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Did you know... that Nicola Griffith's Slow River, described as a lesbian romance, features a "sophisticated depiction of environmental management"?

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Slow river

Information 103.26.226.93 (talk) 08:37, 25 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was: promoted by RoySmith (talk) 17:34, 2 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Nicola Griffith's Slow River, described as a lesbian romance, features a "sophisticated depiction of environmental management"? Source: ^[1]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The Babadook

5x expanded by Vanamonde93 (talk). Self-nominated at 20:50, 25 September 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Interesting book, on fine sources, no copyvio obvious. In the hook, I think we can say "features" because it still does. I believe it's a factual plot thing which doesn't need so-and-so said that it featured. (If not we need rewording.) - In the article, the plot sentence about making a living etc seems too complex, - I had to read it twice, and was still not sure I got it. I may be the only one, though. Anyway, if lesbian romance, another woman should be a bit more prominent anyway. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:55, 26 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"featured" isn't meant to imply it no longer does, but we sometimes use past-tense for works in the past...regardless, I'm fine with "features", changed. Agree that the source is dense, else we could say more about the environmentalism. Thanks. Vanamonde (Talk) 21:00, 26 September 2022 (UTC) I see, you meant the article, not the source. Made a minor tweak, don't want to be too verbose there...Vanamonde (Talk) 21:02, 26 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for changes! I believe "features" suggests more that this is a recent book, not something decades old. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:07, 26 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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^ Moller, P. (2002-07-01). "The Unsettled Undercurrents of Hedon Road Power, Knowledge, and Environmental Risk Management in Nicola Griffith's Slow River". Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment. 9 (2). Oxford University Press (OUP): 133–153. doi:10.1093/isle/9.2.133. ISSN 1076-0962.

[Moller_pp._133–153-1] Moller, P. (2002-07-01). "The Unsettled Undercurrents of Hedon Road Power, Knowledge, and Environmental Risk Management in Nicola Griffith's Slow River". Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment. 9 (2). Oxford University Press (OUP): 133–153. doi:10.1093/isle/9.2.133. ISSN 1076-0962.

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