Comments on: The Shameful Secret

By: K E L L Y C.

K E L L Y C. — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:52:32 +0000

I have never read Austen. I have not read Harry Potter, Tolkein and/or Twilight. Fantasy/Paranormal/Sci-Fi (or whatever you want to classify it as) is just not my cuppa, at all.

I have read The Da Vinci Code. I have also read GWTW, twice.

I also have not read Georgette Heyer, SEP, JD Robb or Janet Evanovich.

Like someone mentioned earlier, you CANNOT read everything so why worry about the stuff you haven’t read. Worry more about the stuff you have read.

By: Angelia Sparrow

Angelia Sparrow — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:09:04 +0000

I made it into the second CD of Pride and Prejudice before ejecting it. Not only was it boring but everyone in it was completely useless! I grew up around women like that, only concerned with who was marrying who and how much money he made and who couldn’t just flat out say they liked a man, but had to hint around and go for the antagonistic flirtation.

I hated Jonhan Strange & Mr. Norell for the same stylistic reasons.

I’ve read a couple of Oprah picks, before she picked them: Pillars of the Earth is amazing and The Poisonwood Bible was good.

My shame is that I don’t like Sherrilyn Kenyon. Everyone I know was drooling over ACHERON, and I’m like oh no…

By: chanel19

chanel19 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:33:23 +0000

I second that!!

By: Ashley Ludwig

Ashley Ludwig — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:26:30 +0000

Kristi

I am a huge Douglas Adams fan – Hitchhikers is irreverent, hokey, and fun. If you ever find the time, read at least one. The movie *cringe* didn’t do the book justice.

LOL on cross-contamination! ((forcing myself not to recommend you anything of the sort.))

~Ashley

By: Ashley Ludwig

Ashley Ludwig — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:22:19 +0000

Haven’t seen the movie… the book is worth the read.

Ash

By: Ashley Ludwig

Ashley Ludwig — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:21:14 +0000

I must confess. I’ve never read a Harry Potter book.

I keep hoping when the girls grow up a bit I might remedy that…

~Ashley

By: Kristi

Kristi — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:18:51 +0000

The Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. I admit that I’ve seen the movie, was amused, and still have no desire to read it.

And I’m writing a sci-fi type romance right now. Space aliens and flying ships and all.

Actually, I’ve not read much in the sci-fi realm at all, and when I mention what I’m writing, I always get the “Oh, you have to read blah blah blah”. Um, no thanks. I’m quite happy making this stuff up as I go without cross-contamination. Watching the new Star Trek movie was bad enough, because now I’m wondering if this character is too much like Spock, or that description looks too much like their uniforms or whatever.

By: KeriM

KeriM — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:46:28 +0000

@Miss Mabel, to be fair to Oprah, it really has nothing to do with her, I am just very author/genre specific in my reading habits and since true romance/suspense/thriller generally doesn’t end up on her list, the train never meets.

By: Miss Mabel

Miss Mabel — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:11:43 +0000

Apparently the real Shameful Secret is reading Oprah books! I read A Fine Balance and The Poisonwood Bible and LOVED them. Can’t recommend them enough, especially A Fine Balance.

By: KeriM

KeriM — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:14:53 +0000

Have read some Austen, agree with everybody that DBs Angels and Demons was much better than DC and I loved them both. Never read a Harry Potter or Twighlight…Gah! no intention of it either. Also never read anything that the big O has recommended. I like uplifting stuff to read, not depressing. Didn’t read GWTW, but seen the movie many times. Love Woodiwiss, SEP and JC. I have read a couple of La Nora.