Comments on: The Rorschach Burqa http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/09/12/the-rorschach-burqa/ What's hip, what's now, what's tomorrow in the romance genre world. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:26:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: KeVin http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/09/12/the-rorschach-burqa/comment-page-1/#comment-27498 KeVin Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:17:11 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1413#comment-27498 Wonderful story. I love haiku moments like that -- nothing big, but something that sticks with you. I know that at odd moments for the rest of my life -- not too often -- your romance reader in a burga will pop into my mind, bringing with her a few minutes of contemplation. Wonderful story.
I love haiku moments like that — nothing big, but something that sticks with you.
I know that at odd moments for the rest of my life — not too often — your romance reader in a burga will pop into my mind, bringing with her a few minutes of contemplation.

]]> By: dustbury.com » Where cultures cross http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/09/12/the-rorschach-burqa/comment-page-1/#comment-27469 dustbury.com » Where cultures cross Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:28:18 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1413#comment-27469 [...] Eric Selinger recalls a day at the bookstore: I decided to take one quick look at the other side of the romance aisle before I hit the road. And there she was: a woman, veiled, in a jet-black burqa, sitting on the floor with a romance open in her lap and a stack of them at her side. [...] [...] Eric Selinger recalls a day at the bookstore: I decided to take one quick look at the other side of the romance aisle before I hit the road. And there she was: a woman, veiled, in a jet-black burqa, sitting on the floor with a romance open in her lap and a stack of them at her side. [...]

]]> By: Virginia DeMarce http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/09/12/the-rorschach-burqa/comment-page-1/#comment-27461 Virginia DeMarce Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:38:59 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1413#comment-27461 DC is a wonderful place for cultural contrasts. I love the Metro -- the African man wearing a fez and an Irish cable-knit sweater; the high school girl in a burqa, carrying a lacrosse stick and with Nikes peeping out from underneath as she strides along toward the escalator. DC is a wonderful place for cultural contrasts. I love the Metro — the African man wearing a fez and an Irish cable-knit sweater; the high school girl in a burqa, carrying a lacrosse stick and with Nikes peeping out from underneath as she strides along toward the escalator.

]]> By: Cyn D'Attilio http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/09/12/the-rorschach-burqa/comment-page-1/#comment-27460 Cyn D'Attilio Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:52:54 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1413#comment-27460 As a writer, I have a preconceived notion of what my reader will be like:she's just like me. It's good to get this reminder that readers come from all backgrounds, experiences and beliefs and that every book you write has the potential to not only touch the reader's heart, but to teach them something new or expose them to a world beyond their own. As a writer, I have a preconceived notion of what my reader will be like:she’s just like me. It’s good to get this reminder that readers come from all backgrounds, experiences and beliefs and that every book you write has the potential to not only touch the reader’s heart, but to teach them something new or expose them to a world beyond their own.

]]> By: Emma http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/09/12/the-rorschach-burqa/comment-page-1/#comment-27457 Emma Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:59:25 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1413#comment-27457 I would have like to have seen her at the checkout with her stack of books. I hope she was not just reading them in the bookstore. I would have like to have seen her at the checkout with her stack of books. I hope she was not just reading them in the bookstore.

]]> By: Bethanne http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/09/12/the-rorschach-burqa/comment-page-1/#comment-27456 Bethanne Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:57:53 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1413#comment-27456 I wonder that about most people I see, including men. Or, I wonder why they aren't reading romance. :D I wonder that about most people I see, including men. Or, I wonder why they aren’t reading romance. :D

]]> By: RfP http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/09/12/the-rorschach-burqa/comment-page-1/#comment-27455 RfP Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:48:24 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1413#comment-27455 Yesterday NPR ran a story on the <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94506595&ft=1&f=1032" rel="nofollow">shopping-list Rorschach</a>. Change it from grocery list to book shopping list, and it sounds much like your story--we all make assumptions based on people's tastes. Yesterday NPR ran a story on the shopping-list Rorschach. Change it from grocery list to book shopping list, and it sounds much like your story–we all make assumptions based on people’s tastes.

]]> By: Jill Sorenson http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/09/12/the-rorschach-burqa/comment-page-1/#comment-27454 Jill Sorenson Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:35:15 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1413#comment-27454 It's nice to think about some of the things we have in common instead of focusing on our differences. I have to admit, if I saw a woman in a burqa in the romance aisle at my local bookstore, I'd probably do a double-take. : ) It’s nice to think about some of the things we have in common instead of focusing on our differences.

I have to admit, if I saw a woman in a burqa in the romance aisle at my local bookstore, I’d probably do a double-take. : )

]]> By: Kimber Chin http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/09/12/the-rorschach-burqa/comment-page-1/#comment-27453 Kimber Chin Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:35:35 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1413#comment-27453 Love is universal and that's the great thing about romance novels. Bollywood proves that. Arranged marriages are the norm in India yet look at how many movies that country produces dealing with love (and singing - grinning - I love those movies). All those girls dreaming of love (and some finding it - I know quite a few, now in love couples starting with arranged marriages) Love is universal
and that’s the great thing
about romance novels.

Bollywood proves that.
Arranged marriages are the norm
in India
yet look at how many movies
that country produces dealing with love
(and singing – grinning – I love those movies).
All those girls dreaming of love
(and some finding it
- I know quite a few, now in love couples
starting with arranged marriages)

]]> By: Jordan http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/2008/09/12/the-rorschach-burqa/comment-page-1/#comment-27451 Jordan Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:32:37 +0000 http://www.romancingtheblog.com/blog/?p=1413#comment-27451 Fortunately, the world is never as easily defined as we would like. :) Fortunately, the world is never as easily defined as we would like. :)

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