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Originally Posted by sun surfer
Some of the most famous romances are tragedies, such as Romeo and Juliet.
Saying that what people chose to vote for is "shocking, saddening and depressing" is a bit extreme, no?
(although, for the record, *I* originally voted for a book with fun, love and possible happiness  ) |
Umm no, its not extreme, its how I feel. Considering last month's selection, it does surprise me that "we" would be to go "negative" again this month. As to Romeo and Juliet: been there, done that, have no intentions of ever doing it again. Great work or not I don't like Romeo and Juliet and therefore would not seek out its like. I don't like to be unhappy, especially in my entertainment.
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Originally Posted by sun surfer
Genres can intermingle with each other. You think romance can't be classic?!? 
Also, this month's category isn't "erotica", so I'm not sure why you are saying "so much for" erotica? |
Yes, genres can and do intermingle, but the main theme of the work should be the genre in question. I
believe Hamlet is stating that the books' main themes were NOT Romance. Romance seems to be a side dish, not the entree. Since this month's theme is Romance, then Romance should be the main course!
Not only that, in a book club where we already have two months dedicated to classic works, we really should try to find more modern works for some, if not all, of the other genres. If not, we might as well not list specific genres at all, or those who only want to only read classics should start a classics based book club.