Fic Rec: The Maiden of the Lake, Feminist Icon? A Critique, By Olivia Koudelka.

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The Maiden of the Lake, Feminist Icon? A Critique, By Olivia Koudelka.is AWESOME and EPIC and you absolutely have to go read it.  It was written for me in the 2011 Bujold Fest.  It should be fun and entertaining even if you know nothing about the fandom.  There is a "romantic" historic tale involving female suicide and lots of manpain, and a young girl writes a paper about it, and the review is epic and hilarious and awesome.  (The author has tagged it as "My character did her homework and I bet the teacher regrets it.")  My review: "The meta! Olivia's arguments with her sisters! It's just so awesome I can't even begin to say. And I bet Cordelia loved it, and I can just imagine the teacher's response to it, but what can she do when Countess Vorkosigan is cited as an authority on the subject?

Thank you so much. This made my day."

Go.  Read.  Now!

(Also, the fest is still ongoing and you can submit any prompts you want or write any prompts that take your fancy.)