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Title: Sisters by Lynne Cheney ISBN: 0451112040 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: November, 1981 Format: Paperback List Price(USD): $2.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 2
Rating: 1
Summary: A Spiritual Journey
Comment: This is the symbolic tale of a lost man whose beautiful but enigmantic savior herself lives in the encroaching shadow of spiritual perdition. Her story is a powerful metaphor for the battle between the syncretistic/animist urges basic to man's animal nature (as represented by a ragged but tenacious feral dog), and the purifying revelation of an angry and vengeful Christian God. Never before has a political satire used the mysteries of female sexuality to such elaborate ends, and the mixture of slap-stick and black humor that forms the Sapphic sub-plot's unforeseen climax is a potent one the philosophical underpinnings of which unexpectedly fly in the face of traditional Republican values. Sadly the sloppy, "deconstructionist"-inspired style makes much of this nearly impossible to extract, and it is only the roughest outline that emerges through the first several readings.
Rating: 1
Summary: awful
Comment: This book was one of the only books I ever put down before finishing. It is a Western about a Texan cowboy (and his pony named Tony) who becomes the leader of a gang of rogues who wish to exploit a small prarie town for all it's worth. They own all of the busnesses so everyone is at their mercy (there are even some grusome rape scenes!). It soon becomes clear that this band of outlaws is actually running the show, and the idiot Texan cowboy is merely being used (actually it's pretty confusing but he wasn't even the rightful leader of the group. He only got the job because of trechery and a brother Jeb.)! Before long all of the neighboring towns are in an uproar, but the gang is quite powerful. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the gang is planning to invade a smaller village because there is some crude oil to be had. I won't tell you the end, but this review should give you some idea of how pathetic the book is. The dialogue is terrible because the Texan can barely speak English. Also, Cheney uses some Joycean tecniques to let us peer into the mind of the Texan cowboy toward the end of the book. It's very anti-climatic, however, because his thoughts are a screwey jumble of nonsensical garbage. If there is one redeeming quality of the book, it is way it portrays the brutal life on the frontier. I am just glad not to live in that day and age. It would be a nightmare.
Rating: 3
Summary: Daring, But Is It Too Much?
Comment: It is rare that such a public figure as Ms. Cheney should dare to write a book so explicit in its depiction of female sexuality. Clearly, spending large amounts of time in a secure and undisclosed location can lead to forbidden thoughts manifesting themselves on paper, but I am very surprised she chose to send it to a publisher, and I am similarly surprised that its publication was not announced loudly. Evidently, the feminist liberal media is not ready to admit that even well-known conservatives like Lynne Cheney are capable of sensitive portrayals of love between females. Truly a shame.
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Title: Orbiter by Warren Ellis ISBN: 1401200567 Publisher: DC Comics Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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