The writing style of this novel is poor, as is this review! The Bride Stripped Bare conveys a story about a woman who believes that her husband is cheating on her, yet unable to leave because of her financial dependency on the cheating scum (I have no sympathy for people who cheat nor those who stay with cheaters). Through her struggles to accept what her husband has done, she seeks revenge by running around and sleeping with a bunch of people...yeah...i know...what a way to get revenge!Some critics of The Bride Stripped Bare would say that this novel is about the liberation of sexuality for women, others (myself included) would say that this novel is borderline soft-core pornography for the chick-lit genre. Having said that i thoroughly enjoyed this novel, it was definitely a page turner. The scenes in the novel are rather explicit and graphical, so do not read if you feel uncomfortable about this kind of thing. The way the author describes the scenes are rather blunt yet descriptive, and you can definitely learn a few things from this novel!
I think this could be a novel for both genders, as there is a section in the novel called, "what we like, what we don't like and what we love". Yes, it's about what most women do and do not like in bed! So all males should definitely read it!
A lesson that I've taken from reading this novel is to never be financially dependent on anyone other than my parents! Even though that isn't the moral of the story (I'm not even sure if this novel intended a moral, it was marketed as a novel about the exploration of sexual desire). Another marketing gimmick that this novel had attached to itself, was that the author published the novel under anonymous. I suppose it was to create a mysterious bubble around this novel, and it worked! It gained a lot of publicity and eventually the author was ousted by media. It made it hard for me to find the book when it was recommended by a friend though!
I suggest listening to Not Fair by Lily Allen, not only is it an awesome song but reminds me of the character Cole (Cheating Husband).
(NOTE: It's been a few years since I've read this novel and this review is based on what I remember...which isn't much!)
This sounds like a book I'd want to mutilate after reading because of how the characters are! Is this based on a true story though?
and how this FIASCO of this silly silly woman plotting revenge, DID SHE EVEN FIND OUT IF HE WAS REALLY CHEATING ON HER??? since you said she "believed" so.
lol yay soft porn books.
i do have sympathy for women for are binded by their loathing cheating partners due to financials. I may even empathise with them. Because living is all about survival ultimately and money is all about surviving in this economic world.
To help this victimised woman we need to somehow empower them. Or prevent US from this wretched situation, be very powerful women.
on the other hand. i do NOT sympathise with women who choose to revenge their cheating partners AND choose to stay with them for financials. cheatin men are the lowest of LOW! why would you sink to THEIR level?!
just, tsk.
and ARGH anon?! ignorance is NOT bliss! the mystery would drive me crazy! dammit show us who you are! lol.
please hand me a bag, i might gag...
well, maybe not my kind of thing but at least you can take something away from it, right? so maybe less "liberation of sexuality for women" and more "self-help for the sexually adolescent"?
good work on posting something new though!
haha... here's your bag Pat
*hands sick bag to Pat*
I just read through an interview between the author and Andrew Denton on Enough Rope.
What I found interesting is the author's reasons for publishing the book as 'anonymous' (it helped her write more honesty without anything to hold her back or something like that).
Sounds like an interesting read, although not really my cup of tea.
Truc: Before you go crazy - the writer is Australian author Nikki Gemmell (lol... good work British tabloid media!)
ohh thanks Ray!
*bleh bleh bleh* :P
oh. lol now the fun is all gone knowing who the author is now ahahha
THANKS A LOT RAY! (lol jk)
good memory for not having read it for a few years! sounds like an interesting read, wonder if it'd be appropriate for a yr 12 book? lol