In my twenties
I liked a good
bodice ripper –
the more sex
the better.
And (due to an
odd circumstance)
Alistair MacLean.
My thirties
were consumed
by Maeve Binchy
and gentle
Rosamunde Pilcher,
by Stabenow and Paretsky
and Jackson Braun
My forties
know no genre –
I only demand that
the writing be good
and mindlessly
entertaining.
Through it all has
been Nora – whose
tastes have improved
with age too.
So in my fifties
will I perhaps
turn to Joyce
or James
or Coward?
Anything is possible
but I wouldn’t place
any bets
if I were you
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2024 Project 365 – Week Forty-four
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Ha. This is great!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was ruminating over what novel I would like to read over Christmas break, Don suggested re-reading Ulysses. I said, "Once is enough, thank you."
Nora?
ReplyDeleteLove it! I remember my Danielle Steele days...
ReplyDeleteLOL Rachel - Nora Roberts is my guilty pleasure. I have read just about every book she's written - except for a few from the early 80s. She is a FINE entertainer.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you did this! entertainment- Horses and mystery are a fine combination, westerns had their place too.Books about peoples lives
ReplyDeletehave always drawn me. Poetry, Art-
Thanks!
In my 40's I feel compelled to read at least one classic for every 8 or 10 fiction books I read. So here I am stuck in Middlemarch, at a snail's pace. Every so often she says something brilliant, but man, do I have to go through a BUNCH of words to get there!
ReplyDeleteYour tastes mirror mine. I did go through a sick little period of time when I enjoyed many true crime books. I'm glad I gave that up and I recommend avoiding that genre entirely.
ReplyDeleteDear The Bug,
ReplyDeleteOh, yes!!! Through it all has been Nora. And man is she great! Getting better every time.
I'm with you on Paretsky too
A recent find I much enjoy
I also like Harry Bosch
and Mickey Haller. They are children
Of Michael Connelly's brain
And well-presented.
Thanks for the fun!
Ann T.
Did I miss something, or did you fail to mention your long affair with Dick Francis? There was the year of Armistead Maupin, the dalliance with Jan Karon, and oh, so many others back in the days before blogging :-)
ReplyDeleteI know! I can't believe I left them out - & Nevada Barr too. And Carl Hiaasen...
ReplyDeleteI still indulge in Maeve but I'm done with Nora. Her characters have become codified and predictable.
ReplyDeleteHmm, not a big fan of the likes of Maeve Binchy, Nora Roberts, et. al. Have been known to peruse a couple of Dick Francises in my time. I love SF, Fantasy, whodunnits and pop science, amongst others. My tastes are more eclectic that they used to be but I refuse to push on with a book just because it's meant to be a classic and somehow worthy. Life's just tooooo short!
ReplyDeleteO.M.G.: Nevada Barr!
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