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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/women"  title="women">women</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/history"  title="history">history</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/art"  title="art">art</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/religion"  title="religion">religion</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/france"  title="france">france</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/historical"  title="historical">historical</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/catholic"  title="catholic">catholic</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/protestant"  title="protestant">protestant</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/ancestors"  title="ancestors">ancestors</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/genealogy"  title="genealogy">genealogy</a><br/><br/><a href="http://www.dpbolvw.net/click-1907720-10294146" target="_blank" >
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/women"  title="women">women</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/history"  title="history">history</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/historical"  title="historical">historical</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/egypt"  title="egypt">egypt</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:27:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_26419_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>women</category><category>history</category><category>historical</category><category>egypt</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prep: A Novel]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[Like Tobias Wolff&#39;s Old School, Prep meanders a well-worn and familiar path of &quot;outsider amongst wolves&quot; wherein the outsider is the blue-collar, insecure, and identity-challenged teenager and the wolves are the wealthy peers with whom she is trying to fit in. <br /><br />Unlike Wolff&#39;s novel, the protagonist seems to have no redeeming qualities of self-awareness and the book seems to end without a satisfying conclusion (whether that is a knock against it or not is a matter of personal taste). <br /><br />That said, the atmosphere constructed was pleasantly appealing, and the characters were believable and somewhat realistic. Worth checking out. Recommended. --EEB
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/women"  title="women">women</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/school"  title="school">school</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/apocalypse"  title="apocalypse">apocalypse</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/coming_of_age"  title="coming_of_age">coming_of_age</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/teenage"  title="teenage">teenage</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/academia"  title="academia">academia</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/identity"  title="identity">identity</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/boarding_school"  title="boarding_school">boarding_school</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/class_issues"  title="class_issues">class_issues</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2006 04:03:18 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_5841_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>women</category><category>school</category><category>apocalypse</category><category>coming_of_age</category><category>teenage</category><category>academia</category><category>identity</category><category>boarding_school</category><category>class_issues</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Crimson Petal and the White]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[The first of a trifecta of historical novels about English prostitutes that I review, The Crimson Petal and the White is probably also the most entertaining. Written in somewhat ironic fashion, the book is a little long-winded (and just long) but highly recommended in its subject. The whole sordid sub-genre can become grim and tiresome after awhile and I suggest only reading one at a time...if it must be one, let it be this one. Interesting vignettes include some of a cathouse and some on a 19th-century perfumery. Recommended.  --Erin E. Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/women"  title="women">women</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/british"  title="british">british</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/england"  title="england">england</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/victorian"  title="victorian">victorian</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/19th_century"  title="19th_century">19th_century</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/prostitutes"  title="prostitutes">prostitutes</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2006 03:40:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_5534_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>women</category><category>british</category><category>england</category><category>victorian</category><category>19th_century</category><category>prostitutes</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Dress Lodger]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[The second of a trifecta of books about prostitutes in historical England, The Dress Lodger is raw and eerie. Sheri Holman writes about a 15-year old girl desperately trying to save the life of her ill child, by any and every means necessary, while the cholera epidemic poisons the city of Suderland and threatens to spread not only through the city, but the world. Haunting and grim, the book remained in the forefront of my memory for days, regardless of whether or not I wanted it there. Recommended. --Erin E. Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/women"  title="women">women</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/history"  title="history">history</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/british"  title="british">british</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/england"  title="england">england</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/historical"  title="historical">historical</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/medicine"  title="medicine">medicine</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/medical"  title="medical">medical</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/19th_century"  title="19th_century">19th_century</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/cholera"  title="cholera">cholera</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/prostitutes"  title="prostitutes">prostitutes</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:29:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_24736_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>women</category><category>history</category><category>british</category><category>england</category><category>historical</category><category>medicine</category><category>medical</category><category>19th_century</category><category>cholera</category><category>prostitutes</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slammerkin]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[The third of a trifecta of historical novels about English prostitutes which I will review, Slammerkin is perhaps the most self-aware and perhaps the one I enjoyed the least. As with The Dress Lodger, Slammerkin doesn&#39;t lie about the harsh realities of life in its time period; whereas The Crimson Petal and the White shows upper-class life at its most lighthearted, Slammerkin dwells on the bleakness of the lower and middle classes, with rare glimpses of the aristocracy. For me, this was too dour without reward. Those not hoping for the occasional lighthearted breath of air will not find it here. Although I can&#39;t criticize this as a novel, it&#39;s not what I was looking for. --Erin E. Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/british"  title="british">british</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/18th"  title="18th">18th</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/historical,"  title="historical,">historical,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/England,"  title="England,">England,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/Century,"  title="Century,">Century,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/prostitute,"  title="prostitute,">prostitute,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/women"  title="women">women</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/history"  title="history">history</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/british"  title="british">british</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/england"  title="england">england</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/historical"  title="historical">historical</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/18th_Century"  title="18th_Century">18th_Century</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/prostitute"  title="prostitute">prostitute</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2006 20:13:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_15574_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>british</category><category>18th</category><category>historical,</category><category>England,</category><category>Century,</category><category>prostitute,</category><category>women</category><category>history</category><category>british</category><category>england</category><category>historical</category><category>18th_Century</category><category>prostitute</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memoirs of a Geisha]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure</link><description><![CDATA[I enjoyed this surprisingly quick read a lot more than I thought I would. An interesting view into the traditions and lifestyles of geisha, an occupation with which I previously had absolutely no familiarity. -Erin Betters
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure">ihatepavelbure</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/women"  title="women">women</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/history"  title="history">history</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/fiction"  title="fiction">fiction</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/culture"  title="culture">culture</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/japan"  title="japan">japan</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/ihatepavelbure/adapted_for_film"  title="adapted_for_film">adapted_for_film</a>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2005 18:16:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_1123_4349</guid><dc:creator>ihatepavelbure</dc:creator><category>women</category><category>history</category><category>fiction</category><category>culture</category><category>japan</category><category>adapted_for_film</category></item></channel></rss>
