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Romantic Novels

Why I Hate Jane Austen

Abby Rogers | Posted 03.24.2013 | Books
Read More: Romantic Novels, Jane Austen Books, Romance, Wuthering Heights, Jane Austen Review, Love Stories, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen Critic, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Books News
Abby Rogers

After about two decades of being a voracious reader, I'm still at a loss as to why so many people have elevated Jane Austen to the level of literary herodom. To put it bluntly, I just don't the seemingly female-gender-wide obsession with Ms. Austen.

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Virgins, Bondage and the 'Magical Penis': Newsweek's Fail

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 06.20.2012 | Women
Read More: Purity Balls, 50 Shades of Grey, Therese Shechter, Shame, Purity Bears, Virginity Cults, Katie Roiphe, Sado Masochism, Gendered Shame, Romantic Novels, Barbara Cartland, How to Lose Your Virginity, Equality, Newsweek, Virginity, Bsdm, Women News
Soraya Chemaly

There is no connection between the theme of submission/dominance and women's "possible" discomfort with economic successes and power.

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The Secret Reading Habits of Women

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 11.11.2012 | Women
Read More: Grandmother, Romantica, Katie Roseman, Mother Daughter Relationships, Women and Books, Romantic Novels, Books-for-Women, Chick Lit, Mother Daughter, Women and Reading, Women News
Jessica Pearce Rotondi

I'll never forget my first brush with "Romantica," that subgenre of romance novels with just enough sex content that you wouldn't want to be caught reading it in the DMV.

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Valentine's Day: The Best Romantic Novels (PHOTOS, POLL)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Romantic Books, Jane Austen, Books, Romantic Novels, Slidepoll, Valentine's Day, Valentine's Day Books, Gone With the Wind, Love, Pride and Prejudice, Books News

Valentine's Day is around the corner, and whatever your plans, with or without your Valentine, these romantic novels will put you in the mood. Of cour...

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