Queer Wolf Review
Mar. 13th, 2009 02:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
naomi_jayElisa Rolle has written a review of the whole anthology, story by story here and she had this to say about Wolf Strap:
"WOLF STRAP by Naomi Clark (F/F): Ayla is a female werewolf in a world where shifters are respectable member of society, but if you are homosexual it's better if you still stay in the closet. And so Ayla left home at 17 years old, finding her way in the big bad world alone, without the safe shelter of a pack. Nine years later, she has a partner, Shannon, and a good life, but an old friend calls her back at home for the funeral of her cousin, a 15 years old boy killed in a bashing against his race. Both for human than shifter standards, Ayla is not a strong woman: she is small and pretty, and she tries to hide it with short hair and piercing. But still she is not a tough woman, and this is reflected in the choice of her partner, a barbie doll type, pretty, blonde and soft. The strength of both Ayla and Shannon don't lie in their bodies, but in their behaviours, and Ayla will prove that, even if it doesn't seem, she is a real bad wolf (if not big). The interest in this short story lies in the contrast between Ayla as a human and her strength as a wolf, always retaining her female side, that makes her cute and pretty, even if she doesn't want it."
I have to say, seeing a review for my writing, and an actual published story and not an assignment or essay, is pretty surreal. It's fascinating to see what other people make of it, (I think this is a positive review!). I feel like there's a big divide between Naomi the Writer and Naomi the Everyday person who leaves socks everywhere and spends her weekends watching Power Rangers and yelling at the TV. Does anyone else ever feel like that when they see their work in print?
"WOLF STRAP by Naomi Clark (F/F): Ayla is a female werewolf in a world where shifters are respectable member of society, but if you are homosexual it's better if you still stay in the closet. And so Ayla left home at 17 years old, finding her way in the big bad world alone, without the safe shelter of a pack. Nine years later, she has a partner, Shannon, and a good life, but an old friend calls her back at home for the funeral of her cousin, a 15 years old boy killed in a bashing against his race. Both for human than shifter standards, Ayla is not a strong woman: she is small and pretty, and she tries to hide it with short hair and piercing. But still she is not a tough woman, and this is reflected in the choice of her partner, a barbie doll type, pretty, blonde and soft. The strength of both Ayla and Shannon don't lie in their bodies, but in their behaviours, and Ayla will prove that, even if it doesn't seem, she is a real bad wolf (if not big). The interest in this short story lies in the contrast between Ayla as a human and her strength as a wolf, always retaining her female side, that makes her cute and pretty, even if she doesn't want it."
I have to say, seeing a review for my writing, and an actual published story and not an assignment or essay, is pretty surreal. It's fascinating to see what other people make of it, (I think this is a positive review!). I feel like there's a big divide between Naomi the Writer and Naomi the Everyday person who leaves socks everywhere and spends her weekends watching Power Rangers and yelling at the TV. Does anyone else ever feel like that when they see their work in print?
