tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788714059419397052.post8703235375274794651..comments2023-05-07T09:52:52.512-04:00Comments on The Couple That Reads Together. . .: The Sunday Salon: Why I Don't Care for Romance NovelsGypsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09726952526544619098noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788714059419397052.post-10636104185936208902011-01-23T21:06:11.291-05:002011-01-23T21:06:11.291-05:00I've read one 'historical romance' (fo...I've read one 'historical romance' (for a book group last year), and felt it was more of a fantasy about perfection than a slice of an era.<br /><br />My review is here:<br />http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/2010/02/16/book-review-devil-in-winter-by-lisa-kleypas/<br /><br />I talk some about the bait-and-switch of the cover, too. The outside cover has an elegant manor house; turn the page and there's a picture of a buxom woman in a passionate (?) embrace with the hero.Dawn @ sheIsTooFondOfBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09285873722005594325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788714059419397052.post-6904165288571150282011-01-23T21:03:06.975-05:002011-01-23T21:03:06.975-05:00Definitely well said! I agree with you on romance...Definitely well said! I agree with you on romance, I don't read much of it myself, but the little bit that I do read is some sort of historical fiction, which is somewhat different that just straight romance.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15909018393122599017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788714059419397052.post-70866984888740742502011-01-23T17:39:33.812-05:002011-01-23T17:39:33.812-05:00Agreed!Agreed!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788714059419397052.post-25861342525757483532011-01-23T15:01:15.132-05:002011-01-23T15:01:15.132-05:00well said. :)well said. :)Mindblazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379884042660982273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788714059419397052.post-8927693764065128312011-01-23T15:00:24.803-05:002011-01-23T15:00:24.803-05:00That is exactly what went on with 'Rafferty...That is exactly what went on with 'Rafferty's Wife', a lightweight book I read recently. There was nothing to that book but gorgeous, talented and heroic people loving other gorgeous, talented and heroic people because they were gorgeous, talented and heroic!! Haha!<br /><br />I do see your point about the perfection in some stories, but I also believe that fiction is where anything can happen--perfect or not...<br /><br />~<br />http://mywindowswideopen.wordpress.com/Windows Wide Openhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02031975587458173761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788714059419397052.post-7273389556333936222011-01-23T14:43:58.974-05:002011-01-23T14:43:58.974-05:00Glad there's at least someone who agrees!
A...Glad there's at least someone who agrees! <br /><br />Austen is fantastic, but her books are as much character studies as they are romances, don't you think? And you're right, it's the 18th and 19th century romances that are still good reading.Gypsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726952526544619098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1788714059419397052.post-54908901001122164512011-01-23T14:37:28.114-05:002011-01-23T14:37:28.114-05:00Agreed. Romance, unless it's Austen or another...Agreed. Romance, unless it's Austen or another author from an earlier period, is often unrealistic. My biggest problem is that the women tend to have major issues and chips on their shoulders. I can't sympathize with a main character if I want to slap her. Where are the regular, normal women who like nice guys? I guess that's not much of a story!<br />Have a great week!<br />JaimieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com