01-12-2024, 05:13 AM | #76 | |
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01-13-2024, 04:44 AM | #77 | ||
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For some reason writing about my reading slump got me out of it, so now I'm in the middle of the latest Murderbot (after rereading Network Effect to remind me of what happened just before that book starts. It's maybe not up with the best of the series, but it's good.
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I read a lot of romance as a teenager and in my early twenties. But much of the romance I read in 1980s-1990s is, when seen in hindsight, pretty horrible. A lot of it, including books I loved then, is rapey and slutshaming. (Those written by Madeleine Brent aka Peter O'Donnell (author of Modesty Blaise) are quite good in that regard, though.) Then I stopped reading the genre, until in 2013 when I saw a review of one of Courtney Milan's books, describing it as feminist romance. I checked it out, and she didn't disappoint -- she's now one of my favourite authors. There's a lot of really good romance written now, by and about people of all genders. |
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01-13-2024, 05:03 AM | #78 |
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Been reading some of the free Choc Lit free Friday books (now owned by Joffe – rhymes with coffee) and bought some too. Some are not actually romance. The Sussex Romance series is actually a cosy murder mystery series set in Regency era.
I've often read books the Wife bought in the past. I also read Adventure, Detective /Mystery /Spy, some thrillers, Fantasy, SF, Westerns, some Historical fiction, school stories, horse/pony, ballet, some old fiction 17th C. to early 20th C. which often is less rigid in genreness. Even some Westerns like the Riders of the Purple Sage are also romance / adventure/mystery/robinsonade. Zane Grey (a dentist) was inspired by reading the Virginian (not much like TV series, far better), got his wife to teach him about writing, learned to ride and visited the West. We can maybe lose a bit by big publisher insistence these days on exact narrow catalogue of a story's genre. |
01-15-2024, 08:08 AM | #79 | |
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In my previous post I said that I didn't know whether Banville tried to mimic Chandler. In a conversation with The Guardian he said, "I wanted to write the spirit of Chandler, not to parrot." How well he succeeded, I'm in no position to say, but the book was enjoyable, though it turns out I really should have read the genuine Marlowes first. |
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01-15-2024, 01:09 PM | #80 | |
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01-15-2024, 01:14 PM | #81 | |
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Having said that, if videotapes were available, I may have never tried the novelizations in the first place. Renting/streaming has undoubtedly helped kill off the novelization. |
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01-15-2024, 06:42 PM | #82 |
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I have also added the letters of Shirley Jackson and Flannery O'Connor to the mix.
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01-15-2024, 07:06 PM | #83 | |
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It'll be good to read something set in Africa on a cold, dark January night. The previous book took place in winter with lots of snow and temperatures near -30°C. After Kubu, it'll be something in another genre; probably science fiction. Last edited by Sirtel; 01-15-2024 at 07:09 PM. |
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01-25-2024, 05:33 AM | #84 |
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The feeling after finally getting through a very, very, very long book. (Even when it's enjoyable.)
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01-25-2024, 06:00 AM | #85 |
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I just finished a couple of arctic ones ("Hell on Ice" & "Icebound") and although it's in the 60s (°F) here I've still got a chill.
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01-25-2024, 10:02 AM | #86 | |
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I've just given 5/5 at The Storygraph to "Writely or Wrongly", an entertaining, balanced and informative look at English 'rules' and usage tips. Often genuinely laugh out loud funny, the final paragraph sums up why I loved it:
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01-25-2024, 11:23 AM | #87 |
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My ereader is still absent, having been sent off for a warranty repair. I fear it may have been lost by the postal service in the country it was shipped to.
On a whim I picked up a pulp horror paperback from a "borrow and return" selection at a local coffee shop. I only picked up the book to keep myself amused whilst I drank my coffee, but ended up wanting to finish it so away with me it went! The novel is surprisingly well written and is providing that wonderful lust of "just one more page". The pages of the book are that glorious orangey-brown colour from being well seasoned by time. The pages smell divine; that heady, woody, delightfully musty perfume of adventure only old books seem to provide. I have to admit, I've very much missed the simple joy in the experience of reading a physical book. Last edited by neil_swann80; 01-25-2024 at 11:25 AM. |
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01-25-2024, 12:22 PM | #89 | |
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I challenge you when next passing a used bookshop to hold your breath and enter. Make you way to the very centre...then take in a lovely deep breath... Last edited by neil_swann80; 01-25-2024 at 01:20 PM. |
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01-25-2024, 12:50 PM | #90 | |
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I'm with you on this: The smell of paper is intoxicating, and makes me miss my Hardback book collection numbering close to 3,000 - many First Editions. My collection is currently stored in a climate-controlled environment in the U.S. |
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