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yeahdeadslow's review
4.0
Though I mainly got this for one chapter discussing my favourite show (which happens to be a prison show), this book covers a topic I'm interested in, though I'm not sure... how or when that happened.
So, I did enjoy the whole book, but yes for me it was mostly about the aforementioned chapter: "Origins and Intentions: In Praise of Bad Girls". I didn't know beforehand that's what the chapter was called, and I was extremely pleased to see that. I was kind of fascinated to read the thoughts of two (presumably) straight men who don't have the same emotional attachment to Bad Girls that I do. I didn't agree with some conclusions they arrived at in the "Personal Relations and Sexuality" section, but I guess that's not too surprising. (I sound calm, but actually was driven to write a rage reply after re-reading it. Heh.)
But overall, they raised some interesting points and it ended on this positive conclusion: "But, on the basis of the evidence reviewed here, to call Bad Girls 'the best prison drama ever' is probably to understate its achievements." Hell yeah! Like I know the show didn't have as much to compete with when this book was written, and also the quote is only in reference to its first three series (which is fair enough), but still...! I live for this kind of validation of the things I love.
On a side note, I was surprised Within These Walls wasn't mentioned at all. I was expecting it would be, at least in passing. Huh.
So, I did enjoy the whole book, but yes for me it was mostly about the aforementioned chapter: "Origins and Intentions: In Praise of Bad Girls". I didn't know beforehand that's what the chapter was called, and I was extremely pleased to see that. I was kind of fascinated to read the thoughts of two (presumably) straight men who don't have the same emotional attachment to Bad Girls that I do. I didn't agree with some conclusions they arrived at in the "Personal Relations and Sexuality" section, but I guess that's not too surprising. (I sound calm, but actually was driven to write a rage reply after re-reading it. Heh.)
But overall, they raised some interesting points and it ended on this positive conclusion: "But, on the basis of the evidence reviewed here, to call Bad Girls 'the best prison drama ever' is probably to understate its achievements." Hell yeah! Like I know the show didn't have as much to compete with when this book was written, and also the quote is only in reference to its first three series (which is fair enough), but still...! I live for this kind of validation of the things I love.
On a side note, I was surprised Within These Walls wasn't mentioned at all. I was expecting it would be, at least in passing. Huh.
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