Yes, I cheered. I went from enjoying the book, to being madly in love with it, helped by the fact that I read many turn-of-century romances with drippy heroines, including one by Elinor Glyn where heroine, faced with the threat of ravishment, luckily realizes she got her hands on a gun. So she puts it to her own head (!!!!) telling the guy that if he moves one step closer she is going to shoot herself. Wannabe-ravisher helpfully points out that all he has to do is sit in a chair and wait for her to get tired. (It's OK, he only kisses her feet, when she faints, but he lets her believe she has been 'dishonored' so she'd marry him. What a Prince Charming!) So seeing Mary do that was awesome.
Did you know some author has been shamelessly lifting early Heyer plots to do a much worse job. She wrote Noble Satyr which is totally These Old Shades ripoff.
I liked Cranford, the book, but I never saw the miniseries. I really should.
Karen Hawkens? I haven't read her since she started doing Scottish stuff a while back(but remember liking what I read), nbut I think her first book had a similar set up to this, though don't remember any others reminding me of Heyer even if I am reading Heyer way later. I adore Cranford.
I am bore too. I have been catching up with some dramas... Ok.... Brothers, Ramyun fLower boys shop, the musical.... but I just don't know why none of them are making me giddy or breathless. Hmmm... I like all of them but where have all the good dramas gone?
I really want to watch MCY's war of arrow? you gals were chatting about it too. But can't find it in english sub yet so if you do find it, do share.
Hey, dangermousie, are you doing any end of the year drama lists? I would love to see a list from you.
And I started BBJX, but 10 episodes in, not sure I like the way its heading. Can you give me some cdramas I could watch that have heroines I can root for and non sleazy relationships (I don't care much for her going for her brother in law and worse, not being up front about it)?
I am currently working on my end-of-year post(s). I will probably post it next week :)
If you want a non-icky version of BBJX, may I recommend Jade Palace Lock Heart? It's basically a period Hana Yori Dango. I adore the heroine. Withs2 has it.
There is also Shanghai Bund, set in the 1930s - she's a mob princess, he's her father's assistant. I've only seen (and loved) the recent version with the scrumptuous Huang Xiaoming (find hardsubs at jiang-hu.org). But the 1980s version with Chow Yun Fat has been subbed by withs2. Have a MV of the new version:
Jiang Hu has also subbed Vigilantes in Masks/Strange Hero Iljimae - basically a Chinese Robin Hood. The heroine is awesome.
There is also Romantic Red Rouge, set at the turn of the century and follows a young woman who marries into a merchant family and falls for the butler, who has his own secrets.
There is also The Myth, my favorite drama ever, about a man who time-travels to the time of the Qin Empire. It's on viki.
Thanks for the recs, dangermousie. And I'll be looking forward to seeing your post.
While I'm not sure I want to finish BBJX, it really did whet my appetite for cdramas. I think I'll probably start again on Palace. I watched a couple of episodes, but it fell by the wayside. It doesn't seem as captivating to look at as BBJX, which was one of the reasons I started it.
Chow Yun Fat, sounds promising. Er... I consider adultery major icky. So Romantic Red Rouge?
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well not as fun as what i'm doing right now!...writing a history essay -___-
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Did you know some author has been shamelessly lifting early Heyer plots to do a much worse job. She wrote Noble Satyr which is totally These Old Shades ripoff.
I liked Cranford, the book, but I never saw the miniseries. I really should.
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I really want to watch MCY's war of arrow? you gals were chatting about it too. But can't find it in english sub yet so if you do find it, do share.
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And I started BBJX, but 10 episodes in, not sure I like the way its heading. Can you give me some cdramas I could watch that have heroines I can root for and non sleazy relationships (I don't care much for her going for her brother in law and worse, not being up front about it)?
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If you want a non-icky version of BBJX, may I recommend Jade Palace Lock Heart? It's basically a period Hana Yori Dango. I adore the heroine. Withs2 has it.
There is also Shanghai Bund, set in the 1930s - she's a mob princess, he's her father's assistant. I've only seen (and loved) the recent version with the scrumptuous Huang Xiaoming (find hardsubs at jiang-hu.org). But the 1980s version with Chow Yun Fat has been subbed by withs2. Have a MV of the new version:
Jiang Hu has also subbed Vigilantes in Masks/Strange Hero Iljimae - basically a Chinese Robin Hood. The heroine is awesome.
There is also Romantic Red Rouge, set at the turn of the century and follows a young woman who marries into a merchant family and falls for the butler, who has his own secrets.
There is also The Myth, my favorite drama ever, about a man who time-travels to the time of the Qin Empire. It's on viki.
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While I'm not sure I want to finish BBJX, it really did whet my appetite for cdramas. I think I'll probably start again on Palace. I watched a couple of episodes, but it fell by the wayside. It doesn't seem as captivating to look at as BBJX, which was one of the reasons I started it.
Chow Yun Fat, sounds promising. Er... I consider adultery major icky. So Romantic Red Rouge?
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