You’d think after reading Girls of a Tender Age I’d have chosen something other than Hot Fudge Sundae Blues – more child abuse should have been the last thing I was interested in reading. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by all of the yukkiness, Hot Fudge Sundae Blues turned out to be a good follow up.
Sure, the women were victims – manipulated by men, or pretended to be manipulated by men in order to get what they wanted, but in the end they sorted it all out, sort of. Apparently Hot Fudge Sundaes cure a lot of things. (Is that why TW keeps asking me if I want to go and get ice cream? Even though I dislike ice cream?) Hot Fudge Sundaes cure blues caused by everything from losing your dad when you’re an infant to being date raped to being bullied by other girls to seeing your mom go to jail for killing your step-dad as he attempts to rape you. Hot Fudge Sundaes are the answer. What? You don’t believe me? Read the book, see for yourself!
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Denise, I smiled reading your comments about Hot Fudge. Now everywhere I go on an author event, I am served ice cream or failing that chocolate. I’m thinking of writing another novel about crab cakes (my favorite). Thanks for reading my novel and for your electic list of good books! Bev
LOL @ crab cakes. I’m not a fan but what the heck, if you write it I’ll read it.
Thanks for visiting – I did enjoy your book.
“women are good, men are evil” This is a tires feminist theme done with over kill in many movies all over cable to promote the sexist stereotype. Heard it. Got it! Tired of it!
You’ve heard it and seend it – but have you read it? And have you considered digging a little deeper into what you’ve heard and seen?
For me, it’s not as simple as men – evil, women – good. It’s about the patriarchy, which you may have seen and heard and gotten tired of. The question is, have you actually done anything about it? Or are you happy with the status quo?