tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post114395473387893046..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Books That Make Me Go Hmmmm...Sarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1144859146048529242006-04-12T11:25:00.000-05:002006-04-12T11:25:00.000-05:00The word "feisty" has the same effect on me. Subt...The word "feisty" has the same effect on me. Subtract two points if she's described as feisty and has red hair.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1144815129917629912006-04-11T23:12:00.000-05:002006-04-11T23:12:00.000-05:00I have a hard time with the "rebellious" heroine. ...I have a hard time with the "rebellious" heroine. It's usually short-hand for "I want to stick a modern character in a historic setting because it's too much work making her true to her times."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1144620355617393582006-04-09T17:05:00.000-05:002006-04-09T17:05:00.000-05:00Hi, Sarah Park! Thanks, and nice to see you visit...Hi, Sarah Park! Thanks, and nice to see you visiting the blog!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1144601481504420112006-04-09T11:51:00.000-05:002006-04-09T11:51:00.000-05:00Excellent list!Excellent list!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1144520426482213382006-04-08T13:20:00.000-05:002006-04-08T13:20:00.000-05:00Hmm, pretty much all of yours apply to me. The his...Hmm, pretty much all of yours apply to me. The historical fiction novel just kills me.<BR/><BR/>Only thing is, I do use what I learned from my MA thesis in my FR book - David gets a mention or two *g*. But I'm NOT writing only about him and his role as an artist/politician *vbg*.Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15636189059910920978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1144508301843565092006-04-08T09:58:00.000-05:002006-04-08T09:58:00.000-05:00"Nubile" is not a word one should use on a book ja..."Nubile" is not a word one should use on a book jacket, especially if the primary audience is women (such as with the Kaufman novel).Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1144472588614924482006-04-08T00:03:00.000-05:002006-04-08T00:03:00.000-05:00Oh, and I saw a Pamela Kaufman novel at the flea m...Oh, and I saw a Pamela Kaufman novel at the flea market the other day where the heroine was described in the jacket copy as "nubile." That was enough in itself to keep my dollar safely in my wallet.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1144472309572001012006-04-07T23:58:00.000-05:002006-04-07T23:58:00.000-05:00Any historical novel where the jacket copy's first...Any historical novel where the jacket copy's first mention of the heroine begins with the word "beautiful" as in "Beautiful Maria Greenwood, fresh from boarding school . . ." I know that the author isn't the one writing the jacket copy, but if the most interesting thing the copywriter can find to say about the heroine is that she's beautiful, it doesn't bode well.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.com