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...this drama claims that the true hero of the American Revolution & was a barmaid named Nell. With David Ogden Stiers as Ben Franklin...
Contributors: Robert Ball, Marguerite Johnson, Dominique Moisi, Christopher Ogden, Frederick Painton, Michael Walsh...
Unfortunately, these novel revelations about emotions and erotic desire seem to be accidental. Ogden spends the bulk of her time waxing poetic on the beautiful possibilities of sexual liberation, rather than presenting concrete ways to achieve those ends. At times, her analogies and explanations can be downright silly; Myrtle the Muskrat would fit better in a children's book rather than this presumed exploration of female sexuality...
...dialogue between the women is blunt, bordering on rowdy, and often humorous; occasionally, the jokes will offer insight into the proverbial battle between sexes or safe love in the age of AIDS. Ogden chooses her participants carefully, representing a wide range of backgrounds and lifestyles. Many of the conversations focus on alternatives to the conventional models of sexuality, including lesbian life and "mental masturbation...
...last chapter titled "Reflections on Self, Spirit and Social Change," Ogden suddenly widens her scope. All within a few pages, she addresses feminist backlash, mass media and power hierarchy and raises some interesting questions about the political implications of changing gender roles. Yet by this time, near the very end of the book, these topics on longer seem appropriate with the mood set from the beginning, a navel in high relief. Overall, the book does not fulfill its original stated mission, but reduces itself to an entertaining article on sexual hocus-pocus...