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#WhatchaReading ? I finished the most waste of time old Harlequin, The Wild Side by Diana Hamilton. One of those awful misogynistic old skool books that's pretty fun if you're in the right mood -- but (romancelandia.club)

submitted 11 months ago by willaful@romancelandia.club to c/romancebooks@lemm.ee

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[–] Eve@romancelandia.club 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks Oh gosh, I try never to go back to those older books. I tried to re-read a Betty Neels (who I loved) & I couldn't. But at least it wasn't as bad as the old Presents ... talk about misogynistic. All they did was teach you that a man could be verbally & emotionally abusive, but you can fall in love with them anyway.

[–] lenoreo@romancelandia.club 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@Eve @willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks seriously. And that's not even books from the 80s or 90s, the 00s too

[–] Eve@romancelandia.club 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@lenoreo @willaful @romancelandia @romancebooks and we won't mention the bodice rippers/rape culture ... yes, I loved those books too, we were conditioned to - Luke and Laura anybody?

[–] willaful@romancelandia.club 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@Eve @lenoreo I still find them cathartic reads at times, though my tolerance is definitely not what it once was.

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[–] herhandsmyhands@romancelandia.club 1 points 11 months ago

@willaful I have to be in a very specific headspace for them, for real.

And even then, it can be iffy whether I can finish them.

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