"'I love you' Why is it that the most unoriginal thing we can say to one another is still the thing we long to hear?" - J.W.
The quote above is taken from a recent novel I read for my contemporary fiction seminar. The book is titled, "Written on the Body" and the author is Jeanette Winterson. I'm still debating weather or not I like the novel, but it definately is different from any other 'love stories' I've read. It's not a feminist piece of work, yet it's anti-romantic. It's definately original and provocatively daring, so I do highly recommend it!
The day of Disney's Cinderella is dead and long gone....in fact in the postmodern era, the prince doesn't exist, and if he does he's busy getting a manicure. So self-proclained princesses of the world, he's not coming any time soon or ever with that glass slipper of yours, so stop waiting and go out and have a martini and buy yourself 10 pairs of (fill in the blank)....because you deserve it!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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