What's up with all the tacky western romance novels? - Page 4

Slite · 08-17-2009, 06:29 AM

An who decided to make Vampire's + Boddice rippers "the new black"????

Vampires aren't sexy, they are evil beings that needs to be staked, decapitated and burned!

Terisa de morgan · 08-17-2009, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Slite

An who decided to make Vampire's + Boddice rippers "the new black"????

Vampires aren't sexy, they are evil beings that needs to be staked, decapitated and burned!

nomesque · 08-17-2009, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Slite

An who decided to make Vampire's + Boddice rippers "the new black"????

Vampires aren't sexy, they are evil beings that needs to be staked, decapitated and burned!

Phwoar! You sound like an old-fashioned uber-feminist talking about men...

(and before anyone gets horribly offended, that's not anti-feminist, I'm the most feminist gal I know

)

Slite · 08-17-2009, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by nomesque

Phwoar! You sound like an old-fashioned uber-feminist talking about men...

(and before anyone gets horribly offended, that's not anti-feminist, I'm the most feminist gal I know

)

None taken... Since I am in fact male, I consider it a compliment to sound feminist

Is just that I have a hard time with the latest craze that books with a "paranormal" subject seems to be required to have smut in them.

Anggun · 08-17-2009, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Slite

Is just that I have a hard time with the latest craze that books with a "paranormal" subject seems to be required to have smut in them.

I blame Laurell K. Hamilton for that...

Terisa de morgan · 08-17-2009, 07:35 AM

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I blame Laurell K. Hamilton for that...

Tsk, tsk, tsk... No sexier vamp than don Ysidro (Barbara Hambly). And sorry, Laurell K. Hamilton and romance, no, no, no (smut I don't know

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Ea · 08-17-2009, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Terisa de morgan

I don't like mushy either

Then what's left between erotica/porn and mushyness?

I think it's perhaps because I find romance predictable and somewhat clichéed, and that might be exactly what attracts others (and I'm not dissing it, it's just not for me

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Is just that I have a hard time with the latest craze that books with a "paranormal" subject seems to be required to have smut in them.

'Latest'? Vampires have been sexy since Anne Rice's novels, and they're from the, what?, early eighties or so? Granted, it is more homo-eroticism than heterosexual 'smut', but that's fine with me

Terisa de morgan · 08-17-2009, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

Then what's left between erotica/porn and mushyness?

I think it's perhaps because I find romance predictable and somewhat clichéed, and that might be exactly what attracts others (and I'm not dissing it, it's just not for me

)

That's OK, what a boring world if everybody likes the same

Slite · 08-17-2009, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

Then what's left between erotica/porn and mushyness?

I think it's perhaps because I find romance predictable and somewhat clichéed, and that might be exactly what attracts others (and I'm not dissing it, it's just not for me

)

'Latest'? Vampires have been sexy since Anne Rice's novels, and they're from the, what?, early eighties or so? Granted, it is more homo-eroticism than heterosexual 'smut', but that's fine with me

Ok, so we blame the whole thing on Mrs Rice then?

kazbates · 08-17-2009, 09:39 AM

What is one person's "smut" is another person's idea of romantic human relations.

I like to read Harlequin romances for the escapism factor and the fact that their books are quick reads (when you have 3 kids, time is definitely an issue). I stopped reading the Blaze series because the books have gotten so raunchy in the last couple of years. I don't mind sex scenes, but I prefer more story line than sex scenes that last 20 pages.

There are all kinds of levels between the raunchy and the uber-mushy, though, even in the Harlequin/Silhouette line of books.

As for predictability, of course they are, that's what you expect when you pick up a romance novel.

Slite, I'm not crazy about the Vampire stuff, either. The thought of someone sucking out my blood, no matter how erotic it may be written, just creeps me out.

Lemurion · 08-17-2009, 09:51 AM

Vampires have been "sexy" for a while now - however, what was once edgy and new has since become clichéd and annoying.

I've never considered vampires sexual in the least - and books which focus on their sexuality generally leave me cold. I feel the same way about historical romances - western or otherwise - they leave me cold. My partner gobbles them up like candy - she'll read two or three in a weekend.

So for me, they're just books that some people like and others don't. They sell well (can't escape the former bookseller mindset) so that's more than enough reason for people to write them.

doreenjoy · 08-17-2009, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Ea

'Latest'? Vampires have been sexy since Anne Rice's novels, and they're from the, what?, early eighties or so? Granted, it is more homo-eroticism than heterosexual 'smut', but that's fine with me

Vampires have been sexy since DRACULA, IMO.

And I happen to LOVE reading erotica and even porn. There, I said it.

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Originally Posted by Lemurion

Vampires have been "sexy" for a while now - however, what was once edgy and new has since become clichéd and annoying.

I've never considered vampires sexual in the least - and books which focus on their sexuality generally leave me cold. I feel the same way about historical romances - western or otherwise - they leave me cold. My partner gobbles them up like candy - she'll read two or three in a weekend.

So for me, they're just books that some people like and others don't. They sell well (can't escape the former bookseller mindset) so that's more than enough reason for people to write them.

Some people (most) write them because they LIKE them.

Sparrow · 08-17-2009, 04:19 PM

Sheridan Le Fanu's 'Carmilla' was pretty sexy; and that was published in 1872.

Ea · 08-18-2009, 09:35 AM

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Sheridan Le Fanu's 'Carmilla' was pretty sexy; and that was published in 1872.

I had completely forgotten about that one. Found it as download here at MR

BTW, didn't there used to be a 'search ebooks' input field/functionality in the E-Books dropdown list in the blue bar at the top?

Patricia · 08-18-2009, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

I had completely forgotten about that one. Found it as download here at MR

BTW, didn't there used to be a 'search ebooks' input field/functionality in the E-Books dropdown list in the blue bar at the top?

Get to the page with the list of latest uploads and the "search ebooks" is on that blue bar, Ea.
It works best with just the author's surmane, or the title.

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08-17-2009, 06:29 AM	#46
Slite Icanhasdonuts? Posts: 2,837 Karma: 532407 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mölnbo, Sweden Device: Kobo Aura 2nd edition, Kobo Clara HD	An who decided to make Vampire's + Boddice rippers "the new black"???? Vampires aren't sexy, they are evil beings that needs to be staked, decapitated and burned!

08-17-2009, 09:39 AM	#55
kazbates Wizard Posts: 2,627 Karma: 406616 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Northern Virginia Device: SurfacePro, SurfaceBook 2	What is one person's "smut" is another person's idea of romantic human relations. I like to read Harlequin romances for the escapism factor and the fact that their books are quick reads (when you have 3 kids, time is definitely an issue). I stopped reading the Blaze series because the books have gotten so raunchy in the last couple of years. I don't mind sex scenes, but I prefer more story line than sex scenes that last 20 pages. There are all kinds of levels between the raunchy and the uber-mushy, though, even in the Harlequin/Silhouette line of books. As for predictability, of course they are, that's what you expect when you pick up a romance novel. Slite, I'm not crazy about the Vampire stuff, either. The thought of someone sucking out my blood, no matter how erotic it may be written, just creeps me out.

08-17-2009, 09:51 AM	#56
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	Vampires have been "sexy" for a while now - however, what was once edgy and new has since become clichéd and annoying. I've never considered vampires sexual in the least - and books which focus on their sexuality generally leave me cold. I feel the same way about historical romances - western or otherwise - they leave me cold. My partner gobbles them up like candy - she'll read two or three in a weekend. So for me, they're just books that some people like and others don't. They sell well (can't escape the former bookseller mindset) so that's more than enough reason for people to write them.

08-17-2009, 04:19 PM	#58
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	Sheridan Le Fanu's 'Carmilla' was pretty sexy; and that was published in 1872.

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