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I was thinking about historical fiction/historical romance and read a bit of Barthes this morning for school so this essay appeared to me at the exact right time

(also I loved this, you are so articulate!)

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thank you! Barthes has a way of sticking around in your brain, so he'll pop up when you least expect it!

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I can't stop thinking about this essay. Thank you so much for creating this and sharing it

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Thank you so much!!

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Very interesting! I’m writing a romance where the romance is really secondary to the hot girl hobby! Love this framing. Good read.

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I will forever be noticing HGHs in romance novels after reading this. Also the whole "you can have your hobbies, but remember to have children" epilogues.

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