tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408971107003934333.post7030499356738675471..comments2023-09-26T09:38:19.897-05:00Comments on Random Thoughts: Sappy RomancesJennifer Hendrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01239194419535919631noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408971107003934333.post-84303736013223595712007-04-21T16:52:00.000-05:002007-04-21T16:52:00.000-05:00Beth,*giggles* Well, used up in the beat up and b...Beth,<BR/><BR/>*giggles* Well, used up in the beat up and broken down sense. (g)<BR/><BR/>JenJennifer Hendrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239194419535919631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408971107003934333.post-42520138474728637472007-04-21T16:12:00.000-05:002007-04-21T16:12:00.000-05:00I hate seeing the two MC's spend years, sometimes ...<I>I hate seeing the two MC's spend years, sometimes decades apart, only to get together at the very end of the story -- when they're OLD and all kinds of used up.</I><BR/><BR/>Used up??? LOL.<BR/><BR/>Is that what happens to love and romance when we age--the quarters run out and the gears freeze?<BR/><BR/>One of my all-time favorite books is about a man and a woman who have a fiery, passionate relationship, and then are separated for many years, only to reunite at the very end of their lives. It is a rich, touching story. And then, of course, there's Jamie and Claire, who despite their age and years of separation, hardly strike me as "used up."<BR/><BR/>Trust me--love only gets deeper, stronger, and more intimate with age. ;)Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08504439129670380071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408971107003934333.post-70350486245301022662007-04-20T09:07:00.000-05:002007-04-20T09:07:00.000-05:00Carol,Exactly -- nothing wrong with warm and cozy ...Carol,<BR/><BR/>Exactly -- nothing wrong with warm and cozy feelings. :) Have you ever read James Patterson's "Letters" books...gah, can't remember their exact titles now. Anyway -- sappier books you would be hard pressed to find -- but man, they're good and I totally cried. :) Oh hey! More tear books -- forgot about those. (g)<BR/><BR/>Anyway -- yeah, I don't get the DS phenomenon -- nor the Nora Roberts thing... but hey, lots of room for all kinds of books, I guess. (g) I'd kill to have an ounce of their success -- so I won't knock 'em. (g) Write on, ladies!<BR/><BR/>JenJennifer Hendrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239194419535919631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408971107003934333.post-66428634949823763352007-04-20T08:00:00.000-05:002007-04-20T08:00:00.000-05:00Hi Jen,'The book was better than the movie.' Now ...Hi Jen,<BR/>'The book was better than the movie.' Now that's a really scary thought. I know Danielle Steele has mega book sales, but it baffles me as to why. She writes in formula and you are right, her books are nothing but depressing. If my writing ever ventures into the romance genre, *cough* I hope to leave my readers feeling all warm and cozy.Carol Spradlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09644867006375982719noreply@blogger.com