PERFECTLY PLUM
June 2007
BenBella Books
Non-fiction
Smart Pop Series
ISBN 1-933-77104-6
Speculating about the cultural metaphors in Janet Evanovich’s wildly popular mystery series (which includes 13 books, from One for the Money to Lean Mean Thirteen), this anthology takes a look at lingerie-buyer-turned-bounty-hunter Stephanie Plum and catalogs her bad luck with cars (she’s blown up quite a few), her good luck with men, her unorthodox approach to weapon storage, and the rich tapestry of her milieu: Trenton, New Jersey, also known as The Burg. The contributors praise the way the series smartly spoofs that familiar chick-lit epiphany–I have a bad job and what I really want is a good man!–in “Bounty Hunting as a Metaphor for Dating,” “Why Stephanie Should Quit Her Job . . . but Never Will,” and “Nothing Better than a Bad Boy Gone Good.” Several essays veer from the chick-lit perspective and focus instead on the comic theme of luck and chance that ties Stephanie to the barroom gamblers and gangster meanies of her home town in “Luck of the Italian?: Skill Versus Chance.”
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Let Me In, Brava
To All A Good Night, Brava
The Black Sheep And The English Rose, Brava
The Black Sheep And The Hidden Beauty, Brava
The Black Sheep And The Princess, Brava
The Great Scot, Brava
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Merry Christmas Baby, Brava
Catch Me If You Can, Brava
Bad Boys Next Exit, Brava
Jingle Bell Rock, Brava
Bad Boys on Board, Brava
I Love Bad Boys, Brava |
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