tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post7937817389888324470..comments2024-02-18T22:40:55.084-05:00Comments on Jane Austen Today: Seen On the Blogosphere: Heyer Better than Austen?Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-39900805396330061032009-06-16T09:46:36.876-04:002009-06-16T09:46:36.876-04:00Hello,
I am the writer of the first statement you...Hello,<br /><br />I am the writer of the first statement you quoted in this post!<br /><br />Yes, I do agree with you that I am young and naive and definitely immature at times, so I guess I'll need to be careful about what I write the next time.<br /><br />Oh well, I probably shouldn't make such a quick assumption that Heyer was 'better' than Austen. I've read one and a halfJosettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398849417612962089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-32685739825214932662009-06-15T16:04:00.665-04:002009-06-15T16:04:00.665-04:00Nice to know Vic, thanks ! ( and let's hope no...Nice to know Vic, thanks ! ( and let's hope none of us ever is ordered to get rid of all our beloved books except one. ) LOLNonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227580166409342214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-84802462550729229492009-06-13T20:36:19.259-04:002009-06-13T20:36:19.259-04:00Lynn, yes the young lady who wrote the blog made t...Lynn, yes the young lady who wrote the blog made the statement. I'm not sure Sourcebooks would make that claim, but they must know that Austen fans tend to like Heyer books as well.<br /><br />Heyer's 30's drawing room mysteries have been coming out. I am not reviewing them, but I recall them as being rather tame compared to mysteries of today.Vicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-36286673526606069292009-06-13T19:17:16.694-04:002009-06-13T19:17:16.694-04:00Are they serious ? Never !Are they serious ? Never !Nonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03227580166409342214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-55733642704763562652009-06-13T11:46:21.044-04:002009-06-13T11:46:21.044-04:00Ruth, they are reissuing their mysteries now.Ruth, they are reissuing their mysteries now.Vicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-90127413933629880442009-06-13T09:18:34.955-04:002009-06-13T09:18:34.955-04:00Reading Heyer's books just makes me happy. The...Reading Heyer's books just makes me happy. They are, as you say, fun and breezy reads, but she's no Jane. Without Jane I don't think I would enjoy or appreciate Heyer's books like I do! I need to check Sourcebook's website to see if they have reissued any more of her books that I don't have yet (I have a mix of mass market paperbacks and trade paperback versions in my Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986319237275869540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-11687795560662767282009-06-13T07:55:45.435-04:002009-06-13T07:55:45.435-04:00Agreed. While Heyer's novels are fun and worth...Agreed. While Heyer's novels are fun and worth reading, if I were ordered to get rid of all my books except one, it would be Persuasion or Pride and Prejudice.Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-36624623460509312932009-06-13T07:44:08.078-04:002009-06-13T07:44:08.078-04:00I just read my first Heyer novel this week, The Co...I just read my first Heyer novel this week, <i>The Convenient Marriage</i>, which also claimed Heyer was just as good as reading Austen. While they're light and easy to follow, Heyer is definitely no Austen. For one thing, her characterizations are not nearly well-developed, and I kept having the distinct feeling that she based her characters in TCM on characters in P&P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com