Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Postmodern Love Story

"'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!

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