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Post number 17748

krewson — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:19:23 -0800

Election 2000 Enchantment: A love, crime story... From the author's geocities site: "Election 2000 Enchantment," by Elaine North, is a fun-filled adventure of two young women, who are ballot hand recounters during the Florida election crisis. The young women encounter intrigue, romance, passion, crime, danger and deception as they meet some of the many people from across the country that converge upon Florida due to the derailed presidential election. Exploitation or creativity? You decide.

By: Foaf

Foaf — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:40:14 -0800

//Exploitation or creativity? You decide Since when is setting a story during an event of historical importance exploitation?

By: jennak

jennak — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:49:12 -0800

HAHAHAHA. My experience recounting was hardly that exciting. I once found myself in a county seat without a hotel; I ended up going at 2 in the morning to the house of a local party contact.

By: rushmc

rushmc — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 14:17:59 -0800

Since when is setting a story during an event of historical importance exploitation? Agreed. I can't even think offhand what the story would have to contain to be legitimately considered "exploitation."

By: sherman

sherman — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 14:43:43 -0800

Nah, not exploitation; It isn't any different, really, from setting a novel during the Clinton administration. It could even be pretty good in the right hands...now, perhaps this one is pretty bad (judging just by the plot synopsis, though the fact that it's self-published might mean something about the quality, or maybe not).

By: G_Ask

G_Ask — Tue, 11 Jun 2002 19:02:28 -0800

Spoiler in case you haven't read the blurb-- no, the romance is not between the two young women, as I originally read it to mean.

By: delmoi

delmoi — Thu, 13 Jun 2002 00:09:13 -0800

Exploitation?