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Title: Dangerous Men & Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance by Jayne Ann Krentz, Laura Kinsale, Elizabeth Lowell ISBN: 0-06-108463-8 Publisher: Harper Mass Market Paperbacks Pub. Date: June, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (6 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: repetive, but occaisional good points
Comment: There were a few points discussed in this book that I had never really thought about before and appreciated reading about. For instance, I liked Laura Kinsale's essay "The Androgynous Reader: Point of View in the Romance". She argued that the reader of a romance novel doesn't neccessarily identify only with the heroine, but also with the hero, maybe even moreso with the hero. It made me reconsider why I was so unhappy with the books that never explained the hero's point of view very well. The essays in this book cover a lot of things, like virginal heroines and alpha males, and the "happily ever after" ending that's so important for romances. At least a couple of the writers made comparisons between the mystery genre and the romance genre, something that I thought was interesting. I didn't always agree with what the essays were saying, but, for the most part, I enjoyed reading them.
That said, it seemed that there wasn't a great deal of communication between the various authors in this book. If there had been, there would, hopefully, have been less repetition of ideas. There's a great deal of overlap between the essays, and the mystery vs. romance bit is only one example - most essays talk about the alpha male, the ways that romance writers were once asked to change their writing and how those changes would've hurt the genre, the type of feminism in romance, etc. Im just glad that the book was short, and a relatively quick read, or the repetition would've been much more aggravating than it was. Also, I'm not entirely sure that this book would reach the sort of audience that the introduction mentioned: people with biases against the romance genre. I was once a part of that group, and I don't think I would have picked up this book - it took reading a really good romance, recommended to me by a friend, to change my mind about romance.
Rating: 5
Summary: Interesting...
Comment: I found this book very interesting reading. From each author, I gained new insight into why I like to read romance, and why it's written the way it is. Many of us readers do like the "alpha" hero, or even as in Anne Stuart's words--the vampire hero. Why the authors like them, write about them, and entertains us with these heroes, fascinates me. To read about the balance the adventurous heroine needs, entertains me. And, I love Laura Kinsale's place-holder heroine, her writing on point of view, as well as Jayne Krentz's defense of the genre, in general. Excellent book, worth reading and keeping.
Rating: 4
Summary: Food for thought
Comment: This book contains a series of essays on the appeal of romance. For readers who feel that they do not get enough respect, this book is a welcome addition. The authors make clear that romances are fantasy, and romance readers are grown women who know the difference between reality and fantasy.
There is some repetitiveness in this book, for example, numerous statements about the alpha male, which keep it from being a 5-star book in my opinion. However, the essays are thoughtful and well done. This book is well worth owning.
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Title: Complete Idiot's Guide to Getting Your Romance Published by Julie Beard ISBN: 002863196X Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: 21 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Comedy Writing Secrets by Melvin Helitzer, Mel Helitzer ISBN: 0898795109 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: March, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Body Language by Julius Fast ISBN: 0671673254 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 15 May, 1988 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Rules(TM) : Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right by Ellen Fein, Sherrie Schneider ISBN: 0446602744 Publisher: Warner Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: How to Make Love to a Woman by Michael Morgenstern ISBN: 0517605252 Publisher: Gramercy Pub. Date: 05 January, 1989 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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