> > >My wife's rather interesting comment on the whole discussion was along the >lines of how many of the lost readers are men (and women), who hate the fact >that Anita is moving away from a strong character who nontheless relies upon >the even stronger men in her life to protect her and is sexually insecure to >becoming an even stronger character who is sexually confident and treats the >men in her life the way most men treat women *and* who is rapidly becoming >somebody who is truely an equal of the men in her life (if not more >powerful). the fact that she is strong character and dosen't need to rely on anyone doesn't bother me either--it is just that the power of the month club seems to be a cheap plot device to rather than a true out growth of the plot. I t just make the books seem ad hoc. >We all know it's all right for men to have harems, but for women to have >(what her writing group evidently calls) hisims just doesn't go over well. I like the merry books and she has a harem--I like the sex in merry-- ithink it is just the whole angst and sex thing in the anita books that is really annnnnoying me. Plus richard is just heading for serious trouble. jaa >