ForbiddenFiction's Forbidden Pleasures ;)

[bradygirl_12]

Hi, luvs! I thought I'd do a little pimping for ForbiddenFiction since I'm part of the authors' list now. Besides, I can honestly say I would anyway because I see some really cool stuff over there! ;)

Here is the link to the Story Catalog and here is the link to Coming Soon. I already see some novels or short stories that I find of interest

Comments

[rileyc]

Eeep! A lot of those titles sound kind of scary to me

[bradygirl_12]

Eeep! A lot of those titles sound kind of scary to me!

Well, I've just never been able to get into really dark, kinky stuff. I need hearts-and-flowers romance, even if there's some passionate and steamy stuff going on.

Yep, the site likes to push the boundaries! :) But my novel is probably more like what you described above. There's definite kink a heckuva lot of romance, too. :)

I find myself intrigued by the House Of Silence books.

I knew you would respond to this post! ;) I like your list. I could have named quite a few more, too, as I'm an avid reader. Though oddly enough I never read conventional romances like Regencies.

I love Fedora Fic! ;) Great noir makes for great books and films!

I'm glad that people are still reading though it's a shame that collecting books will become a specialized hobby in the future as everyone will be reading on electronic devices.

[bradygirl_12]

That's a great list! I'm not as much into horror but I do love the kind of twists you see on Twilight Zone that aren't necessarily gory but slam into you with a sense of horror.

Thrillers and noir are great genres. Some of my favorites come from those. :)

As for FFP, I'm pretty sure they are going to offer the option of 'real' books instead of just e-books. E-books are definitely the primary resources but I think print books will be included. I know that my sister will opt for print if she can. :)

[mithen]

Oh, interesting question! Like rileyc, I also love Regency Romances. So far I'm the only person to love traditional high fantasy, though! :) Lately I've gotten into noir and hardboiled detective stories, as well as Age of Sail narratives (Horatio Hornblower, Master and Commander). And like you, any reworking of fairy takes makes me happy, I'll consume those at an amazing pace. Same with Arthurian legend!

[bradygirl_12]

I was never big on Regency Romances, though my mom loved them. I was always more into SF/Fantasy and historical fiction with more plot than the romance imprints.

It wasn't a case of romances generally being looked down upon by the literati that turned me off, just that I was heavily into slash at the time I was old enough to start reading them. :) And as soon as conventional wisdom puts down something, I defend it, anyway. :) I notice that since romances are considered a 'woman's genre' it's okay to bash it. Same with fanfic, written and read mostly by women.

I have a few copies of the Master And Commander series but never read them. I have a batch of books that I never got the time to read. *sighs* And in the past few years most of my reading seems to be fanfic! ;) But I'm going to dig out my academic study of Halloween/Samhain celebrations and finish that, for sure! ;)

[l_junkie]

Hmmm, I pretty much went on a Japanese lit binge a while back, and authors like Ryu Murakami, Natsuo Kirino, and Saikaku Ihara are among my favs. Murakami has a lot of darker sexuality in it, but isn't really for the tame of heart, fair warning.

Ryotaro Shiba is good a non-fiction fiction author, too. He doesn't make history a chore to read. The Japanese classics like The Tale of Genji and Musashi are always good read, although trying at some times, haha!

Lately, I been reading some Sci-fi...well...mainly Samuel Delany. I've read They Fly at Ciron and Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, and I find his use of personalized writing style as tool for depth fun.

[bradygirl_12]

Japanese authors seem pretty popular in certain genres nowadays. :)

I look at my book collection and am happy to see eclectic tastes. I like variety and my faves stand out: Mary Renault and Marion Zimmer Bradley books, gay studies/novels, Egyptology/archeology books, American history, the detective/mystery novels, etc. I've got a good collection of Korean War novels and histories because of my dad's service during that war.

[khylara]

You might want to find a chair - we're going to be here for awhile

[bradygirl_12]

Ha, I knew you'd have plenty to say! :)

I've heard about And Ladies Of The Club. Didn't it take the author years to write and she published it in her eighties or something like that?

I've read Heinlein, McCafrey, Brown and Stephen King. Do you recall what books you read for your PE research?