tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post6825269320210456283..comments2024-02-14T03:20:23.057-08:00Comments on Pop Sensation: Paperback 1011: She Wouldn't Surrender / James Kendricks (Monarch MA301)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-73744498388455925142021-04-25T07:21:03.416-07:002021-04-25T07:21:03.416-07:00Anyone get a gander at the real Belle Boyd? Let&#...Anyone get a gander at the real Belle Boyd? Let's just say she had a prominent proboscis and was not as attractive as the cover girl. Not sure how you get away with this when your subject was a real historical figure who lived after photography was invented. Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667699841235799832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-47418774993790890812018-07-28T05:13:12.561-07:002018-07-28T05:13:12.561-07:00Belle Boyd was a real person who lived after photo...Belle Boyd was a real person who lived after photography was invented and who was photographed. Do a Google image search. Note the large disparity in the attractiveness level of the real Belle Boyd and this painted woman. If Robert Maguire had wanted to stay true to reality, he would have needed an entire can of paint just to create Belle Boyd's nose. <br /><br />This "sexification" of a real historical person, her life, and her deeds makes me uncomfortable, to be honest.<br /><br />Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667699841235799832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-25077429270383263992018-04-18T08:29:39.441-07:002018-04-18T08:29:39.441-07:00This cover seems too racy for the novel rack, but ...This cover seems too racy for the novel rack, but the 35¢ cover price is not indicative of soft porn pricing.<br /><br />I like that Rex grabbed the text that seems to go with the cover illustration (and on page 123!). Is this the first time?Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012867363035292857noreply@blogger.com