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Originally Posted by hildea
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But isn't exoticizing lovers a lot of what the genre is about?
Real-life dukes and duchesses might have a lot more reason to dislike the genre than do the Chinese. But I very much doubt the vast number of titles, where earls are an object of fascination, whips up a generalized hatred against the nobility, much less anti-British animus.
In the spirit of Milan's admission that she reached her conclusion after only reading a part of a sample, I should myself admit to not being a reader of novels unambiguously fitting into the romance genre ouvre. This post has a family resemblance to ideas in this book, which I did completely read:
How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read