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Title: Handmaid of Desire leaves much to be desired
Review: This book does not come close to matching Russo's _The Straight Man_ or Jane Smiley's _Moo_ for wit and twists of fate regarding academia. Similarly, Carolyn Heilbrun's Amanda Cross mystery series presents a much more well-written perspective on being a female professor. Olga does not come close to matching the description of any of the colleagues I have met in over 20 years as an academic.I thoroughly enjoy any fiction which portrays professors with immense egos finally "getting their come-uppance" but read any other fiction about academe before spending time on this book.
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