The pro and cons, to be or not to be...

[reviews_and_ramblings]

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

Comments

[girlofavalon.livejournal.com]

Keep that in mind, always *hugs*

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Yes, I will. I would have not post it if not that again and again there is the question if gay men read romance. They do! and they want to have a place where to find it.

[girlofavalon.livejournal.com]

The idea that gay men don't read romance is nothing but a form of prejudice. They do, and you're completely right... Moreover, they want to have a place to find respectfully written M/M romance.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly. And in the end, I'm probably reading half book written by women and half by men. And sometime it's really difficult to find a difference. I'd like to arrive to a time when no one will "search" the difference.

[girlofavalon.livejournal.com]

I'd like to arrive to a time when no one will "search" the difference.

THIS. So much!

That's one of the reasons why people like you should carry on with their doings. You're making a necessary difference.

P.S.: Would you mind PMing me your e-mail? I'd love to have more ways to be in touch.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Will send you a PM, but my email is pretty much everywhere ;-) And if you loose it, also the LiveJournal's email account works.