women as being bad in a sexual way. Rather the tales range from stories of women who fail to comply with society to gothic horror. As with most story collections I've read, there are stories I love and stories that I'm not that crazy about. This collection was about 90%...
Published on October 20, 2005 by Amanda L. Addison
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Sorry, but I found it boring.
Just a matter of taste, I suppose. Some might love these stories, but I found them boring. Even the one called "Oke of Okehurst" went on and on too long - 50 pages, saying the same thing over and over. (I lost track of how many times the author used the word "creature" in that story. I suppose I just prefer concise writing, and stories that get to the...
Published 4 months ago by Filmfan
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Vixen Fun!,
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This review is from: Wayward Girls and Wicked Women: An Anthology of Subversive Stories (Mass Market Paperback)
In this anthology Angela Carter has gathered the best tales of "bad girls." The stories focus less on women as being bad in a sexual way. Rather the tales range from stories of women who fail to comply with society to gothic horror. As with most story collections I've read, there are stories I love and stories that I'm not that crazy about. This collection was about 90% all luv from me with only a couple stories I didn't care for. Here is a breakdown of a few of my favorites:
"The Debutante" by Leonora Carrington - A girl sends a hyena to her coming out ball with (obviously) bloody results. From The Gloria Stories by Rocky Gamez - A friend of the narrator wants to be a man and believes that she can impregnate her female lover. "The Loves of Lady Purple" by Angela Carter - My Favorite! This gothic tale is of a life size "Venus of the Orient" puppet controlled by an old puppeteer. That is, until, the dreaded Lady Purple comes to life. So much to discuss with this tale: feminism, sex, aspects of Carnival, vaginal imagery, power, etc.... "The Oke of Okehurst" by Vernon Lee - Another great gothic tale! This tale is narrated by an artist visiting a very strange couple plagued by the past. Ghosts, jealousy, and weird women - an excellent combination! I highly recommend this collection. It is out of print but I was able to get it through Inter-Library Loan. As Angela Carter concludes her introduction to this volume; "they [the heroines] know they are worth more than that which fate has allotted them (Carter, xii)." You go, girl(s)!
1.0 out of 5 stars
Sorry, but I found it boring.,
By Filmfan (Denmark) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wayward Girls and Wicked Women: An Anthology of Subversive Stories (Mass Market Paperback)
Just a matter of taste, I suppose. Some might love these stories, but I found them
boring. Even the one called "Oke of Okehurst" went on and on too long - 50 pages, saying the same thing over and over. (I lost track of how many times the author used the word "creature" in that story. I suppose I just prefer concise writing, and stories that get to the point. I'm a book supplier, and someone once bought 5 copies of this book from me, and insisted that I read the book. So mine is just a minority view, I guess. |
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Wayward Girls and Wicked Women: An Anthology of Subversive Stories by Angela Carter (Mass Market Paperback - January 1, 1989)
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