tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post7236127889859726691..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): A Name Snob by an Ex-Name SnobDIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-30552838331302087942010-09-03T18:28:36.244-07:002010-09-03T18:28:36.244-07:00Hi Elaine! I believe Jude Deveraux wrote a histor...Hi Elaine! I believe Jude Deveraux wrote a historical romance with a beautiful heroine with your name. But I can't think of which one at the moment - or maybe it was Johanna Lindsay...? <br /><br />:o)<br /><br />MsMMsM (Elizabeth Jules Mason)http://moonlighttotwilightblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-21486384544564343982010-09-03T11:32:05.121-07:002010-09-03T11:32:05.121-07:00I agree with you about the names of your children ...I agree with you about the names of your children or parents....BUT, I had to get past it cause my son? Michael and my dad? John.......so, very common and I had to get past the ick factor....but it took awhile. Especially since I read a LOT of m/m lol!<br /><br />When I was younger and reading het, I used to scour books looking for a heroine named Elaine......I don't think I ever found one, and my teenaged self was devastated lol! I kept reading about Susan and Amanda and Sophia thinking: "why can't Elaine get the boy?"<br /><br />Great post MsM! I never really realized I was a used-to-be name snob...guess we all go through that in one way or another :)ElaineGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00908359124708433359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-33364391121439197052010-09-02T18:49:29.911-07:002010-09-02T18:49:29.911-07:00Hi MsM!
LOL, great post! I've read blurbs wh...Hi MsM!<br /><br />LOL, great post! I've read blurbs where the hero or heroine had a name that I abhorred or the names are so commonly used that I couldn't stand to read around book using that name. But, this doesn't always stop me, lol, because I'm wishy washy. If it's a stand alone by an author I like, I may leave it to the last to read. Kay Hooper writes several paranormal thriller series (similar to Charlaine Harris") that I really enjoy. She has a couple of stand alones that I thought I'd pick up too, After Caroline, being one, but I'd read so many with the name Caroline that I left it for one of the last of her's that I read. It was pretty good, not a good as the Bishop series, but good, and I wasn't going to read it because of "Caroline". Live and learn.<br /><br />Dottie :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688849410604429533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-36468354168571736202010-09-02T13:49:46.403-07:002010-09-02T13:49:46.403-07:00Thank you ladies for the comments and shared thoug...Thank you ladies for the comments and shared thoughts!<br /><br />:o)<br /><br />MsMMsM (Elizabeth Jules Mason)http://moonlighttotwilightblog.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-71479179449442352202010-09-02T12:38:33.169-07:002010-09-02T12:38:33.169-07:00I'm an omnivorous reader--I read everything, a...I'm an omnivorous reader--I read everything, and am not put off by names, settings, plots or genre---but I AM set on my ear by MISSPELLINGS AND BAD ENGLISH !! Coming across a "there" when it should be 'THEIR' will set my teeth on edge like biting down on a piece of tinfoil! Isn't there somebody in that 'village' that it takes to produce a book that's tasked with preventing just this sort of thing?? Why aren't they doing it??!??<br /><br />Great post, MsM!!Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09688672020124932668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-11583134836484397092010-09-02T09:46:22.023-07:002010-09-02T09:46:22.023-07:00Great post Ms. M! I'm glad you're slightl...Great post Ms. M! I'm glad you're slightly getting over your snobbishness about names - that would put a damper on reading so many!<br /><br />I hate books with hard to extremely odd names. I know it sounds ridiculous but if the name has too many syllables or is has an odd pronunciation it throws me out of the story whenever I come across it.Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320961506471746567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-74089091211786385182010-09-02T09:26:48.764-07:002010-09-02T09:26:48.764-07:00Don't know that I have ever refused to read a ...Don't know that I have ever refused to read a book because of goofy names, but I do admit to thinking sometimes: "Where in the world did they get these names?" It seems some authors find Dick and Jane a little common so we have to have the exotic. There are times I am not initially sure if it is a man or woman. Oh well . . .Dr Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06116344761479545032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-65386763444401796072010-09-02T09:09:54.984-07:002010-09-02T09:09:54.984-07:00I’ve never had a name turn me away from a book. I...I’ve never had a name turn me away from a book. I have shunned many books because they have a love triangle (I just can’t stand them! Someone almost always ends up hurt) and I have a feeling I’ve missed out on a few good books because of that. <br /><br />I did get really excited once when I saw my name in a book by an Author that I like. It was for a support character and it was spelt how I actually spell my name. Which I have never seen anywhere else before!LeeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062542138289353001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-18791474832840847582010-09-02T07:46:50.299-07:002010-09-02T07:46:50.299-07:00Excellent Post Ms. M.!
And great to see you on th...Excellent Post Ms. M.!<br /><br />And great to see you on the Island. :)<br /><br />I've never been affected by the names of characters but sometimes a name will provoke a memory or thought with respect to someone I've know. I don't think I've ever not read a book because of a name though. It's more scenarios or themes in romance that will turn me off and I think sometimes I miss out on a good read because of that. <br /><br />Looking forward to tomorrow's post Ms.M.!Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521584458356470972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-42677960177146384612010-09-02T07:43:37.806-07:002010-09-02T07:43:37.806-07:00I do find some character names off putting but if ...I do find some character names off putting but if the story as a whole is excellent I can overlook them.<br /><br />I have read books with worse names than Wrath. I think the more ridiculous the name the better the story has to be as a whole to carry that.LesleyWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14059048442986942270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-41841233728089776332010-09-02T06:58:18.369-07:002010-09-02T06:58:18.369-07:00No, I can't say that I have turned down a book...No, I can't say that I have turned down a book due to character names. So far I haven't ran across a book with my daughter's name in it and spelled the way I spell it... MaKayla and I spell it Michaela. My son on the other hand has a very common name Cody, I doubt I can get around that one especially if I am reading a Western.Heather Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00632528059311088701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-15129926546492017622010-09-02T06:29:59.342-07:002010-09-02T06:29:59.342-07:00Hi Michelle!
That's another one I forgot, but ...Hi Michelle!<br />That's another one I forgot, but you're SO right! I can't read books that have the names of my children - or my parents for that matter! LOL<br /><br />:o)<br /><br />MsMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-9729898604122802472010-09-02T05:31:33.838-07:002010-09-02T05:31:33.838-07:00Wonderful post MsM. :)
I can't read a racy r...Wonderful post MsM. :)<br /><br />I can't read a racy romance book that has characters that share their name with my children - that just icks me out. LOL<br /><br />I have been fortunate - so far only having come across one series where the name is the same as my daughter, but it's not that racy - and the spelling is different, so I was okay. <br /><br />MMichelle Greathousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175297774187025193noreply@blogger.com