Of course now my mind has a cartoon image of a cute little puppy-sized Petey from The Little Rascals covering several stereotypical masked burglars with upchuck from head to toe.
"You missed a spot."
Buffy? I like that. That girl's so hot, she's buffy.
Forrest ,'Conversations with Dead People'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
billytea - Jun 20, 2005 12:31:57 pm PDT #7976 of 10002
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Susan W. - Jun 22, 2005 8:50:33 pm PDT #7977 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
This is a very broad question, but I'm looking for a historical fiction reading list, partly because I like the stuff and partly to figure out where I belong, since I recently had an epiphany that I'm more of a historical fiction writer than a historical romance writer.
So. As y'all know, I've already read scads of Patrick O'Brian. I'm up-to-date on Diana Gabaldon, and I'm going to try more Sara Donati. I'm avoiding the Sharpe books as long as I'm writing Rifles myself, but I'm up to trying other Cornwell. I know I need to try Dorothy Dunnett again--I tried the first Lymond book once and didn't get very far, but it took me two tries to get through Master and Commander, and I now adore the Aubrey/Maturin series and want to have its babies. One of my critique partners just recommended the Poldark saga. In high school I devoured Pearl Buck, Herman Wouk, and Leon Uris.
Who else? Recently published is good, woman-centric is good, 18th and 19th century settings are good, but I'm not being exclusive about it. I'm just trying to expand horizons, while hopefully getting a feel for who publishes what and who I might mention in the "my book would appeal to fans of X" section of my query letters.
dcp - Jun 22, 2005 9:00:56 pm PDT #7978 of 10002
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
I like both Steven Saylor and Lindsey Davis. They have different takes on life in the Roman Empire.
Susan W. - Jun 22, 2005 9:57:22 pm PDT #7979 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I own most of the Falco series, but wasn't able to get into the one Saylor mystery I tried.
Jim - Jun 22, 2005 10:24:37 pm PDT #7980 of 10002
Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!
Charles Palliser. Big chunky reinventions of the victorian potboiler. The Quincunx is fantastic.
Fred Pete - Jun 23, 2005 4:55:21 am PDT #7981 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Susan, I'm not sure how far back you want to dig. But Hervey Allen wrote quite a bit of historical fiction, and his Anthony Adverse (published around 1933) was a huge best-seller and remains a great read. Quite long at 1200 pages, but a great read.
Ginger - Jun 23, 2005 5:17:26 am PDT #7982 of 10002
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Do y'all have any recommendations for paperback action adventure/thrillers? I want to get some books for a cousin who's having surgery. He likes Tom Clancy, Robert Ludlum, Clive Cussler and John D. MacDonald. He likes history. He's also seemed to like the various popular mystery writers I've thrown at him like Sue Grafton. I'm just out of ideas.
§ ita § - Jun 23, 2005 5:20:56 am PDT #7983 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
How about James Patterson, Ginger? The nursery rhyme titled ones. And maybe some Modesty Blaise novels?
Polter-Cow - Jun 23, 2005 5:31:01 am PDT #7984 of 10002
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I've enjoyed the James Patterson. Also the Mary Higgins Clark.
§ ita § - Jun 23, 2005 5:32:12 am PDT #7985 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Be careful with the Patterson, though. There are some execrable ones that have come out in the last five years. Easy enough to spot, since they feature winged children.