Susan, I do not know of any in at least 5 years, and I read a lot of romance.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
Mal ,'Serenity'
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."
Deena - Jun 29, 2005 5:16:37 pm PDT #8021 of 10002
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Susan W. - Jun 29, 2005 6:04:32 pm PDT #8022 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
I didn't think so, but I'm a fairly selective reader, so I thought there might be a whole mini-trend I'm missing out on. In general, I'm surprised how many contest entries I've run across that feel like throwbacks to those 1970's bodice rippers.
The wip has a scene where a villain attempts to rape the heroine--she fights back, buying herself enough time that the hero is able to come to the rescue. I remember writing the scene and thinking, "Back in the day, a lot of authors would've had the rapist be the hero," and finding the idea sickening.
Consuela - Jun 29, 2005 6:44:38 pm PDT #8023 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Are books with heroes who rape the heroines
Laura Kinsale's The Shadow and the Star. Twice. It's Micole's favorite Kinsale, and it seriously put me off her. Although I don't think it came out in the last 5 years, don't know how old it is.
Susan W. - Jun 29, 2005 6:51:13 pm PDT #8024 of 10002
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
Pretty sure that's older than 5 years. I've never read it, but I generally adore Kinsale. Interesting.
Steph L. - Jun 29, 2005 6:54:18 pm PDT #8025 of 10002
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Is there a web site where you can search for a book by describing it? (Versus the way you search on Amazon, for instance.) I seem to remember someone mentioning something like that a while ago....
Am-Chau Yarkona - Jun 29, 2005 10:02:22 pm PDT #8026 of 10002
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty
abebooks.co.uk? I've never used it, but I've heard good things about their BookSleuth forum.
§ ita § - Jun 30, 2005 8:09:03 am PDT #8027 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Fred Pete - Jul 03, 2005 8:02:37 am PDT #8028 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
Just heard on Internet radio --
The new Harry Potter book has 607 pages.
erikaj - Jul 03, 2005 9:53:04 am PDT #8029 of 10002
Always Anti-fascist!
Damn.
Kathy A - Jul 03, 2005 9:54:15 am PDT #8030 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Wow--JKR did say that it would less than the last two, but I didn't figure that much less. Maybe she let her editor do a bit more work than on OotP (which desperately needed some trimming, IMO).