Date: 4/18/2002 4:14:00 AM
From Authorid: 10722
They are so dull one could reach the highest state of boredom.  |
Date: 4/18/2002 4:16:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30743
Thank you, Anomaly!! Just what I needed, an opinion I hadn't thought of.. because I love them so much, I need to see the other side..  THANK YOU!! Love and BIG MONKEY HUGS!!!  |
Date: 4/18/2002 4:18:00 AM
From Authorid: 47699
Women are so emotional and those novels seem to go into the story with that in mind. The angle is just to askew for most men. There is nothing there we can identify with on a personal level. Sure, we can be romantic but we see things through much different eyes than women do. Romance novels just aren't interesting to men for those reasons and I'm no exception. If I'm going to read, I'd much rather it be something to spark my imagination like maybe Stephen King.  |
Date: 4/18/2002 4:22:00 AM
From Authorid: 33925
Okies..I am female, as you know..heehee..but I can give you my take on why I think men dont read them!! Heehee...I think its because they see how the male character in the book is, and how the women swoon at him and they KNOW they could never measure up, so they are jealous and they dont want to read it!! heehee...Love you guys! *evil grins*...xoxo  |
Date: 4/18/2002 4:23:00 AM
From Authorid: 21266
book? novel? wadat?  |
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Date: 4/18/2002 4:30:00 AM
From Authorid: 52301
If I was going to read a book, I would need something exciting, NOT a romance novel.<MalcolmTheBowler> |
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Date: 4/18/2002 4:33:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30743
Ohhh, thank you, guys! This stuff is exactly what I was looking for... And LL, lol, you may be female, but I'm sure you have experience with how men think... lol, being married to one qualifies you... LOL@Abszy!!!!! |
Date: 4/18/2002 4:37:00 AM
From Authorid: 46527
Farleys always says that they are full of emotional clap-trap and he doesn't find them interesting in the least. He prefers something with a little more danger and excitement (male view of this), although having said that there has been a degree of romance in some of the sci-fi books of his that I have read. I think men feel that it is not a 'masculine' thing to do to be caught reading a 'sloppy' book.  |
Date: 4/18/2002 4:39:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30743
Ahhh Red... ROTFLMAO.. I was waiting for that one, wondered who would bring up the FORBIDDEN masculine trait first.. LOL.. Anyway, how is your leg doing??? Are you out of the house yet, or still stuck?  Love ya, BIG MONKEY HUGS!!! |
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Date: 4/18/2002 4:41:00 AM
From Authorid: 46527
The cast is off my leg/foot...BUT....I have more damage than they originally thought so I am off work for the next 4 weeks at least <sulk..I'm bored> I have to wear a support bandage during the daytime and be VERY careful not to get it knocked and end up displacing the fractured bits of bone. |
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Date: 4/18/2002 4:43:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30743
Ugh!! Red, that is horrible!! I'm so sorry... At least that cast is off, but I am sorry you still cannot go back to your regular duties and life just yet. I will continue you in my prayers.. Love ya, BIG MONKEY HUGS!!!! |
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Date: 4/18/2002 4:46:00 AM
From Authorid: 46527
Thank Monkey sis, you are a sweetie |
Date: 4/18/2002 5:01:00 AM
From Authorid: 18527
Maybe because they are SLIGHTLY unrealistic... I mean who is really named Lance or Lars or Thorn, with a perfect body, fluent in French, and a great lover to boot?  |
Date: 4/18/2002 5:03:00 AM
From Authorid: 19586
LOL @ Kethria. If there is a guy like that I want to meet him. Haahahahah! ~icunurse  |
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Date: 4/18/2002 5:03:00 AM
From Authorid: 46527
I don't know Kethria, but if you find him, be sure to post! LOL! |
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Date: 4/18/2002 5:06:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30743
So basically, it can be melted down to no realism? Hmmm... THANK YOU ALL!!!! |
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Date: 4/18/2002 5:07:00 AM
From Authorid: 46527
Are Science Fiction books realistic though sis, every man I have ever known has seemed to prefer either those or humourous stuff. |
Date: 4/18/2002 5:12:00 AM
From Authorid: 49080
Because, honestly, I would never be able to have anything like that in REAL life. A girl can only dream because men are just not that gaudy over romance. To me, it's fake!  |
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Date: 4/18/2002 5:13:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30743
Well Red, maybe it's no realism of men? Their depiction in these books make them feel inadequate for some reason? I don't know.. more research needed.. |
Date: 4/18/2002 5:42:00 AM
From Authorid: 3321
From a female perspective: Sappy, glorified, unreal, unlikely, trashy, pulp, overly sexual, anti-heroine, bad plots/weak storyline....  |
Date: 4/18/2002 5:56:00 AM
From Authorid: 2030
I read alot of books. I'm not a fan of the Romance Genre' but I have read some that had my interest. Flip past the mushy stuff and get to the killing is my method.  |
Date: 4/18/2002 6:01:00 AM
From Authorid: 47162
Stigma!  |
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Date: 4/18/2002 6:13:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30743
ROTFLMAO@BCAR.. Have you read Diana Palmer, Merline Lovelace, Catherine Coulter, or Linda Howard? Far from Mushy, lol! Great thrills and chills in those, especially Dream Man by Linda Howard, and Merline Lovelace writes Military thrillers and romances... Seeeee, I do read something besides the romance.. :P Love and BIG MONKEY HUGS!!! |
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Date: 4/18/2002 6:19:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 30743
Hey Persephone, that is your opinion, but in today's romance era, the romance writers now cater to who buys the books, and those are a big percentage of highly educated, discerning women who do not want to read poorly slapped together work that uses stale material to stand upon. Today, romance authors are utilizing high powered professions in both hero and heroine. Sometimes the hero and heroine are both just normal people living normal lives. And it isn't just meet, fall in love, have kids anymore. Sometimes, the hero and heroine do not even end up together, or one of the main characters dies... It happens... Stay away from the formula romances, ie, Silhouette, and Harlequin, try some Dell, Penguin Putnam, and Love Spell. They have high standards and also hold contracts with very highly intelligent writers. |
Date: 4/18/2002 6:33:00 AM
From Authorid: 6817
I aint a guy or nuttin but I don't like romance mushy stuff either lol. I read true crime books about murder and crap lol.  |
Date: 4/18/2002 6:49:00 AM
From Authorid: 44960
I ask My Roommate this question, He says "Why do I have to read a Romance Novel when I got you!!"....LOL, How sweet of him to say that! (((HUGS)))  |
Date: 4/18/2002 7:39:00 AM
From Authorid: 19092
I see how the male character in the book is, and how the women swoon at him and I KNOW I could never measure up, so I am jealous and I dont want to read it!!  |
Date: 4/18/2002 7:39:00 AM
From Authorid: 31837
Actually... I'm a woman, and I don't like romance novels at all... I like fantasy (Terry Brooks), Science fiction, and horror! LOL I like things that stimulate my mind. Great post!  |
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Date: 4/18/2002 7:40:00 AM
From Authorid: 19092
Besides, what's a "member"..?? |
Date: 4/18/2002 7:55:00 AM
From Authorid: 24856
Hi Monkey, I am female and don't read them. Sorry that I can not give you a take on a man's perspective....I prefer books with a twist and challenge. Now, I am not saying that romance is impossible but highly unlikely in my reading circle.  |
Date: 4/18/2002 8:33:00 AM
From Authorid: 277
I never read them. They're written by women with fantasies in their head. It's a woman's excuse to read some soft porn or close to regular porn. I'd rather be like the men and just watch the movie...LMAO!  |
Date: 4/18/2002 8:57:00 AM
From Authorid: 20847
Because I read only fantasy/mythos and horror novels.. And some very few scifi ones.. And thats cause books about ordinary things would be booring.. I allready have one boring life so I dont need more..  |
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Date: 4/18/2002 8:57:00 AM
From Authorid: 20847
oh yeah and cause I dont like porn... |
Date: 4/18/2002 9:17:00 AM
From Authorid: 48041
well, I am not a man, but I will tell you anyway....romance novels are normally cheesy and imo quite predictable - girl meets boy, girl can't have boy, major event happens, girl fianally gets boy!! I prefer real life books, much more interesting, I think...Trekkie.  |
Date: 4/18/2002 11:58:00 AM
From Authorid: 7089
not a guy, but i quit the "good parts" habit when i was in my teens...they're all variations on the same theme, only in different degrees of cheese, & these days i'd just as soon write my own if i'm in that sort of mood-- i can get "good" as the best of 'em --tho my written indulgences are for my eyes only. hey hawk, i'd rather watch the movie too...nothing like cutting to the chase, eh? cheers,  |
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Date: 4/18/2002 1:33:00 PM
From Authorid: 277
LOL@Tugger! |
Date: 4/18/2002 1:57:00 PM
From Authorid: 13370
I'm also a female and I agree with Persephone and Trekkie.  |
Date: 4/21/2002 12:32:00 AM
From Authorid: 177
Is UGH an OK answer? I bet some gay guys like them. Nothing wrong with that of course. I think I may have read Wuthering Heights by (one of the Bronte sisters) years ago. Nobody told me it was a romance novel. I suppose it would be considered a proto-romance novel. I guess it could also be called a Gothic-romance novel. Was this the story where some crazy person in a family was hidden away in an attic? And wasn't there some guy by the name of Heathcliff who used to go walking around the moors on dark & bleak days....or am I thinking about something else? Oh yes.....why don't guys like romance novels? I dunno.  |
