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reviews_and_ramblings) wrote2010-08-19 08:06 pm
reviews_and_ramblings) wrote2010-08-19 08:06 pm
The pro and cons, to be or not to be...
When wondering why and if I have to continue with this blog, I received an email like this one:
"Greetings and respect from a gay leatherman who finds your reviews truly excellent
Dear Signora Rolle,
I wish to express my sincere thank you and my profound respect for your wonderful and discerning reviews. I use your reviews to select what M/M fiction I will like best and you never, ever let me down.
You provide a wonderful service, taking your passion for M/M fiction and sharing it primarily wih female readers but also with gay men.
I also love the beautiful male images which you have collected.
You are a wonderful person, a wonderful and expressive writer. I both admire and respect you. Thank you so very much."
I received this email weeks ago, and also in a moment when I was a bit down. Then I read it and decided there was a reason for doing what I'm doing. Then again yesterday I wondered again; maybe I should let other people doing that, other reviewers with more experience... why a straight woman should read and review gay romances? but now, when I will wonder again, I have the above letter to give me a reason to continue.
My response to Victoria Brownworth: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1108364.html
"Greetings and respect from a gay leatherman who finds your reviews truly excellent
Dear Signora Rolle,
I wish to express my sincere thank you and my profound respect for your wonderful and discerning reviews. I use your reviews to select what M/M fiction I will like best and you never, ever let me down.
You provide a wonderful service, taking your passion for M/M fiction and sharing it primarily wih female readers but also with gay men.
I also love the beautiful male images which you have collected.
You are a wonderful person, a wonderful and expressive writer. I both admire and respect you. Thank you so very much."
I received this email weeks ago, and also in a moment when I was a bit down. Then I read it and decided there was a reason for doing what I'm doing. Then again yesterday I wondered again; maybe I should let other people doing that, other reviewers with more experience... why a straight woman should read and review gay romances? but now, when I will wonder again, I have the above letter to give me a reason to continue.
My response to Victoria Brownworth: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1108364.html
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It is so important to me to never write anything that might seem as if I am exploiting anyone for their sexuality or ethnicity or culture. And I adore your blog, by the way--I love reading about the artists and the writers, and the interviews and book recommendations. Wait a minute- now I think about it, people who love books, love to read, love stories, they all seem to love your blog! We need to bring the rest of the world into our fold by writing better and better, every book. Thank you for all you do, and don't lose heart! We're like a book club a million people strong!
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