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| Almack's : What Heyer Are You Reading Now? | | 27 | NeverStopTrying, December 4 | |
| Almack's : Which book would you recommend as an Introduction to Heyer? | | 24 | sarahemmm, December 2 | |
| Almack's : What is your Favorite Heyer? What is the Heyer you liked the least? | | 41 | Winter_Maiden, December 1 | |
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| 999 Challenge : InfoQuest's 2d Challenge | | 24 | InfoQuest, November 12 | |
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| Almack's : What do you do when you've read every Georgette Heyer novel--suggestions, please! | | 46 | kokipy, November 4 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : 2009 Reading | | 18 | nittnut, October 24 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of September 28 | | 24 | scrpo1027, October 5 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of September 14 | | 27 | katybear, September 21 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Sorrel's Books | | 59 | Sorrel, July 22 | |
| Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of June 22 | | 16 | ktleyed, June 28 | |
| Book talk : Your favorite book? | | 121 | Sandydog1, May 13 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Books that came home with you in March 2009 | | 414 | richardderus, April 1 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Ronincats' 2009 Reading List for 2009 | | 269 | blackdogbooks, March 28 | |
| 999 Challenge : Coffeehouse | | 164 | cmbohn, March 21 | |
| 999 Challenge : Georgette Heyer | | 40 | karenmarie, March 21 | |
| Historical Fiction : When Are You Now? (continued) | | 269 | ophlia, February 8 | |
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| Romance - from historical to contemporary : Georgette Heyer rec? | | 7 | merrystar, January 29 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Georgette Heyer | | 20 | ejj1955, January 27 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : MusicMom41's books for 2008 | | 209 | suslyn, January 9 | |
| Almack's : Fantasy casting: Frederica | | 3 | DWWilkin, January 5 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2008 : Better late than never - CatyM's 2008 reads | | 44 | CatyM, December 2008 | |
| Book of the month club : What we read in May | | 63 | Booksloth, June 2008 | |
| Dormant: Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are you Reading Week of February 4 | | 48 | xorscape, February 2008 | |
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| Dormant: Romance - from historical to contemporary : Author Thread: Georgette Heyer | | 58 | heyjude, February 2008 | |
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| Dormant: 50 Book Challenge : Adobe's 100 Book Challenge | | 29 | Adobe, December 2007 | |
| Dormant: Romance - from historical to contemporary : What Are You Reading Week of November 5 | | 30 | Ilithyia, November 2007 | |
| Dormant: Romance - from historical to contemporary : Regency romance recommendations? | | 25 | m8lt2, September 2007 | |
| Dormant: Romance - from historical to contemporary : Suggestions for the non-romance type... | | 11 | Bookbox, April 2007 | |
... I had not read in the past, since I had stuck with the frolics. I start Beauvallet tomorrow. My overall favorites are Venetia, Sylvester, and Black Sheep. I was at my sister-in-laws for Thanksgiving and she happened to be reading Venetia, the book lying on a side table. I picked it up and could not recall the plot to hand with out reading the material on the back and the first few pages.
Then I realized which one it was. She said she just didn't ... In some ways I think Venetia is one of the deeper books, although not at all in the same way as A Civil Contract. (That one is unique, as Cotillion is unique in having a Woosterish hero.) As DWWilkin pointed out above, the ending is obvious (but they all are, I think). And Venetia herself ... ... don't think I've ever shopped before. As a result of this happy discovery I'm halfway through The Unknown Ajax with Venetia and Black Sheep in queue.
Peace,
Cyan Dag ... Sophy. The Unknown Ajax is arguably my favorite, but it is atypical. Ditto Cotillion. I would hesitate to recommend Venetia, simply because it is narrower in setting, with fewer characters than most.
I recommend the Georgians in a different way, stressing that they are more romantic ... ... my late teens, and turned my father on to them as well.
My top Heyers would include The Grand Sophy (for the humor), Venetia and These Old Shades (for the witty love stories and the fantasy ideal of a rake undergoing a reformation), and Sylvester (the situations and the humor). I'm ... ... they're wonderful! :)
What Would Jane Austen Do? by Laurie Brown
Hardly a Husband by Rebecca Hagan Lee
Venetia by Georgette Heyer
MaryJanice Davidson
Nora Roberts ... Harrowing the Dragon more, but I enjoyed all your reviews, especially of Two Towers. I'll make a note not to pick Venetia as one of my first Heyers.
No worries about retreading old ground, Chocolate. We Tolkien nuts are still talking about this stuff, believe it or not. I'm glad ... Awesome reviews as usual. I greatly look forward to your review of Venetia - as a callow and hormonal teenager, I found that book thrillingly romantic, and I still have a soft spot for that awfully cliched hero to this day.
I never thought about the similarity between Gollum and Sam! Wow, of ... ... of reviews to write. I finished Harrowing the Dragon, read Wodehouse's Jeeves in the Offing, and started Heyer's Venetia, which I finished last night. Reviews to come as soon as I can write them!
I think I will read Auntie Mame next. I found a lovely trade paperback of it a few ... I'm reading Venetia. I started it last night and can't wait to get back to it! ... I especially love Frederica herself for her combination of absolute self-confidence and innocent diffidence. I don't own Venetia, so I guess I'll have to add it to my "to procure" list. ... Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict oddly, better than the first one, perhaps I liked the main character better.
6. Venetia I love Georgette Heyer. She has taken me through my teen years, 2 awful pregnancies, and a couple bouts with the flu - as in this week when I had the flu. The ... ... so far is probably Cotillion, followed very closely by Friday's Child. Good stuff!
Next up will probably be either Venetia or The Grand Sophy. I'm so happy I found Heyer's books — they really are, as one reviewer put it, the next best thing to Jane Austen! katybear> I loved Venetia! Very different from today's romances, but good nonetheless. I think sometimes it's nice to take a break from the more sensual stories and read a nice, tame, love story.
I'm about halfway through Flowers From the Storm and really enjoy it so far, though I totally ... ... books to come in the mail, so I picked up another Georgette Heyer novel off my TBR pile to tide me over. This one is Venetia and so far it's actually kind of funny. The heroine and her brother are pretty witty. anamuhandis - So far, I've only read Frederica and Cotilion by Heyer. I've got Venetia in my TBR pile, so I'll probably read that one the next time I'm in the mood for Heyer. Thanks for the recommendation!
mojo09226 - Imagine how we all felt waiting years and years to read Ash's story! C ... ... you enjoyed Cotillion. I didn't like it the first time I read it, but it later became one of my favorites. Have you read Venetia? It has a touch more sensuality, but still with her trademark humor. It's probably my favorite Heyer. ... check out the next two from the library, and perhaps I'll count them all together as one (since they are rather short).
Venetia was a delightful and sometimes bothersome novel: the tone was lovely and the characterizations quite adorable, but the idea of a middle-aged man known for his ... >anamuhandis: thanks for the suggestion! I'm really enjoying Venetia so far so I will definitely have to check out Frederica.
Thanks for the feedback reesaOO...I think that The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie will have to go on my wishlist. Lam, if you like Venetia, try Frederica. They're in the same vein, and I love them both. ... think about it...
After all the talk about Georgette Heyer I decided to pick up the one book of hers that I have: Venetia. I've been really into the simple, sweet, short regency books lately so hopefully this one follows that trend! Owned, Unread Books
1. Riddley Walker by Russell Hoban
2. The Interloper by E. Phillips Oppenheim
3. Venetia by Georgette Heyer
4. The Pacific and Other Stories by Mark Helprin
5. O Jerusalem by Laurie R. King
6. The Cutters by Bess Streeter Aldrich
7. The Adventures ... ... liberties of the wider population. The young hacker starts an underground movement to counter the disturbing trend.
Venetia (by Georgette Heyer) is one of my favourite historical romances. I've read it a number of times before, and will no doubt read it many times more in the future.
... ... here billiejean! The thing about Georgette Heyer is you've got to choose a good one for your first reading of her work. Try Venetia, Frederica, Friday's Child (my favourite) or These old shades, if you can. She also wrote mysteries, set in her contemporary time (around 1930s). These are ... ... than the movie. I hope you enjoy the book.
I added two Georgette Heyer books from amazon.uk.com to my library today; Venetia and Frederica. ... Cub *
The Masqueraders
The Talisman Ring *
The Corinthian
Arabella
The Quiet Gentleman *
The Toll-Gate
Venetia
The Unknown Ajax *
The Nonesuch *
False Colours
Black Sheep *
Lady of Quality
* - absolute favorites I love all the similar/differing faves. My top three are The Grand Sophy, Frederica, and Venetia, but then I've pretty much loved all the others I've read (just haven't had time to reread them as much as my top three).
I guess the only one so far that I wasn't too crazy about was Cousin K ... I can't resist. Second tier would include Venetia, False Colours, The Reluctant Widow, Frederica, The Foundling, Sylvester, and Black Sheep. Just a wee tad under my appreciation for the first tier, I love them all. Definitely Frederica! One of my favorites. I also adore Venetia. (It has a dissipated hero, but then so does Black Sheep.) Devil's Cub also has a dissipated hero but very sensible heroine. ... her! Of course he mistook her for a village wench who was trespassing to pick his blackberries--and he was a rake. ;-) (Venetia by Georgette Heyer) Finished with Northern England of 1818 in Venetia and have gone further back in time to Amsterdam in 1659. David Liss and his Coffee Trader
Already by page two the vivid imagery of the Dam is captivating. What excellence writing. ... but keeps tweaking the components in non-traditional ways (e.g., the male protagonists of Cotillion). And I think that in Venetia she deliberately varies the pace to say, what would happen if the relationship gets established first, and then obstacles arise? That was the story she was ... Just finished a reread of Venetia and it just doesn't work for me the way Frederica does. Perhaps because by the midpoint of the story the conclusion is inevitable and the twists that get thrown in the heroines path are too late in coming.
Within the first few pages we have the romance ... ... of York in 1818, three years after the glorious victory at Waterloo. It was advised in the Heyer group that I reread Venetia having no memory of the plotline... ... it at all.
I started with Heyer around 10 to 12 years ago and have read 26 of them. So it would seem that I have to put Venetia on my TBR to refresh myself. ... unread books (with a couple of very specific exceptions), so re-reads will be extras.
And on that note:
>43 I love Venetia. I must have read it a dozen times. I keep discovering new poems from all the quotations, and I think the characters are just wonderful. I usually re-read a good ... >43: Venetia! I think I need to do a reread as it's been a few years, and it's one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy it! ... just my challenge books. In fact, I already am. All the chatter about Georgette Heyer made me curious and I checked out Venetia from the library yesterday. What a vocabulary! ... One Month to Live but I'm floundering with it. So I started reading all the threads about Georgette Heyer and I picked up Venetia, which is not in my challenge. And my husband just this morning handed me Neil Gaiman's Graveyard Book. Which also isn't in my challenge. So right now I'm not ... Well, if you haven't tried it, I would definitely recommend Venetia. If you liked Sophie, I am quite sure you will enjoy it - though she doesn't visit Bath ;) ... you'll enjoy it, which is probably true.
I've heard excellent things about The Grand Sophy, Frederica, Sylvester, Venetia, Sprig Muslin but also about These Old Shades which has some sort of a sequel called Devil's Cub (great favourite among fans apparently) and another sequel ... ... are so many to choose from! Grand Sophy is also a favorite of mine. I also like Black Sheep, The Toll Gate and Venetia. Of course I pretty much like all of them! :-) I'm so glad they are being brought back into print. My old paper backs are falling apart and I love the new trade ... I love Venetia too. Great comfort reading indeed! 175. Venetia - Georgette Heyer.
Pure comfort reading. This is an old favourite.
176. Spider's Web - Agatha Christie
Adapted as a novel by Charles Osbourne. Not bad, but it still reads a bit like a play in places - there are several scenes in which parts of the narrative read like ... In Regency England with Georgette Heyer's Venetia. ... Regency is Cotillion; I just love how she turns classic tropes on their heads. And the strong females--The Grand Sophy, Venetia, Frederica. Actually, there are none of Heyer's romances that I can't stand (although Cousin Kate and The Quiet Gentleman come close) but I'm not that fond of ... ... The Tuesday Club Murders, and And Then There Were None
Georgette Heyer - especially The Black Moth, Devil's Cub, Venetia, and The Black Sheep
etc.
etc. ... topic: fantasy casting for a Georgette Heyer movie.
In the “What is your Favorite Heyer?” topic, it seems to me that Venetia and Frederica got the most votes. Frederica has more characters, I think, so I'm settling on that. Whom would you cast for a movie of Frederica? I don't keep ... ... I absolutely adore almost all of Georgette Heyer's romances. An incomplete list of my favorites is Black Sheep, Venetia, These Old Shades, or Devil's Cub.
I loved Angela's Ashes but didn't like 'Tis and haven't read Teacher Man. ... absolute favorites are These Old Shades and Devil's Cub. I also particularly like The Talisman Ring, Black Sheep, Venetia, and Lady of Quality.
Proably my least favorites are The Grand Sophy and April Lady.
I don't dislike the mysteries but, come to think of it, have ... ...
But I love the Regencies, too. How can I not? Favorites are:
The Grand Sophy (gotta love a strong woman character!)
Venetia (rakes, good dialogue, "Damerel" is such a good name! and "Venetia"))
Bath Tangle (enjoyed the plot and sub-plots)
Of her other books...
Rather sad that ... ... too because the cross-dressing plotline is a secret kink, well, let's make that not-so-secret now.
And, of course, Venetia - you can't not adore Venetia. I used to rather like Sylvester too because I liked that the heroine was a gothic novel writer but the ending is rather contrived.
... Just getting in to Venetia by Georgette Heyer and am loving the characters already and witty writing, very impressed so far...... ... and have found it very enjoyable, even though it is one of her earlier works, it follows her style that i love so much.
Venetia is next, but i also borrowed Powder and Patch by Georgette Heyer, has anyone read this one as it's quite a lot thinner than her others?
Also borrowed Simply ... ... misfortunes of the latter two! Nice story though!
Am about to start Love come to me by Lisa Kleypas, but i borrowed Venetia from the library, it'll be my first Georgette Heyer but seeing as it has been recommended quite highly, i'm really looking forward to it!
:) ... of Heyer through it have always failed miserably so perhaps something less frothy and more romantic would be better. Venetia, as you have noted, seems to be a safe choice. ... had trouble with some of the dialogue) but enjoyed it so much that it changed my reading preference forever afterward. :) Venetia is probably a good choice although it's been so long since I've read it. I'll let others do the recommending.
What I love most about Georgette Heyer is her ... Which book (or books) would you recommend as an Introduction to Heyer? And why?
I know most seem to recommend Venetia... maybe Arabella...
Do you think they should be more traditional (young girl falling for handsome lord, with typical romantic plot), or do you place emphasis on witty ... Cotillion has become one of my top three favorite Heyer's. (Frederica and Venetia are the other two.) I actually didn't like it at all the first time I read it, as the heroine didn't end up with the 'right' hero. The second time I read it, I couldn't imagine what I was thinking the first time. ... Hi Katybear, just been looking on the web for Venetia and found it on Alibris.com and .co.uk, although they are used copies, plus AmazonUK has new copies that work out about $9.00, dont know how much shipping would be on top?
You've probably already searched but thought this info might prove ... I've not read any of Georgette Heyer before but after reading this thread i will be scouting about for them. I will try Venetia first as it seems to have been highly recommended. Good to know also that Amazon UK have a lot, makes it a lot easier for me to get them!
:)
Thanks everyone!
I adore The Black Moth, but have to admit that most others find the Regencies such as Venetia a lot more fun. katybear, you might want to try Paperback Swap for Venetia, I just noticed that there is not one available currently, but there is no one on a waiting list for it either. You'd probably get it pretty quickly! I read all the Georgette Heyer's when I was in high school and loved them, The Corinth ... ... I started with The Black Moth because it was the only one I could find at the bookstore. A lot of people recommended Venetia, but I haven't been able to get a hold of it yet. I've been trying at the bookstore as well as via bookmooch. Guess at some point I'll have to suck it up and ... ... known for her Regencies, I love her Georgians the most: These Old Shades, The Black Moth and The Masqueraders. But Venetia, the Grand Sophy, Arabella, Cotillion and others are all up there.
I so heartily recommend reading Heyer!!!
... to False Colours and really enjoyed it as an audio book. It seems to me that The Nonesuch is also a good story and Venetia is the good girl redeeming the bad hero, always great in fiction. :D I better stop or I will just name them all!
I have also noticed how often Heyer plots (at ... ... disposition, and always finding something amusing about the people around her. I really liked how the hero and heroine in Venetia quoted verses from poets to each other and that they start out as friends and slowly come to love each other as they get to know one another. Oh, and their ... ... of her books in the months after 9/11.)
Probably the best books of hers to start with, if you'd like to try one, are Venetia, Devil's Cub or These Old Shades. (Devil's Cub is about the son of the hero of These Old Shades, but you don't have to read them in order. It's amazing to me ... ... a treat! How wonderful to be able to look forward to reading all of Georgette Heyer. My favorites are Frederica and Venetia, but they're all good. (By the way, she also wrote a number of mysteries. They're not as good but still readable.) ... a pivotal event so effortlessly that the reader only realizes the omission alongside Esteban a hundred pages later.
25. Venetia by Georgette Heyer
The novel is an unusual beast, given the Heyer canon: sex is openly referenced, social elitism is ridiculed, and the supporting characters ... Georgette Heyer, of course. Some of my favorites of hers are The Grand Sophy, Venetia, A Civil Contract, Friday's Child, and Cotillion. (Hmm, touchstones are looking a little flaky here.) Well, they aren't contemporary and they aren't smutty, but I have to recommend Georgette Heyer. Maybe start with Venetia or Frederica. I think you'll love the way she uses language. They're older books and Regencies so no overt sex at all, but really fun. I know a number of women who don't ... ... story by Georgette Heyer was False Colours.
My favorite Heyer is The Grand Sophy, but I also love Arabella, Venetia, These Old Shades, Cotillion, and The Masqueraders.
As for Clare Darcy, I'd have to go check the few books of hers I've got--all of the titles I own are ... ... the Tale of Maud Reede. I no longer remember how I stumbled on Georgette Heyer; the first book I read was Venetia.
NOW my favorite authors are still Heyer, plus Mary Balogh, Jo Beverley, Carla Kelly, Linda Howard, Emma Holly, Jayne Ann Krentz, Jennif ...
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