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Posted: 15 years ago
@Anu.....Nah. I came online hoping to chat, but since no one was around, I merely answered LadyM's previous question, waited for a while and then returned to reading a book.

@LadyM.....yeah, i got that pattern after reading four Judith McNaught's books. You are so right, it is for these very reasons that these novels doesn't leave an everlasting mark. Reading those books reminded me of watching hindi serials again. Same story, different characters, different settings. Nonetheless, I still like Ian-Elizabeth better than the other three couples from the other three books.....but maybe that's because Almost Heaven was the first McNaught book I read. So despite the unnecessary description which is meant to keep readers pleased and hooked to the story, I found the characterization of the leads relatively 'original' if compared to the characterization of other leads from other books.

@Mash.....yeah, I actually read four Judith McNaught books, and actually liked one of them, and eventually got bored with her style of writing and all. Dude, you are so right. Half my time went skipping this and that part, which is why it took me merely some hours to get done with each books....hahahaha. Now I am reading David Ellis's 'Eye of the Beholder'.....and will spend some more days reading other books that I can enjoy completely😃.

I watched the DE interview....will comment on it when someone is around😆.
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Posted: 15 years ago

Originally posted by: Melissa

@Anu.....Nah. I came online hoping to chat, but since no one was around, I merely answered LadyM's previous question, waited for a while and then returned to reading a book.

I watched the DE interview....will comment on it when someone is around😆.



I seriously doubt our online timings will match anytime soon.....so feel free to post your comments anytime you want....waise if you can post your comments about a book and leave then why not the same for the DE interview?? 😛.....
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Posted: 15 years ago
@Mash: Whenever you get a chance.....I posted a new spoiler in the Bones FC....lemme know what you think.
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Posted: 15 years ago
Hey Anu...I just posted my comments there...


Mels...LOL...I know, eventually all romance writers and books get boring as it follows the same pattern...Only some manages to be interesting while STILL following the same pattern...
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Posted: 15 years ago
LOL I dunno if I should jump into the romance novels discussion especially since Mels views them in a very black and white manner.....but then every genre has it's set standard ways, doesn't it?? We can say the same for a 100 typical mystery novels which have such limp storylines and nothing going for them.....everything is predictable after a point....any story...be it a romance....a drama....satire.....comedy....horror....action....mystery.....it's success depends on how well the story is written....how well the characters are developed....how they pull you in and make you root for them....but these are all subject to individuals and their own opinions too....the same story/characters can be viewed in divergently different ways by two different ppl.....romance novels also have various types within them.....and abhi toh Mels has never even read a Harlequin one....she'd probably die of heart failure on the spot if she read that....rofl.....but authors like Nora Roberts, Judith McNaught, Julia Quinn....SEP....these women are genuinely talented and KNOW how to weave amazing stories.....there is more to their books than just the lovemaking scenes or the flowery descriptions of looks, kisses etc. etc.....that's what sells since most women are romantics.....but there is a storyline above all that.....all the emotions build towards a point....a culmination....but for that, a genre has to be understood.
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Posted: 15 years ago
Anu, I was trying to keep the Demily topic for discussion because that's the only thing left that I have in common to discuss with you guys. As for the books one, that was only directed to LadyM.

@Mash.....totally agree with you. some romance novels tends to bore you after a point, while some still manages to interest you. Like I said in my earlier post....since I read Almost Heaven at first, I think that's why I liked it for the characterization and all the emotions that were put into the story. But the books I read afterwards seemed like the copy of Almost Heaven (which they were not coz apparently McNaught wrote them before Almost Heaven😆). Therefore I didn't like the other three books much, in terms of the characters or anything. It seemed repetitive. So am no longer interested in reading other Judith McNaught books for a while. Will shift to some other genres. And then will probably return back to these reading the romance novels.

The Demily interview was quite adorable. Loved that Emily said that Brennan could take down Hannah. Yeah you can Brennan.....just give an effort😉.

Btw, check these articles out. Trivs just showed them to me, and I found these quite amusing😆

http://tellycafe.com/television-star-interviews/856-kriti-blames-officials-for-quitting-miley-jab-hum-tum.html

http://tellycafe.com/television-news-and-gossip/881-miley-jab-hum-tum-official-hits-out-at-kriti.html
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Posted: 15 years ago
I agree, Anu, every genre has a particular pattern it follows..it depends on the plot and specially the characters, how good or bad the book is. As for romantic novels, the interactions of the leads is what pulls me in the most and then what make them come together...in every way.

Mels....I know from personal experience that you do get bored after reading too much of the same genre or the same writer....though for me too much reading is wayyy more than four books. And you picked Judith McNaught...she's good but not exceptional. I totally understand your getting bored after four books....if you are skipping the ahem stuff there are a few books that I think you'll like...I'll PM them to you. What's your favorite genre?

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Posted: 15 years ago
Anu...Did you see the making of Aisha?
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Posted: 15 years ago
does the movie actually come out nxt week?
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Posted: 15 years ago

Originally posted by: nureat01

LOL you watched BHPH? haha.....well like I already told you....it's not that great a show.....obviously not to the level of SGP or R.com etc. etc....it's timepass and better than the rest of the torturous Sony soaps....and yeah I like Shravan's character.....he amuses me with his immature antics.....yeah he's not the typical hero.....Saachi is the typical abla naari type heroine but I liked Shravan's family of characters which you probably didn't get to see in yesterday's epi....I like the character of Shravan's dad.....and ofcourse otherwise the show is melodramatic like typical soaps are but in general it's not as pathetic as the typical trip/catch/endlessly long eyelocks fare....so I watch it....Saachi-Shravan have a weirdly intriguing kind of dynamic....lol.....



Sorry I didn't reply to this post earlier. I was too sleepy the other day. lol

LOL Yeah you did warn me. But yeah I really don't find it that bad. I mean the OTT melodrama and all toh I just find amusing now, and yeah timepass ke liye acha hai.

Plus right now it's all the shaadi and stuff going on so it's going to be pretty happy and fun episodes for a while at least. And even after they get married, I'm thinking the episodes will be pretty happy and all for a while until the whole contract drama kicks in. So I feel like the episodes will be light and fun for awhile.

O and yeah I saw a bit of Shravan's family so far. I like his bhabhi. They have a cute interaction together. And the dad, yeahhhhh I can kinda see what you mean. I liked Shravan and his dad's interaction in Thursday's episode. It was oddly cute how Shravan was scared of him and all, but then the dad was like "So now if you've decided to marry her, why the long face?" LOL Their relationship looks interesting too.

And it doesn't seem like there's any evil characters or anything...or maybe that's cuz I haven't watched enough. lol But that's always a plus if there aren't.

But yeah not bad at all for timepass purposes. 😆 O I missed yesterday's episode though, apparently the wedding and all is going on for the whole weekend? :S lol...but I hope I didn't miss Jai and Ragini's performance. I wanted to watch that. 😆

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