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Books : Oyl


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by: Denise Duhamel

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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781888219166
ISBN: 1888219165
Label: Pearl Editions
Manufacturer: Pearl Editions
Number Of Pages: 40
Publication Date: April 01, 2000
Publisher: Pearl Editions
Sales Rank: 1825579
Studio: Pearl Editions






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Book Description:
Collaborative poems based on the cartoon character, Olive Oyl.



Customer Reviews
Average Rating:  out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - How the Sky Fell
which is the title of another brilliant book of Ms. Duhamel's. There, as here, she skewers our preconceived notions about what is laughably acceptable as well as what we ridiculously reject in our present consumerist culture. We're still puritanical until it sells. Duhamel and Seaton make one hell of a team, once again (see Exquisite Politics). Oyl is a fabulous little book, and I can tell from these muscular poems these girls eat their spinach.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - TAKE THAT, POPEYE!
Taking up where EXQUISITE POLITICS left off, Duhamel and Seaton have done it again--poetically exploring the concepts of butch and femme! And what better binaries than Popeye and Olive Oyl? Blending Popeye speak (I yam what I yam...), Oulipo techniques, sestinas and pantoums, Duhamel and Seaton have written OYL, a hilarious and touching book. They interview Olive Oyl, then reinvent cartoon plots with postfeminist twists that will keep you guessing. These "girls" know how to have ... Read More




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