msbelle, I saw (far) upthread that you picked up some Carolyn Wells' Patty books - I vaguely remember those from childhood! I think I read one or two - possibly Patty's Motor Car - I distinctly remember a circus, and a house down the shore with a front yard of pebbles. How's that for odd memories?
Although I was very into books from the 1900-1910s, (Maida books were my utter favorites) I don't remember Patty particularly well. From looking up the text online, I suspect that she was a little too old for me (a teenager!) at the time (I was probably 9 or 10). That motor car book made an impression, though - all the characters seemed so
busy
all the time! (Again, probably my childhood interpretation of turn-of-the-century teenagers :) )
cereal...
By the way, speaking of Cruisie, read her
Crazy for You
and was surprised
by how dark the whole ex-boyfriend stalker plot got. Not what I expected from the description on the back cover! But pretty good stuff
.
I've been looking to pick up another Cruisie, but have been surprised that my local Borders (easily accessible at lunchtime!) has NO Cruisie books. How odd! I did read the Nora Roberts "Key" trilogy (am just finishing the last one now) and feel fairly satisfied with it, although hopefully the ending won't disappoint. :)
I've never seen the movie version of The Godfather. Is it as porny?
!!!
The book of The Godfather is schlocky pulp writing; the movie is a great examples of how acting and direction can intersect to create a multi-layered work worth watching over and over again.
I feel I am doomed to not love any more of the Crusie books.
I really didn't like Crazy for You, because of the aforementioned
dark craziness with the BF,
but also because I didn't really believe how the couple that was meant to be together (whatever their names were) hooked up. It seemed forced.
The most recent Crusie I read is Tell Me Lies, which I liked decently (and holy cow on the hot hot sexy sex). But it's no Faking It.
ION, I just saw on Amazon.com that their #1 book is Eats, Shoots & Leaves. How cool is THAT? A *grammar* book!!! Grammar RO0LZ!!!1!
ArcaneJill, most new Crusies are in General Fiction rather than Romance (I note that you said you were looking for Roberts). It's a marketing switch rather than a content switch IMHO.
I have yet to read Crazy For You and Welcome To Temptation -- looks like I have a mixed bag ahead of me.
So far, Faking It was the sexiest, and the funniest.
oh ita, Welcome is so good.
msbelle is right. Though I still like Faking It better, only because I'm *really* fond of the whole nutty Goodnight family.
I will definitely buy it then.
