Comments on: White Flames by C. Tan http://www.literaryescapism.com/513/white-flames-by-c-tan Welcome to my alternate reality. Escaping into new worlds, meeting new characters and exploring different societies is the only way we have of leaving the harsh reality of life behind us...if only for a little bit. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jackie http://www.literaryescapism.com/513/white-flames-by-c-tan/comment-page-1#comment-2363 Jackie Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:31:57 +0000 http://www.literaryescapism.com/?p=513#comment-2363 Now that you mention it, I did remember reading that line, but it never clicked as describing the gender either. However, the story works without knowing the gender. Now that you mention it, I did remember reading that line, but it never clicked as describing the gender either. However, the story works without knowing the gender.

]]> By: Cecilia Tan http://www.literaryescapism.com/513/white-flames-by-c-tan/comment-page-1#comment-2362 Cecilia Tan Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:27:58 +0000 http://www.literaryescapism.com/?p=513#comment-2362 OMG, I'm laughing about the Queer as Folk story's narrator gender not being clear. The story originally appeared in a lesbian erotic anthology called Uniform Sex, which was published by a lesbian publisher and sold mainly through women's and GLBT bookstores. So the first person narrator never had to say "oh and by the way, I'm a dyke/woman/female" since it was totally 100% assumed. She *does* say "I'd really always been more of clit girl, myself..." in the story, so her gender *is* in there, just not right on the first page, like it obviously should have been for a mixed-gender collection! Oopsie! OMG, I’m laughing about the Queer as Folk story’s narrator gender not being clear. The story originally appeared in a lesbian erotic anthology called Uniform Sex, which was published by a lesbian publisher and sold mainly through women’s and GLBT bookstores. So the first person narrator never had to say “oh and by the way, I’m a dyke/woman/female” since it was totally 100% assumed. She *does* say “I’d really always been more of clit girl, myself…” in the story, so her gender *is* in there, just not right on the first page, like it obviously should have been for a mixed-gender collection! Oopsie!

]]> By: Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) http://www.literaryescapism.com/513/white-flames-by-c-tan/comment-page-1#comment-2346 Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit) Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:41:10 +0000 http://www.literaryescapism.com/?p=513#comment-2346 I like short story books that I can pick and choose stories in. I don't necessarily have to like them all. I put it on my TBR list on good reads I like short story books that I can pick and choose stories in. I don’t necessarily have to like them all.

I put it on my TBR list on good reads

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