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“I’m a big fan of BEE so I was really excited for season 2. The writer/narrator, Ms. Anolik, is really obnoxious. Her observations, interpretations, and even her cadence of speech are gossipy and grating. Occasionally some interesting nuggets about Ellis’ life are mined, but eventually the cost outweighs any benefit.
I tapped out following an utterly ridiculous rant equating Donald Trump to Patrick Bateman. Yeah, Bateman loves Trump in the novel. It was NYC in the 80s, he was one of the most famous businessmen in the world. Brett has made it pretty clear that people shouldn’t read too far into the Trump/Bateman theme.
Kind of ironic I guess. BEE has derision for snowflakes and fanatical Trump haters. Ms. Anolik clearly falls into both of those categories.”
Medic1138 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/03/22
More reviews of Once Upon a Time… at Bennington College
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“Creepy narration glamorizing an abused girl. Odd choice to have a man reading first person from her autobiography, very distracting. Caught my attention at first but couldn’t get past first episode.”
Alicia K.T.H via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/21/20
“The story of Traci Lords is an interesting one, and one that should be told. But possibly not by Anolik and West. The overly sensualized narration and clunky dialogue between the hosts reminds me of the voiceovers in the Red Shoe Diaries. Maybe that was what they were going for? If so, it doesn’t...”Read full review »
Instantwave via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/22/20
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“I find it really interesting. No matter what you feel about a 15 year old being in this position, nonetheless it happened. It’s interesting to see how it all unfolded as well as to get a peek into this world.”
hairstylist woman via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/23/20
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