Buffy the Vampire Slayer earned critical acclaim for its use of metaphor to explore the conflicts of growth, power, and transgression. Its groundbr...
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Jul 20, 2009
Nikki Faith
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I enjoyed this collection of essays and feel compelled to marathon seasons 6 and 7 of Buffy, which I have always enjoyed. The “dark years” always seemed fitting to me and contain great stories and character arcs. Below is my reaction to each piece in this book.
Martin Noxon: Buffy’s Other Genius by David Perry.
I will bashfully admit I tend only to notice if Joss is the writer. I know the names of the other writers, but couldn’t identify their episodes. I’m fascinated by this More...
Martin Noxon: Buffy’s Other Genius by David Perry.
I will bashfully admit I tend only to notice if Joss is the writer. I know the names of the other writers, but couldn’t identify their episodes. I’m fascinated by this More...
Jun 26, 2011
Vicky
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I enjoyed this book just as much as the other ones I've read so far, especially the essay, "It's Complicated . . . Because of Tara:History, Identity Politics, and the Straight White Male Author" which responds to the whole discussion re: Tara's senseless death, the responsibility some expect of the show to reject the evil lesbian cliché that repeats itself in many stories, on screen, etc. which Joss Whedon apparently was not aware of, and neither am I (not totally because I haven't see
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Sep 19, 2011
Dana
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There were all fantastic essays. Only one or two was off to me. My favorites were Rambo's article on Yeats' Entropic Gyre, the Word as Flesh article by Wilcox, and the Erickson and Lemberg piece on Bodies and Narrative in Crisis. Very much love here. I checked this out of the library because my favorite season of the show is the sixth and I'm very partial to the seventh so it was nice to see a book dedicated to giving those two seasons some love and attention instead of hate. It felt like I was
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Aug 01, 2011
Sarah
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Overall an enjoyable anthology of essays about Buffy's final two seasons. While this will only appeal to both hard-core BTVS fans and people who like to read academic essays for funsies -- if that is you then it's worth the read. However like any anthology, the quality and the interest is all over the place. Some essays like "Just A Family Legend" are meandering messes, some like "Understanding the Espensode" are pure gold.
Dec 30, 2010
Janet
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I've read a couple of Buffy-related anthologies, and although I was very interested in what these authors had to say about the "the dark seasons" I didn't enjoy much of the writing. I didn't feel that they added much to my understanding or appreciation of the show or the characters.
Feb 28, 2009
Beth
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Of course it was amazing! It's my (co-edited) book, with Lynne Y. Edwards and James South. Everyone should read it.
Aug 31, 2011
Pamster
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Really enjoyed this collection. Favorites were the first two pieces, on Marti Noxon and Jane Espenson, and Rhonda Wilcox's piece on the word as flesh. Pretty great.
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