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To: NFHale

Good fiction transcends gender. Do you think boys would have nothing to learn from Jane Austen or Charlotte Bronte?


54 posted on 06/05/2011 8:04:59 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

Never read either of ‘em.

“Joy Luck Club” isn’t a book for boys; or, if they HAVE to read that, there should be a balanced reading list.


55 posted on 06/06/2011 6:48:37 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Borges

Never read either of ‘em.

“Joy Luck Club” isn’t a book for boys; or, if they HAVE to read that, there should be a balanced reading list.


56 posted on 06/06/2011 6:48:39 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Borges

If “good fiction transcends gender”, then the book he referred to probably isn’t.

And yes, there is much for boys to learn from Jane Austen or Charlotte Bronte - like the intense social competition they may face, and why those who win do.


60 posted on 06/06/2011 8:56:51 AM PDT by ctdonath2
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