PROPER Novels Concerning BIG THEMES.

[pashazade]

Hello livejournal! I am still here, although not very active. This was just too too wonderful not to post

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[alitheapipkin]

Marvellous (on both counts) - thanks for sharing!

Those jokes are making me feel much better about giving up in '1Q84' in favour of 'The Beekeeper's Apprentice'. And reminds me that I really must get around to sourcing some more DLS.

[pashazade]

Which ones haven't you read? (I'm always happy to talk Wimsey!)

Don't feel guilty. Read Mary wossname instead and be happy. (And if you want some escapism you might want to try Courtney Milan's The Duchess War, even if you wouldn't normally read romance, because it's fab.)

[alitheapipkin]

I've only read 'Strong Poison' sadly! I am still not the biggest fan of Kindle but the paperback edition I bought is somewhat woefully bound so I've been meaning to track down some nice editions and come up against the problem of limited funds for books currently :( I really must see if the library have any!

I shall add that to my list, I'm not generally a romance reader but I do enjoy a good historical one :)

[pashazade]

I'll look out for decent cheap secondhand copies and snap them up for you. You can buy me a drink if we ever meet. You musn't be deprived of DLS because of lack of funds.

I was once so poor that I would go and sit in Blackwell's reading all evening because it was the only way I could. (I'd sold most of my re-readable books to buy food by that point.)

[oursin]

What no deep, dumb, bitter belly-tension? That's so unlike the way Mybugs make marriages.

[pashazade]

Distinct lack of angst on either side. V disappointing to our literary sensibilities.

Also so unlike the popular glossy magazine narrative Of Modern Men And How To Get Them. I was once asked "How did you get your husband to propose?" to which my response was ".....?"

[deililly]

*awe* I knew Marcus was great but man. I adore Mr Lilly but chances of getting him to read Georgette Heyer are slim to none! Unless I tell him there are robots in them.

[pashazade]

Marcus's deeply eclectic tastes are one of the reasons I'm so very fond of him.

[shezan]

Charles Rivenhall is definitely a robot. So's Julian Worth.

[ankaret]

This is the only believable explanation I've ever come across for Worth. I'd hate to be the tech support on his case.

[ankaret]

I am, alas, too stupid for Dunnett, but the male novelist jokes are gold. Brooding gold that no one understands and that is about to do a pushup.

[pashazade]

Although they missed:

Q: How many male novelists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
A: Oh John Ringo, NOOOOOOOOOO!

[shezan]

WIN.