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How much discord can you afford?
Do a couple’s differences balance out, become forgiven, become forgotten, or do they accumulate? When irreconcilable differences are encountered, does the relationship die a little, or a death knell sound?
The fiction novel $hort of Love explores a couple’s differences and a satirical attempt to resolve them, revealing love has its limits.
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If her teasing is misandry, would his philandering be misogyny?
REVIEW EXCERPT BY EDITOR OF NOVEL ‘SHORT OF LOVE’, BY MARTIN KNOX
Another reason you won’t be falling asleep is – well, it’s unconventional. In fact, that’s kind of why Martin brought me in on the task. I think initially there was an idea of my offering a ‘solution’ to the complete incompatibility of the outlook of the novel with any notions of gender equality. This, I have not done. The book in itself cannot have such a ‘solution’. Instead, it is itself a gigantic question, posed in novel form. Now, I think my views and Martin’s views on this are, to this day, not quite on a level. My belief is that we, as societies, still do not have the full page open on the gender equality debate, and a work such as this helps to do so. Those of you who would consider yourselves feminists, read it, and see what it tells you about the motives and insecurities that lead to misogyny, and you’ll be forced to consider what, if anything, might be done to eradicate those. Those of you who consider yourselves non or anti-feminists, read it and see whether this is a vision you would agree with in any way, or not, and why. If you don’t give much of a toss about the gender equality debate one way or the other, read it, because it’s something different, and it’ll make you laugh, and possibly check the prescription of your reading glasses.
Full review here: http://www.martinknox.wordpress.com
WHY NOT INVEST IN LOVE?
A riveting satirical fiction page-turner about a romantic relationship that endures.
