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Might be off topic - reading slump
What's happening - are my favorite authors just not prolific enough?? Just
too many bad novels out there??? Or am I just in a slump???? Have already read the newest 500 Kingdoms book from Mercedes Lackey. The latest Meg Winslow from Donna Andrews and the newest Vicky Bliss from Elizabeth Peters. I've tried some of the latest "hot" authors/topics. Can't get into the vampires thing. My favorite romance author seems to have gone stale for romances, but her new fantasy series is good... Still waiting for the newest Sharon Shinn at the library. I've picked up some Ben Bova, but, as much as I liked Mars Life, he's not for steady diet. Hopefully George RR Martin gets the next book in the Ice and Fire series out before too much longer. So who/what are you reading and why. I like mysteries, well done historical novels, small doses of romance (really decent story lines and well written), Regency Romps, some fantasy and some science fiction. In general, chick lit and "serious novels" leave me cold - I want escapism, not reality. Cheryl |
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On Sep 25, 7:08*am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
What's happening - are my favorite authors just not prolific enough?? Just too many bad novels out there??? Or am I just in a slump???? Have already read the newest 500 Kingdoms book from Mercedes Lackey. The latest Meg Winslow from Donna Andrews and the newest Vicky Bliss from Elizabeth Peters. I've tried some of the latest "hot" authors/topics. Can't get into the vampires thing. My favorite romance author seems to have gone stale for romances, but her new fantasy series is good... Still waiting for the newest Sharon Shinn at the library. I've picked up some Ben Bova, but, as much as I liked Mars Life, he's not for steady diet. Hopefully George RR Martin gets the next book in the Ice and Fire series out before too much longer. So who/what are you reading and why. *I like mysteries, well done historical novels, small doses of romance (really decent story lines and well written), Regency Romps, some fantasy and some science fiction. *In general, chick lit and "serious novels" leave me cold - I want escapism, not reality. Cheryl George has a blog on Livejournal which I read. No set in stone publishing date yet. We have a neighbor whose license plate is Wntrfel. LOL I think that there is way too much crap being published these days. And while I do read crap, mysteries being my favorite sort, I would like more than light reading.I find it very disappointing to look at the books on the best seller list. I guess it's time to go back to the classics and the biographies. That said, I am currently reading an entertaining book about Zelda Fitzgerald, Edna Ferber, Dorothy Parker, and Edna St. Vincent Millay during the decade of the 1920s. It's called Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin and I like it. Donna in Virginia |
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Donna wrote:
That said, I am currently reading an entertaining book about Zelda Fitzgerald, Edna Ferber, Dorothy Parker, and Edna St. Vincent Millay during the decade of the 1920s. It's called Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin and I like it. Donna in Virginia Added to my Amazon list..... -- Karen C - California Editor/Proofreader www.IntlProofingConsortium.com SEPTEMBER IS CHRONIC PAIN AWARENESS MONTH Finished 9/9/08 - Butterfly Drama (Dimensions) WIP: Nativity from "Countdown to Christmas" book, Oriental Kimono (Janlynn), MLI The Teacher (gift to the library), Bethany Angel (Marbek) Retrieved from UFO pile: Marbek's Snow Angel, MLI Farmers Market CFSfacts -- where we give you the facts and dispel the myths Myths, with research cites: http://www.aacfs.org/images/pdfs/myths.pdf Newest research blog: http://journals.aol.com/kmc528/Lifeasweknowit/ |
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On Sep 25, 7:08*am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
What's happening - are my favorite authors just not prolific enough?? Just too many bad novels out there??? Or am I just in a slump???? Have already read the newest 500 Kingdoms book from Mercedes Lackey. The latest Meg Winslow from Donna Andrews and the newest Vicky Bliss from Elizabeth Peters. I've tried some of the latest "hot" authors/topics. Can't get into the vampires thing. My favorite romance author seems to have gone stale for romances, but her new fantasy series is good... Still waiting for the newest Sharon Shinn at the library. I've picked up some Ben Bova, but, as much as I liked Mars Life, he's not for steady diet. Hopefully George RR Martin gets the next book in the Ice and Fire series out before too much longer. So who/what are you reading and why. *I like mysteries, well done historical novels, small doses of romance (really decent story lines and well written), Regency Romps, some fantasy and some science fiction. *In general, chick lit and "serious novels" leave me cold - I want escapism, not reality. Cheryl Have you tried going back to some of the old classics? Some of them aren't that well written compared to some of the authors of today. However, for the times they were written, the storylines were quite interesting. Regards, Rick Boesen Olivet, MI www.FiberArtFest.com www.QuesoCabezaFarm.com |
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"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... What's happening - are my favorite authors just not prolific enough?? Just too many bad novels out there??? Or am I just in a slump???? Have already read the newest 500 Kingdoms book from Mercedes Lackey. The latest Meg Winslow from Donna Andrews and the newest Vicky Bliss from Elizabeth Peters. I've tried some of the latest "hot" authors/topics. Can't get into the vampires thing. My favorite romance author seems to have gone stale for romances, but her new fantasy series is good... Still waiting for the newest Sharon Shinn at the library. I've picked up some Ben Bova, but, as much as I liked Mars Life, he's not for steady diet. Hopefully George RR Martin gets the next book in the Ice and Fire series out before too much longer. So who/what are you reading and why. I like mysteries, well done historical novels, small doses of romance (really decent story lines and well written), Regency Romps, some fantasy and some science fiction. In general, chick lit and "serious novels" leave me cold - I want escapism, not reality. Cheryl I'm just finishing a book written by Joan Didion called The Year of Magical Thinking. I think she wrote it as a catharsis after her husband, John Dunne died suddenly and her daughter was desperately ill. She just reported on her thoughts in the year following the disasters and it's basically a book about mourning. It's an odd subject but she writes well and it makes for interesting reading. Lucille |
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I I’m not a science fiction or romance reader, really like mysteries,
suspense and a good “novel.” Here’s some mystery series I’ve enjoyed in the past and are probably not on the best seller list: Earl Emerson - his Thomas Black series - I like those a lot more than his firefighter stories. The early J.A. Jance series about J.P. Beaumont, particularly back in the bad old days when he drank too much - Joanna Brady is not nearly as interesting IMNSHO The Kat books by Karen Kijewski Have you read Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Yellow Dog in the Night? Very well done. Our local “One Read” this year is The Whistling Season”. Better than some choices - good look at life in Montana - and have to love a heroine who can’t cook! And I know he’s way overexposed, but some of the more recent Stephen King is interesting in looking at human relationships - Lisey’s Story was really good and I’m reading Duma Key - you can tell the latter was really influenced by his own brush with death. Don’t bother with Cell though. Linda |
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On 9/25/08 9:13 AM, in article ,
"Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net wrote: "Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... What's happening - are my favorite authors just not prolific enough?? Just too many bad novels out there??? Or am I just in a slump???? Have already read the newest 500 Kingdoms book from Mercedes Lackey. The latest Meg Winslow from Donna Andrews and the newest Vicky Bliss from Elizabeth Peters. I've tried some of the latest "hot" authors/topics. Can't get into the vampires thing. My favorite romance author seems to have gone stale for romances, but her new fantasy series is good... Still waiting for the newest Sharon Shinn at the library. I've picked up some Ben Bova, but, as much as I liked Mars Life, he's not for steady diet. Hopefully George RR Martin gets the next book in the Ice and Fire series out before too much longer. So who/what are you reading and why. I like mysteries, well done historical novels, small doses of romance (really decent story lines and well written), Regency Romps, some fantasy and some science fiction. In general, chick lit and "serious novels" leave me cold - I want escapism, not reality. Cheryl I'm just finishing a book written by Joan Didion called The Year of Magical Thinking. I think she wrote it as a catharsis after her husband, John Dunne died suddenly and her daughter was desperately ill. She just reported on her thoughts in the year following the disasters and it's basically a book about mourning. It's an odd subject but she writes well and it makes for interesting reading. Lucille Too much petty but annoying stuff going on personally to want anything "reality". Either I want to escape to someplace else or laugh. C |
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On Sep 25, 6:08*am, Cheryl Isaak wrote:
So who/what are you reading and why. * Well, the newest Christopher Paolini, Brisingr just came out, if you're into dragons. I've been reading a lot of fantasy lately: Melissa Marr has Wicked lovely and Ink exchange, both fairy stories, although Ink exchange is much darker than WL and, imo, better; Jeff Mariotte has the Witch season series; Nancy Holder has her Wicked series - another witch series. I've tried some of the latest "hot" authors/topics. Can't get into the vampires thing. Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series? I thought they were really good, especially for the young adult audience. She also has a sort-of scifi one out that is her first adult novel, The host, which I thought was really good, too. It's an alien-possession story but there's not really much to the "science" part of the the "sci"fi, which is probably why I liked it better than other scifi. I've *just* started on a biography, Lucrezia Borgia, by Sarah Bradford. Guess why? I haven't read many biographies and I'm hoping it's not too dry. She sounds like a *very* interesting lady. I've never known much about her so thought I should eddicate myself. Joan |
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"Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... On 9/25/08 9:13 AM, in article , "Lucille" lzoltynospam@now at comcast..net wrote: "Cheryl Isaak" wrote in message ... What's happening - are my favorite authors just not prolific enough?? Just too many bad novels out there??? Or am I just in a slump???? Have already read the newest 500 Kingdoms book from Mercedes Lackey. The latest Meg Winslow from Donna Andrews and the newest Vicky Bliss from Elizabeth Peters. I've tried some of the latest "hot" authors/topics. Can't get into the vampires thing. My favorite romance author seems to have gone stale for romances, but her new fantasy series is good... Still waiting for the newest Sharon Shinn at the library. I've picked up some Ben Bova, but, as much as I liked Mars Life, he's not for steady diet. Hopefully George RR Martin gets the next book in the Ice and Fire series out before too much longer. So who/what are you reading and why. I like mysteries, well done historical novels, small doses of romance (really decent story lines and well written), Regency Romps, some fantasy and some science fiction. In general, chick lit and "serious novels" leave me cold - I want escapism, not reality. Cheryl I'm just finishing a book written by Joan Didion called The Year of Magical Thinking. I think she wrote it as a catharsis after her husband, John Dunne died suddenly and her daughter was desperately ill. She just reported on her thoughts in the year following the disasters and it's basically a book about mourning. It's an odd subject but she writes well and it makes for interesting reading. Lucille Too much petty but annoying stuff going on personally to want anything "reality". Either I want to escape to someplace else or laugh. C Oh how I understand that feeling. I even asked a friend to lend me some books that are just a couple of steps above Harlequin to keep me reading. I started one but it's so badly written that I may never finish it. I'm kind of off reading and the Didion book is the first one in a long time to get me interested. I really must get back to the library and get myself a couple of good mysteries or spy stories, or a decernt historical novel that's "almost" historically accurate but uses poetic license. |
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