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Loading... Reading the Vampire Slayer (original 2002; edition 2003)by Roz Kaveney
Work InformationReading the Vampire Slayer by Roz Kaveney (2002)
![]() Noriu perskaityti (11) No current Talk conversations about this book. ![]() ![]() From Booklist: When TV shows are as smart as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off, Angel, they are bound to attract people who want to analyze them. Editor Kaveney has gathered some very thoughtful essays on the shows. A number of these pieces lean toward academic tedium, but most are accessible and intriguing. Kaveney's own essay leads the set, and it is a great primer on both shows, summarizing all but their current seasons and discussing some major themes and characters in each. Other standouts include an essay on the use of California as a setting, a pair of essays pondering Buffy and feminism, and one dealing with the strength of characterizations and the talent of the casts of both shows. The handy episode guide at the end will help newer fans get caught up. Because many viewers are drawn to Buffy and Angel by the shows' intelligence and multilayered stories, expect them to be enticed by this engaging collection. Kristine Huntley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved no reviews | add a review
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The first edition ofReading the Vampire Slayerwas highly praised in both the fan magazineSFXand theTimes Literary Supplement. This second edition is hugely revised and expanded to cover the sixth and seventh seasons ofBuffyand the third and fourth seasons ofAngel. It contains chapters on the relationship between Buffy and the lovelorn vampire Spike and on the thematic structure ofAngel, as well as interviews on the writing ofBuffywith scriptwriters Jane Espenson and Steven DeKnight. Individual chapters have been updated and the useful episode guide is expanded to cover all seven seasons ofBuffyand the four seasons ofAngel, as is Roz Kaveney's general introduction to the scenes and structures of each season. No library descriptions found. |
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