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phoenixfalls

2011 Reading Review, Part 1

Jan 01, 2012 01:50

Below, all the books I read in the first half of 2011. Links are to my reviews.

( 112 items makes a long list. )

2011, bookeeping

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shel99 January 1 2012, 21:53:54 UTC

I'm not generally a fan of romance, but so many of my friends rave about Heyer that I feel like I should give her a try...

phoenixfalls January 1 2012, 23:07:12 UTC

Absolutely! And most of her books aren't actually that romantic. . . they're more comedies of manners than anything else. I was surprised by that, when I started reading them.

shel99 January 1 2012, 23:09:16 UTC

Is there one in particular that you would start with? Is it a series with recurring characters, or no?

phoenixfalls January 2 2012, 00:45:11 UTC

Nope, not a series, not even any recurring characters. Lots of people (including me) seem to agree that The Grand Sophy is a good place to start. . . and it's definitely at the "comedy of manners" end of the spectrum. I also love The Masqueraders (though papersky thinks it has too much plot) and A Civil Contract is where I started -- it's different from all the others, though, in that it's quieter and more serious and depicts what I'd consider a more realistic, more adult relationship.

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