tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post8690105236186812713..comments2024-03-18T19:36:26.270-07:00Comments on Camy's Loft: That dark placeCamy Tanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14577747925320907186noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-15390316088093689082008-12-12T21:03:00.000-08:002008-12-12T21:03:00.000-08:00I know this is late. There was a computer error an...I know this is late. There was a computer error and I couldn't post earlier.<BR/><BR/>I like cozy mysteries/suspense. I wish there were more "murderless mysteries/suspense out there. I also like urban christian and historical fiction. I want to branch out more. I'm open to almost any genre. But I'm picky about what I read. <BR/><BR/>I don't like anything that is too graphic or depressing. I Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09136222564933396828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-83139698176958800642008-12-04T05:26:00.000-08:002008-12-04T05:26:00.000-08:00Thanks Mary! I can relate to feeling bummed about ...Thanks Mary! I can relate to feeling bummed about money spent on books that aren't satisfying. I read a lot of mainstream, but often I read mainstream chick lit and there's that empty feeling afterward, I totally relate to what you're saying. The characters are just so shallow you don't even LIKE them.<BR/><BR/>CamyCamy Tanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790591988777275651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-82687040587706701162008-12-04T05:03:00.000-08:002008-12-04T05:03:00.000-08:00I am not a fan of women's fiction either, it's ver...I am not a fan of women's fiction either, it's very depressing to my spirit. Horror is right up there too. One genre that I have to carefully check out is Chick Lit... some is wonderful, light, funny but some is so empty and I go away feeling totally disgusted. Your books, Camy, are a good example of quality Chick Lit but recently I've dumped 4 books by various authors that were a total zero for Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17501893347195105854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-51869746069083718162008-12-03T20:13:00.000-08:002008-12-03T20:13:00.000-08:00Dear Abby,(er, Camy...)This is EXACTLY the convers...Dear Abby,<BR/><BR/>(er, Camy...)<BR/><BR/>This is EXACTLY the conversation I was having with someone we both know. The thing is she was telling me was that I write "self actualization (becoming all God wants you to be) and overcoming and encouraging" which puts me into women's fiction genre--but I, like you, have a hard time reading women's fiction. It's so frustrating. I don't know what to do. Crystal Lainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09284296811544392777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-1832091737605412222008-12-03T16:26:00.000-08:002008-12-03T16:26:00.000-08:00I can read the "cozy" suspenses and I love when ro...I can read the "cozy" suspenses and I love when romance has suspense, but suspense in and of itself is waaaaay too much for me. And those thriller ones, too. I read a Dee Henderson book (I think it was *The Witness*) and it was too much for me.<BR/><BR/>I also can't read some of the really tragic stories. I have several family members with cancer and it's tough to read stuff like that. I mean, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-1351082585730752492008-12-03T03:46:00.000-08:002008-12-03T03:46:00.000-08:00Oh ok. The couple I read that dealt with death and...Oh ok. The couple I read that dealt with death and sickness would be Womens fiction. One I just could not read it left me feeling down and I just couldn't get into it even though others raved about it.<BR/>I think it was my mind space. I have had a couple like that that were not me.<BR/>I think it depends to me on the subject. At the moment reading any set in a nursing home would be out! I dont Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-6309582677321438012008-12-02T23:58:00.000-08:002008-12-02T23:58:00.000-08:00I absolutely can not read sci fi.... just can't. ...I absolutely can not read sci fi.... just can't. Suspense, romance, great. Right now, however, I'm in a romanitc suspense phase, between that and chick lit, light, funny, and always a happy ending, lol.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216542338818497090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-40856736262768008722008-12-02T20:42:00.000-08:002008-12-02T20:42:00.000-08:00Jenny, Women's fiction is contemporary fiction spe...Jenny, Women's fiction is contemporary fiction specifically with women's issues. They tend to be very emotional. They can have some romance, but it's not a major thread, and many women's fiction novels have no romance at all.<BR/>CamyCamy Tanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790591988777275651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-76473811993317835102008-12-02T20:12:00.000-08:002008-12-02T20:12:00.000-08:00Camy can you explain to this aussie what exactly w...Camy can you explain to this aussie what exactly womans fiction is.<BR/>I get so confused with all the different ones.Ausjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-33723697618966531642008-12-02T18:19:00.000-08:002008-12-02T18:19:00.000-08:00I haven't read any I COULDN'T read except for when...I haven't read any I COULDN'T read except for when I was in hight school my teacher madeus all read a biography and it HAD to be about sports. I'm not a sport person and I couldn't make myself read it. Never have read one of those books.<BR/>I think I may be sheltered some or at least not experienced in many different books because I don't have any I just can't read except non Christian ones Pamela Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17612286088140480748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-78817622497276223472008-12-02T17:16:00.000-08:002008-12-02T17:16:00.000-08:00Hi Camy -I recently did a post about this subject....Hi Camy -<BR/><BR/>I recently did a post about this subject. One of the big no-nos for me is anything that treats the occult as a good thing. I can deal with it as long as it's not the main focus of the book and the author clearly shows that it's wrong.<BR/><BR/>I like to read a variety of books. Although I like Honey-Nut Cheerios every day, I get bored with only suspense, only romance, only Susan J. Reinhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461276857852409546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-53687080804733745202008-12-02T15:15:00.000-08:002008-12-02T15:15:00.000-08:00I'm glad to know I'm not alone about some books I ...I'm glad to know I'm not alone about some books I can't read, although it sounds like most of you have difficulty with horror and suspense rather than women's fiction. LOL<BR/>CamyCamy Tanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790591988777275651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-52270992143581834222008-12-02T14:14:00.000-08:002008-12-02T14:14:00.000-08:00I love historical fiction but I need to limit myse...I love historical fiction but I need to limit myself because more than once I slip into old english/ scottish/ or whatever and folks look at me strangely when I ask them questions using non 21st standard adjectives.<BR/><BR/>I can't do gore or horror because it is hard to get the images words conjure up out of my mind.<BR/><BR/><BR/>It may sound weird but it is really hard for me to read romance Reihaishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17667891019180359894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-66004020560514044862008-12-02T11:57:00.000-08:002008-12-02T11:57:00.000-08:00I don't do horror and I'm selective about suspense...I don't do horror and I'm selective about suspense. (Thanks to Stephen King's IT.) In fact, I'm reading my first Brandilyn Collins' book now.<BR/><BR/>I went thru a period of not reading romance in my single days. I always liked women's fiction but I can honestly say I relate to lots of it more now than I used to.PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-88492621665114647642008-12-02T05:53:00.000-08:002008-12-02T05:53:00.000-08:00I can't read the horror stuff at all. And some sus...I can't read the horror stuff at all. And some suspense is too much for me...but what I usually end up doing is getting too tired of a genre - like a while back I was only reading romance and after awhile it was getting to me (yes I am single) - everything was too happy, too neat, too tidy. So then I have to read something else for awhile - which I did.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680145232283834290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-31983793918268720772008-12-02T05:51:00.000-08:002008-12-02T05:51:00.000-08:00Nice post, Camy. I'm having a hard time getting i...Nice post, Camy. I'm having a hard time getting into historical fiction. I have a few on my TBR list...so I'm going to try it...but I just have reservations about it since history doesn't interest me. <BR/><BR/>BUT, I thought the same about suspence novels too, until I read my first couple this past few months. I like the genre...<BR/><BR/>So, we'll see. But then again, my favorite genre is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-74504311006579232362008-11-30T08:37:00.000-08:002008-11-30T08:37:00.000-08:00Thank you, Camy. I don't read Women's Fiction, eit...Thank you, Camy. I don't read Women's Fiction, either. Someone (a WF author) asked me why not and I said because it doesn't guaranteee an HEA. She said that wasn't realistic and I said I have enough reality in my own life. When I spend money on a book instead of tucking it away for my kid's education, I want a guarantee it will be cathartic and although I might cry buckets while reading it, I'll Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6371723.post-90442230515087475232008-11-30T04:13:00.000-08:002008-11-30T04:13:00.000-08:00I am not a suspense fan. I like the cozy mystery a...I am not a suspense fan. I like the cozy mystery and the love inspired supsense are ok but I dont read alot of heavier ones although I loved Broken Angel.<BR/>I also find some contempory I dont get into. I think it depends on the subject. I know reading Trouble the water I enjoyed but at the time mum went to hospital and I didn't know if she would come home and it was hard to read. I had the sameAusjennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07644698706787568679noreply@blogger.com