Buffy and the Heroine's Journey: Vampire Slayer as Feminine Chosen One (Paperback)

from ecurb

Although I am a huge fan of all things Buffy, I found this book to be a hard read. I liked the tables and charts in the book.The twist on Joseph Campbell's writings intrigued me, and I believe the book was well thought out. On the plus side, the book did make me dig out my DVD's and watch a few e...

from willowsmom

This had potential, but overall (even as a Buffy fanatic!), I found this to be a fairly dry read. Although the topic was fairly interesting, it read in general more as a thesis dialogue than as a fully developed book. Not one that I will re-read.

from moppety

An interesting book, definitely written more as a dissertation as opposed to being easily accessible for a casual reader. It definitely gets bogged down in terminology that requires the reader to already have a background in the field.

from EmScape

I love Buffy. I love watching Buffy, reading about Buffy, taking quizzes about Buffy, all things regarding Buffy. I was prepared to love this book. I really tried very hard, but most of the things I love so much about Buffy were largely missing from this book. I can't fault an academic text for b...