tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359398560678238497.post8640285180754383240..comments2023-04-26T03:13:13.422-04:00Comments on It's My Genre, Baby.: Review: Habibi by Craig ThompsonMeoskophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08958207651831220920noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359398560678238497.post-20218602068231275492013-11-06T23:51:01.933-05:002013-11-06T23:51:01.933-05:00Ugly stories need to be told? In Fiction? Why? I&#...Ugly stories need to be told? In Fiction? Why? I'm sorry I couldn't finish reading your review. But I'm so grateful for it as I now know not to read that book. I'm not a pornography fan and especially a rape/torture/mutilation porn fan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359398560678238497.post-54351379510973589032012-06-05T18:49:35.774-04:002012-06-05T18:49:35.774-04:00I went and read your Amazon review. It's a sol...I went and read your Amazon review. It's a solid one. You can never (apparently) go wrong with a nice tale of disjointed exploitation that caters to established bigotries. Or french fries. People LOVE french fries.Meoskophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958207651831220920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359398560678238497.post-50887351558162668032012-06-01T22:01:14.716-04:002012-06-01T22:01:14.716-04:00God, thank you. I wanted to love Habibi, I really...God, thank you. I wanted to love Habibi, I really, really did, especially after enjoying Thompson's Blankets. I finally read Habibi this week and was pretty much horrified for all the reasons you describe, and am surprised but pleased to see someone picking up on the transphobia in this novel. I wrote a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/review/R1MNBHVKZO410U" rel="nofollow">review</a> to warn other people off and was disturbed to see so many 5 star reviews.<br /><br />(I found you via a Google search!)Carolynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907081193545780436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359398560678238497.post-37796195971318616662012-03-04T17:57:07.851-05:002012-03-04T17:57:07.851-05:00I don't know if they have to be told. Beautifu...I don't know if they have to be told. Beautifully illustrated as this was, at it's heart it was very steeped in bias. I am very undecided on if one should read it or not.Meoskophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958207651831220920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6359398560678238497.post-74119484900819992302012-03-04T02:43:31.622-05:002012-03-04T02:43:31.622-05:00Ummm. I know ugly stories need to be told. I do. A...Ummm. I know ugly stories need to be told. I do. And they need to be read. But...I honestly don't know if I could read this book. And I think if I did read it I would need to be in a good place starting out...oranniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14007355589161084262noreply@blogger.com