Reading Room. Private Lives by Alexandra.

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I hadn't read Private Lives when I offered to lead this week's discussion but that was fine. I have read and enjoyed quite a lot of Alexandra's stories and didn't expect to be disappointed - and I wasn't! Besides, when I was teaching literature I always told students it was absolutely fine to dislike things provided they could give reasons for their dislike without resorting to mere 'hate-speak'. Ardent fans of a work were also expected to do more than just squee.

So I'm going to tell you why I liked this story and then I'll point out some of the flaws. There will now be a cut to prevent casual skimmers who haven't read the story from being 'spoiled'.
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