As pretty much everyone else in the world has said, it's not so much romance as it is social satire. AWESOME stuff.
Eh. Since you resist, now you may read Terry Pratchett. That is also social satire, with much less "romance" than Austen. Also, it has trolls and dwarves.
That is his first novel set in Discworld, and coincidentally, it is also his weakest.
You don't have to read Pratchett's books in order (with the exception of Night Watch, the plot of which follows the events of Thief of Time).
If you want a mystery, start with Guards! Guards! and continue with the Watch.
If you want a story about stories, read anything having to do with the Witches of Lancre.
If you want supernatural and philosophical, go for the Death series. (starring a certain scythe-bearing skeleton)
If you want to jump into the big city life, start with Going Postal or The Truth. They were written very recently, but are still perfect jumping off points for a new reader.
I'll take a shot one of these days. But I'm still in full on biography/history mode right now. I guarantee that, if I picked up Pratchett or Gaiman or anyone else, my Potter stories would disappear for a few months.
You should read Jane Austen's stuff. I say so.
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Eh. Since you resist, now you may read Terry Pratchett. That is also social satire, with much less "romance" than Austen. Also, it has trolls and dwarves.
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You don't have to read Pratchett's books in order (with the exception of Night Watch, the plot of which follows the events of Thief of Time).
If you want a mystery, start with Guards! Guards! and continue with the Watch.
If you want a story about stories, read anything having to do with the Witches of Lancre.
If you want supernatural and philosophical, go for the Death series. (starring a certain scythe-bearing skeleton)
If you want to jump into the big city life, start with Going Postal or The Truth. They were written very recently, but are still perfect jumping off points for a new reader.
/Pratchett pimping
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