[bksvol-discuss] Re: Fw: Romance June 2008
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:08:12 -0700 (PDT)
I've veery much enjoyed Phlippa Gregory's. I think I've read all the historical
ones. The earlier ones, from the synopses, didn't interest me, just as Bertrice
Small's Hetar series doesn't interest me. I don't care for fantasy much.
I've just started a Susan Johnson book that is the first of a long series, and
I love both the characters and her writing style.
I have Plaidy on my list from earlier recommendations. I'll have to try
those--and someone also recommended Julia Quinn.
Thanks, all, for your recommendations. Maybe I'll live to be 100 and get to
read all these books, as well as other non-romances on my list.
G.Cindy
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--- On Wed, 6/4/08, siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: siss52 <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fw: Romance June 2008
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2008, 5:10 PM
> Jean Plaidy's historical novels are good, as are
> Philippa Gregory's and
> Philippa Carr's, another moniker for Jean Plaidy.
> Norah Lofts has a few
> historical novels as well.
>
> Sue S.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Amy Goldring Tajalli
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 5:46 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fw: Romance June 2008
>
>
> Grandma,
>
> Assuming explicit sex is not a problem, I find Susan
> Johnson's characters
> complex enough and her historicity is excellent. She also
> writes well enough
> that I am not mentally red-penning her books. Some authors
> I gave up on as
> they were 3 or 4 red pen books. [To many years of Freshman
> Composition]. And
> those are only the grammatical and basic stylistic errors.
>
>
> Iris Johansen is good but except for the Wind Dancer
> Trilogy and This Fierce
> Splendor most of the books tend to be historically
> fascinating but, and it
> is a big but, are formulaic to the point that at certains
> moments the same
> words are being used. Now their is an interesting group of
> books following
> This Fierce Splendor in which 3 Authors each write one
> novel in pre-decided
> levels of decendency [children, grandchildren, etc.] from
> the orignal
> Delaney pair who are in the first novel but not as the
> central love story.
> That is only hinted at at different points but no more. The
> other authors
> are Kay Hooper and Fayrene Preston. I have not read all
> the modern ones
> because I could not get them but have not really gone out
> of my way to find
> them. The historical ones were enough though I did read a
> lot of other books
> in other series by each auth or Mos t were in the Loveswept
> series. That
> series is definitely formulaic, you know almost to the page
> #, when the
> relationship will finally be consummated. Some are still
> fun but . . . .
>
> If you have not read any or all of those, these should keep
> you busy. Let me
> know what you think of them.
>
> Happy reading.
>
> Amy
>
> -------------- Original message from Grandma Cindy
> <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>: --------------
>
>
> > To my sorrow, I have finished reading all the
> Kleypas historical
> romances that I
> > can obtain--I'm not interested in the modern
> ones--and the Bertrice
> Small, and
> > I'm starting on the Mary Balogh, but the jo
> Beverly describe here sounds
> good. I
> > haven't read any of hers, but I guess I'll
> have to if they're
> well-written and
> > as good as this one sounds.
> >
> > The nice thing about Kleypas is that the characters
> are so complex and
> > well-drawn, and the plots are wonderful--there's
> more story and, though
> there is
> > nicely described sex, it isn't the mos important
> element of the story.
> One can
> > even skip those scenes and still thoroughly enjoy
> the story.
> >
> > G.Cindy
> >
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> >
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> >
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> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 6/2/08, Amber Wallenstein wrote:
> >
> > > From: Amber Wallenstein
> > > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Fw: Romance June
> 2008
> > > To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Date: Monday, June 2, 2008, 3:40 PM
> > > No, they are just ideas for people to scan. I
> get them from
> > > my local
> > > library.
> > > Amber
> > > Book blog:
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> > > I have accepted a seat in the House of
> Representatives, and
> > > thereby have
> > > consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to
> the ruin of
> > > our children. I
> > > give
> > > you this warning that you may prepare your mind
> for your
> > > fate.
> > > John Adams
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