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Episode 15: Romance Tropes


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Episode 15: In this show, we depart from our usual analysis of YA literature and instead discuss adult romance-novel tropes that persistently beguile and bedevil us.

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SHOW NOTES

Our Current Reads

Carrie:

Baader-Meinhof: The Inside Story of the Red Army Faction by Stephan Aust

Orleans by Sherrie L. Smith

Christa:

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

The Smaller Evil by Stephanie Kuehn

   “Translation: All this twaddle merely is saying, ‘Hi, I’m Andreas Baader, a sociopathic dick.'”

 

References

What the hell is a “manther” anyway?

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Roxane Gay’s Outlander recaps: here, here, & here

                          “I feel so objectified.”

Romance Trope: The Virgin Hero 

Unclaimed by Courtney Milan

Off-Campus by Amy Jo Cousins
Taking Him by Jackie Ashenden

Romance Trope: The Indestructible Male

The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne

The Master by Kresley Cole
Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare

“Your torture tactics are nothing compared to the Midwestern accents of these dames, Le Chiffre!”

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