vodkafan Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 143 2/6 Jade Winters The Amazon blurb hooked me into this one, and it was a freebie (or maybe 77p). The basic concept of this one grabbed me so I had to read it. It was also set in England, which I always like. A gay girl (Guinevere) has lived with with her girlfriend Rebeccah for 4 years and they are very happy. Then she gets attacked and suffers head injuries which put her into a coma. When she wakes up she has lost her memory. Her religious family do not allow her girlfriend access, take Guinevere home and tell her that she is engaged to be married to her ex boyfriend from years before. They will go to any lengths to stop her finding out she is (or was) a lesbian. We are always told that sexuality is so fundamental to our sense of self. Surely then she will not fall for this? Is it possible somebody's personality can be wiped and re-written? I am sorry to say that I could only give the book 2/6 although I wanted to give it a bit higher for it's exploring this interesting idea. There was a major weakness in the plot I couldn't ignore and every single female character in the story turned out to be lesbian or wanted to be, which I didn't think was realistic, it's like the author fell into a bit of a trap (although I do allow that she is writing for a lesbian readership). I did very much enjoy the character of Guinevere's father. He was so full of religious prejudice I felt his head was going to explode and he came out with some great lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengirl Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Doesn't sound like my kind of book VF, but you are right;it is an interesting idea to think that somebody's sexuality can be wiped and reprogrammed, to be honest I think it would depend on what bits of the brain had been injured but I think It entirely possible.I wonder if it has ever happened? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Doesn't sound like my kind of book VF, but you are right;it is an interesting idea to think that somebody's sexuality can be wiped and reprogrammed, to be honest I think it would depend on what bits of the brain had been injured but I think It entirely possible.I wonder if it has ever happened? Well they put teenagers in special religious camps in America specially for this purpose to attempt to reprogramme them. I don't think it works it just messes them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengirl Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Well they put teenagers in special religious camps in America specially for this purpose to attempt to reprogramme them. I don't think it works it just messes them up. No, this would not work, as it attempts persuasion and as you rightly say, messes them up. It could work if certain areas of the brain were damaged though, neural networks not connecting and so on.If this was discovered to be so, I wonder if 'operations' would then be offered as 'cures'?Hmmmn. would this be good, or bad, or just a matter of choice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vodkafan Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 I think it would be bad. I would equate it with prefontal lobotomy, of which 70,000 were performed world wide between 1935 and the 1970s, often on disturbed and vulnerable teenage girls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) No, this would not work, as it attempts persuasion and as you rightly say, messes them up. It could work if certain areas of the brain were damaged though, neural networks not connecting and so on.If this was discovered to be so, I wonder if 'operations' would then be offered as 'cures'?Hmmmn. would this be good, or bad, or just a matter of choice? I personally find this question rather appalling and I think a women's fiction / chick-lit book thread is not the place to discuss this. The mature section is for that, if one feels the need to talk about it... Edited October 23, 2013 by frankie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 I have finished talking about it. I am sure gardengirl did not mean it the way her post came out in any case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardengirl Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 I was talking about it in a 'futuristic' scientific kind of way actually, and one that could be used also in a book.There is no need for anyone to take offense at this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkafan Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share Posted October 24, 2013 No worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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