A serious and silly poll

[kerravonsen]

Still sick. I thought I'd post a poll. If kalquessa can, then I can.

[Poll #1312457]

Comments

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

Aw, I used to love Andre Norton as a teen. I'm sort of scared to pick her up again, though, because so much of the stuff I loved then turns out to be disappointingly less-than-awesome when I re-read as an adult. I hate being a grown-up sometimes.

Is Bradshaw the one that does good historical fiction? I think I have her book about Cleopatra sitting on a shelf somewhere. And really, it sort of boggle my mind that I haven't read any Heyer yet.

[watervole.livejournal.com]

I did go back to Norton, and was rather disappointed. Wasn't bad, but didn't have quite the magic I recalled, though it was there in some passages. Then again, I only tried one book. The descriptive text still held, but the plot was still YA and I'm not any more.

[kerravonsen]

I think it also depends which ones; some of them hold up better than others. Yes, the plots are YA, but the nostalgia-factor can compensate, I've found. I mean, I still enjoyed re-reading the early Solar Queen books, for example, even though the plot was usually obvious. I've generally found that her earlier novels are better than her later ones anyway; she burnt out later on.

[kerravonsen]

Is Bradshaw the one that does good historical fiction?
Yes!

I think I have her book about Cleopatra sitting on a shelf somewhere.
"Cleopatra's Heir"? Not actually about Cleopatra, but it's one of the ones I've read more than once. Though my favourite ever is "The Beacon at Alexandria", about the girl who disguises herself as a eunuch so that she can study medicine in Alexandria...

it sort of boggle my mind that I haven't read any Heyer yet.
Why haven't you? Don't know where to start?

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

Re. Heyer, I figured I could use Wiki to figure out where to start, but I just haven't gotten around to it, yet. I haven't read any Peter Whimsey yet, either, though the first book's in the stack. Between the two, I'm sort of surprised all you cool people still consent to hang out with me.

[kerravonsen]

You love Chesterton. That more than makes up for it. 8-)

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

*grin* Chesterton for the win!