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Post by Mme de Beaufort on May 27, 2008 18:55:38 GMT -5
I'm quite 'romance averse' except for Jane. Of course, that could just be that I'm as hard-headed as a Big-Horn and refuse to look at other options.
If I were to pick up a G. Heyer book today... which one would you recommend as my first one?
Or should I read the Mysteries of Udolpho?
What do you think?
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Post by cosmoblue on May 27, 2008 20:06:28 GMT -5
I vote Mysteries of Udolpho! I loved it. But if NA isn't your favorite of the jane Austen novels you won't like it as much as I did.
As for Georgette Heyer I do not recommend False Colours. Fridays Child is proving to be much better.
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Post by dawnluckham on May 28, 2008 9:29:48 GMT -5
I haven’t read False Colours, I don’t think – or if I have it was easily forgettable. You have to take Georgette Heyer as “light weight” reading most of the time. And I’ll definitely agree that sometimes she can get carried away with the slang – but I can sort of understand that from an author who loves research and loves words… What I love is the CLOTHING research! Okay, I know that perhaps not everyone wants to chat about clothes, but it’s what I do… ;D My favourite is probably The Corinthian – but again, it’s certainly light-weight. I think I recall Friday’s Child and that I enjoyed it…Honestly I don’t even recall which story it was. I just recognise the title as one I thought was fairly good. There are a few of hers that are a little more serious. I can’t remember the title now but there’s one about a soldier who looses a leg in the Napoleonic wars. Again, her research is pretty good. Personally, I’d read Udolpho first.
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Post by savivi on May 28, 2008 10:25:47 GMT -5
I would actually recommend reading both! But pick up Georgette Heyer first. It took me a looong time of solid reading to finish Udolpho. You can finish Heyer in a couple days.
And it's total fluff! There's no denying it.
If you're looking for May-December romances, "The Corinthian" is delish and "Arabella" is one of her more well known books.
If you're looking for the most adorable young characters and lots of silly scrapes, I looove "Friday's Child".
If you want "on the shelf" heroines, I'd go for "The Nonesuch".
For Georgian adventure, hands down "The Masqueraders."
The Napoleanic one is called "An Infamous Army", which is considered the best description of the Battle of Waterloo EVER, but I wouldn't read it as my first.
So on one hand you have pillowy fluff, and on the other you have melodrama at it's best (and three endings, each 60 pages apart, no joke). I enjoyed both emmensely!
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on May 28, 2008 12:00:09 GMT -5
I'll take those under advisement. I have to finish my book about chicken zombies first.
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Post by lauren on May 28, 2008 13:16:43 GMT -5
Steph- Chicken Zombies, huh? Doesn't sound to Regency to me :-) LOL!
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on May 28, 2008 13:47:49 GMT -5
I do book reviews for independent authors, and this book Cluck: A Murder Most Fowl Is probably one of the better ones I've read (and trust me, I've read some bad books), this one is really quite hilarious. I totally recommend it if you like tongue-in-cheek books. I've hardly had time to read these past few weeks, but I can't help staying up those few extra minutes just to read a chapter or two of this book. It's really funny. www.amazon.com/Cluck-Murder-Eric-D-Knapp/dp/1419682644
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Post by lauren on May 28, 2008 14:00:20 GMT -5
I do book reviews for independent authors, and this book Cluck: A Murder Most Fowl Is probably one of the better ones I've read (and trust me, I've read some bad books), this one is really quite hilarious. I totally recommend it if you like tongue-in-cheek books. I've hardly had time to read these past few weeks, but I can't help staying up those few extra minutes just to read a chapter or two of this book. It's really funny. www.amazon.com/Cluck-Murder-Eric-D-Knapp/dp/1419682644That's quite the interesting sounding book :-)
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Post by Mme de Beaufort on May 28, 2008 14:32:57 GMT -5
Interesting.... yes. Weird, funny and bizarre too. ::hee hee;:
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