tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post8377972482480226557..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): My Six DIK'sDIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-54133023580056185802009-01-16T18:00:00.000-08:002009-01-16T18:00:00.000-08:00I loved the Showalter book, I just bought the seco...I loved the Showalter book, I just bought the second in the series :)<BR/><A HREF="http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">http://thebookworm07.blogspot.com/</A>The Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217390642323530030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-22968994509667940192009-01-13T21:41:00.000-08:002009-01-13T21:41:00.000-08:00Hi NicolaI don't think Garwood has any 1930's era ...Hi Nicola<BR/>I don't think Garwood has any 1930's era books but Dorothy Garlock has a few. Maybe you are thinking of her? I have never read Garlock so I don't know. Maybe someone else here might know, or you could look on Amazon to see if something jogs your memory. <BR/><BR/>Garwood writes mostly medievals (SP?) and a few, I think, Regency England and then of course her contemps.<BR/><BR/>The librarians at my library get Garlock and Garwood mixed up all the time. I swear, I think they intermix them on the shelf on purpose. Everytime I think they have a new Garwood, I grab it and DOH!...its a Garlock mishelved. <BR/><BR/>Maybe I should give her a try...Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420555318535584083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-11756930969186972532009-01-13T20:52:00.000-08:002009-01-13T20:52:00.000-08:00Is Garwood the one that wrote a handful of Depress...Is Garwood the one that wrote a handful of Depression or WW2 era books? Like a Bonnie and Clyde thing?<BR/><BR/>Seems to me that I stopped reading her because the dialog was bugging me. I read a lot of the older ones though. Hard to go wrong with a classic?Nicola O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13947359287796827837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-56869503906664105772009-01-13T14:09:00.000-08:002009-01-13T14:09:00.000-08:00Lisabea~ I think they stand the test of time beca...Lisabea~ I think they stand the test of time because all JG's characters have so much personality. Very multi-deminsional and rich. Her heroines are always strong but have these funny little quirks that make them human. Madelyne is a little drama queen. It makes me laugh everytime she insists she is a gentle woman. And she has been through an ordeal, by god! heh.<BR/><BR/>Agreed about the contemps. They fall a little flat for me. I wonder why she stopped writing historicals?Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420555318535584083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-56880358405661296112009-01-13T12:33:00.000-08:002009-01-13T12:33:00.000-08:00Kim~Honor's Splendor. I love that book so much. I ...Kim~Honor's Splendor. I love that book so much. I haven't reread it in years and I wonder, does it hold up to the test of time? Oh the feet!!! And that line!!! Right-o!<BR/><BR/>I'll be swinging by your hut for a reread of Garwood. I can't get into her contemporaries at all.lisabeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07920384323769700925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-88678637959719708292009-01-13T11:45:00.000-08:002009-01-13T11:45:00.000-08:00Sarah~ Thanks! JG is a comfort read for me. Whil...Sarah~ Thanks! JG is a comfort read for me. While waiting in between my fave authors books, hers are the ones I pick up most often.<BR/><BR/>Katie~ I have read a few of JG's contemps..ok, I think 2, and I liked them but not as much as her historicals. You should definately try one, you might like it. :) Love Showalter. Her Lords of the Underworld are the only books I have read of hers but I have been meaning to look for her others. Must make a note.<BR/><BR/>Jenre~ Bad boys are my favorite kind! Agreed. Seb is yummy. Mmmmm.<BR/><BR/>Tracy~ Thanks! You know what? I think I am the only one bringing Garwoods to the island. I can't help it. She was my first and you know what they say about your first. ;)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420555318535584083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-53144588938103189392009-01-13T10:16:00.000-08:002009-01-13T10:16:00.000-08:00I really liked the Garwood's that I've read so far...I really liked the Garwood's that I've read so far...I just can't think of any of them off the top of my head. I DO remember thinking - wow, that was good. :) <BR/><BR/>Great list Kim!Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320961506471746567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-46286432457114476772009-01-13T08:19:00.000-08:002009-01-13T08:19:00.000-08:00"The Devil in Winter" is one of my favourite histo..."The Devil in Winter" is one of my favourite historicals. Sebastian St Vincent has to be the yummiest hero ever - if you like bad boys who fall heart and soul for the heroine, that is.<BR/><BR/>Could never get into Julie Garwood. It always seemed as though she was trying too hard to be funny and ended up being like your annoying little sister.Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-73243067985466106742009-01-13T07:12:00.000-08:002009-01-13T07:12:00.000-08:00I've only read one of Julie Garwood's books and it...I've only read one of Julie Garwood's books and it's contemporary. Can't remember the title this early and w/out my coffee, but I liked it enough to keep it on my bookshelf *g* Definitely love Gena Showalter!Katie Reushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085461796363818906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-6574266666596339162009-01-13T04:20:00.000-08:002009-01-13T04:20:00.000-08:00I have several of those books, all well thumbed an...I have several of those books, all well thumbed and gorgeous reads. I think Honor's Splendor holds a particularly speical place in my heart being one of the 1st books I hung onto and re read. <BR/><BR/>Seriously cool list! :)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735060834697894548noreply@blogger.com