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April literary book club

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Unrulysun · 30/03/2011 20:15

Are we still OK for 'The Bloody Chamber' by Angela Carter on 13th April at 9pm?

And for May Northanger Abbey?

I am utterly rubbish at this publicising/organising lark btw so if anyone else was desperately looking for something to post on AIBU/Twitter/Facebook...

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StewieGriffinsMom · 30/03/2011 20:19

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sethstarkaddersmackerel · 30/03/2011 20:21

does that mean we can be friends with you twice?

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Unrulysun · 30/03/2011 20:27

Oh gosh SGM - what a great idea, I would never have thought of you.

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Unrulysun · 11/04/2011 12:39

Bump.

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Unrulysun · 13/04/2011 11:45

And bump.

Tonight ladies wimmin.

I know there were some Carter-haters out there. You needent think your attendance won't be required. Grin

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Unrulysun · 13/04/2011 11:46

Needn't

what is wrong with me?

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StewieGriffinsMom · 13/04/2011 16:13

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Unrulysun · 13/04/2011 16:37

I love Angela Carter for reasons entirely to do with Wise Children so I'm not hugely objective about her.

Maybe we should have done The Sadian Woman...

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StewieGriffinsMom · 13/04/2011 16:51

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sethstarkaddersmackerel · 13/04/2011 19:45

I couldn't find my copy so I will be commenting from memory.

MitchiestInge · 13/04/2011 19:52

à propos of, well nothing really, have just realised it is actually nearly 20 years since Carter died Shock

still have the most massive crush on her, and Lorna Sage a bit

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sethstarkaddersmackerel · 13/04/2011 20:17

what do the critiques say?

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Unrulysun · 13/04/2011 20:18

Can you tell us why SGM?

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MitchiestInge · 13/04/2011 20:26

Have you read Love? Carter herself admitted it was v misogynistic. God there must be another word for it.

MitchiestInge · 13/04/2011 20:27

I mean years later, she probably thought it wasn't at the time. It's vile really.

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sethstarkaddersmackerel · 13/04/2011 20:37

oh this is one of those books that confused me as a teenager because it was meant to be feminist and it was published by Virago but the messages I was getting out of it weren't.
same with Magic Toyshop.

sethstarkaddersmackerel · 13/04/2011 20:37

stunningly evocative and well-written, though.

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Unrulysun · 13/04/2011 20:56

I just think she's an astonishing writer. The way The Bloody Chamber weaves fairytale and gothic and really aberrant horrible sexuality is amazing. And a great title too. But she's a writer not a sociologist so I can imagine that maybe she might have pissed off some theorists. Is your disquiet there in the text? Where would you say it fails to be feminist?

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Unrulysun · 13/04/2011 20:58

I also feel from her writing that she loves women iyswim?

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