One of my very favorite parts was the childhood friend who'd had a crush on Joss when he was a little girl.
In one neat sentence Kay has pointed up one notorious failing of some male writers attempting to write women.
I'm not sure what you mean here. Can you elaborate? The only reading of that I can come up with is that since Big Red didn't suspect anything, that's implying women are no different from men. I hope this isn't what you meant, since Joss is not a woman, regardless of how his body may look.
This is a really lovely review, though. I love this book to bits and am glad to see it getting some love on this comm. :)
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One of my very favorite parts was the childhood friend who'd had a crush on Joss when he was a little girl.
In one neat sentence Kay has pointed up one notorious failing of some male writers attempting to write women.
I'm not sure what you mean here. Can you elaborate? The only reading of that I can come up with is that since Big Red didn't suspect anything, that's implying women are no different from men. I hope this isn't what you meant, since Joss is not a woman, regardless of how his body may look.
This is a really lovely review, though. I love this book to bits and am glad to see it getting some love on this comm. :)