Weekly Geeks #12 – More Questions

19 July 2008 Jackie Weekly Geeks 19

How to start out this weeks post? Mmm….so last weeks Weekly Geeks was kind of a bust, but Dewey’s not giving up on the idea yet. This time around, we’re asking questions about our own books and encouraging others leave to questions as well.

  1. In your blog, list any books you’ve read but haven’t reviewed yet. If you’re all caught up on reviews, maybe you could try this with whatever book(s) you finish this week.
  2. Ask your readers to ask you questions about any of the books they want. In your comments, not in their blogs. Most likely, people who will ask you questions will be people who have read one of the books or know something about it because they want to read it.
  3. Later, take whichever questions you like from your comments and use them in a post about each book. I’ll probably turn mine into a sort of interview-review. Link to each blogger next to that blogger’s question(s).
  4. Visit other Weekly Geeks and ask them some questions!

This could actually work out well for me. I have a huge list of books that I still haven’t reviewed, but I have read. Mainly ones I have read before starting up Literary Escapism (if you really want to see the list, look at the last couple of pages of my TBR list). My mother just recently brought up a bunch of books for me to use as cash at the used book store, but there were a couple I wanted to re-read first. So I’ll use those books for this weeks Weekly Geeks since they are sitting on my shelf taking up space.

Here are the books currently on my shelf that I’ve read and haven’t reviewed yet:

Have you read any of these? Are you curious about any of them? Ask me a few questions and I’ll try to answer them. They are all from the romance genre (I read them a long time ago), but they are good enough that I do plan on reading them again.

I’ll even add one more spin for this week. Here is the list of new books sitting on my shelf. Is there one you’ve been hearing a lot about? Is there one you’re curious about? This week, I’ll let my readers chose which book I start next, so let me know where I should start. Although, I will say that I have a couple of series on this list, so if a book is part of a series (and not the first one), then I’ll start with the first book in the series.

*Books that are still packed away but hopefully not for much longer.

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I am a 30-something SAHM with two adorable boys and a supportive husband who is very tolerant of my reading addiction. I love to read and easily go through about a dozen books a month – well I did before I had kids. Now, not so much. After my first son was born, I began to take my hobby of reviewing a little more serious and started Literary Escapism to help with my sanity. I love to discuss the fabulous novels I’ve read and meeting all the wonderful people in the book blogging community has been amazing.

19 Comments

  1. I haven’t read any of these. They seem like mostly romances, so I’ll try to ask romance-related questions!

    In When He Was Bad, what are some of your favorite ways that the He characters were bad?

    How is The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty related to the traditional Sleeping Beauty tale?

  3. Im curious about The Angel and the Prince. I read on Amazon it’s an historical romance. What’s the setting? How did you like the book? Which character did you mostly relate to?

  4. How does the use of language affect your enjoyment of romance novels? I find that what an author calls acts or fluids or body parts can really turn me off a book. Did any of these titles have any language issues? Are any of these authors truly gifted with description during the naughty bits?

  5. Let’s see. I know we’re suppose to do a post later on about each of these novels, but I’m going to wait until I actually re-read them before doing the post. However, some of the questions I can answer now.

    Jennie – make sure you’re not getting erotica mixed up with romance novels. Granted, a lot of romance books do tend to have the sex scenes in them, but the really good ones usually only allude to it or there are maybe 1-3 scenes total in a book. Now if you want to get into erotica, then you’re going to find pages dedicated to sex and some graphic details.

    Alessandra – Great questions. Although I don’t think I could relate to either of the characters since both the Angel and the Prince are seasoned soldiers, but that’s part of it’s draw. The Angel is trying to make up for not being a boy (and failing miserably) and both of them are on opposite sides of the war. I want to say this novel takes place when England and France were fighting each other, but don’t quote me on that until I do a review.

    Dewey – I haven’t read When He was Bad yet, but it’s in my pile to do so. As for The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, it takes place when the Prince wakes Beauty from her sleep. It takes us on a different journey than what Disney did.

  6. Ooo, I love “Montana Sky” one of my favourite Nora Roberts. Have you read a lot of her books — a lot of those “three women” novels or trilogies she does so well. And if so how would you rank “Montana Sky” among them? For standalone novels I only like “The Three Fates” more.

  7. I don’t have questions for your first list… never heard of any of them! :) BUT… as for your second list, I say read Eragon and Eldest right away! Then you’ll be all ready for the third one which comes out in September. I can’t wait! :)

  8. I see Nora Roberts’ novels everywhere, but I’ve never read one. I know she’s written several. Does she have a typical style or story? What’s the big attraction?

  9. I don’t read romance novels usually, I find them annoying. Of the ones you’ve listed, which would you recommend for someone like me?

  10. Imani – Nora Roberts is one of the few romance authors I still read. Personally, I love her Dream trilogy and the Born in series. I’m not sure why, but I keep going back to those ones.

    Bybee – Personally, Roberts is a very formulaic writer. Especially once she involves three woman. In all of her trilogies, you’ll find a outgoing girl, the shy girl, and the responsible one. That’s even true for her Chesapeake Bay series.

    Maree – Honestly, if I had to recommend one, it wouldn’t be any of the ones I listed, but it would be by Nora Roberts. If you’re interested in romance, but find the whole genre “annoying” (I can see that), then I would try the Villa. It has a lot of intrigue and mystery, more so than most of her novels. That’s one I would like to see on Lifetime.

  11. I read lots and lots of Danielle Steel many years ago, but eventually got tired of the formula she used in her books. Have you read her and if so, how is Nora the same or different from Danielle?
    *smiles*
    Kim

  12. My question is about an author rather than a particular book, seeing that you have quite a few Nora Roberts books to review I am curious whether you also read the books she writes as JD Robb? Do you enjoy one more than the other? And also for someone who has never read Nora Roberts which book would you recommend as a “Must-Read”?

  13. How did the Nora Roberts compare to each other? Was one better than the rest?

    I’d say pick the Sleeping Beauty One since it’s Anne Rice writing as Roquelaure.

  14. I’d like to read the Eragon series. I believe I own them but haven’t picked them up yet. I’m also interested in the Sleeping Beauty book. I haven’t read Anne Rice in a long time, and I’m wondering about her growth as a writer. I used to devour everything she wrote.

    I’ve read a few Roberts books, and enjoyed them.

  15. Oh, what a coincidence she’s one of the few I still read too! I went on a bit of a binge lately because I really do love reading romance books but find it so hard these days to find authors who can write prose that doesn’t have me laughing from the front page or hackneyed plots. Somehow, Nora Roberts keeps me interested.

  16. In the interest of total honesty, I have to say that I’m not a romance reader, but I have always wondered what the big fuss was with Nora Roberts. My best friend owns a used bookstore and she can’t keep the woman in stock! Romance seems to make me uncomfortable. I must be a prude!

    As to your picks for later… I really liked Eragon. But you pretty-much have to be a fantasy reader as it’s high fantasy. Try not to see the movie. It is horrible. All my fantasy loving friends hated what the movie folks did to a really great book.

  18. I see that you read a lot of Nora Roberts. I’m with Tasses above – I don’t read a lot of romance, especially not contemporary romance, and I don’t really quite grasp the big deal with Nora Roberts. I work in a used bookstore as well as the above commenter’s friend, and Nora Roberts is in one of the sections I run. We’re trained to be annoyed by her because of all the authors in the store, she requires the most work between re-alphabetizing and replenishing! Clearly, she’s well-liked. What would you recommend to someone who has never read any Nora Roberts but who is extremely curious about what the “big deal” is?

    I suggest you read the JR Ward book! But I may be biased since, well, it’s the only one on your list that I have read. :P I’m not completely romance-inept!

  19. I’m interested in the technique and art of storytelling itself so anything along that line would interest me. My questions are for any or all of the titles in your list:

    How was Point-of-View handled? Was there a single POV character or did it alternate among two or more. Was it always clear whose eyes and mind were filtering?

    How was language used to set tone and mood?

    Was the prose dense or spare? Were sentences generally simple or complex?

    How was metaphor used? Were associations fresh or did they tend toward cliche? Did they add to your understanding of the theme?

    What was the central or organizing theme?

    How does the title relate to the story? Was it fitting?
    >>>>
    BTW I’m hosting a book giveaway this week. Four copies of Still Summer by Jacquelyn Mitchard. Four chances to enter until Saturday 3PM PST.

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