tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post8685727205766744407..comments2024-01-28T04:42:49.700-08:00Comments on DIK (Desert Island Keepers): Clare London Day Two - HeroesDIK Ladieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03975839058527201650noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-50913195390973709352009-10-09T00:42:50.466-07:002009-10-09T00:42:50.466-07:00Gosh sorry, ladies, I'm only getting to my com...Gosh sorry, ladies, I'm only getting to my comments now.<br /><br />Kris: I loves me a flawed hero, too. Makes me feel I - or my other hero - can be the saving of him :).<br /><br />And yes, I'm thinking of setting up that DKAHBYLGIMS genre...<br /><br />Marg G: I think strength is important in a hero/heroine, isn't it? And not necessarily physical strength. It's the spirit that a reader can associate with.<br /><br />Tracey: Oh yes indeed LOL. The variety keeps us challenged and makes us turn those pages!!<br />:)Clare Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392142798976142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-26128617925526376812009-10-08T13:51:41.185-07:002009-10-08T13:51:41.185-07:00I like variety in my men...it's the spice of l...I like variety in my men...it's the spice of life, ya know. :)Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05320961506471746567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-90334495375180713472009-10-06T18:38:48.063-07:002009-10-06T18:38:48.063-07:00I seem to have a thing for alpha males but the fem...I seem to have a thing for alpha males but the female has to be strong too. I love navy seals, special ops, firemen & athlete stories.Mary Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470057739043473942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-53395239275158246492009-10-06T14:06:26.055-07:002009-10-06T14:06:26.055-07:00"don’t-know-about-happy-but-you-look-good-in-..."don’t-know-about-happy-but-you-look-good-in-my-shower" <br /><br />I'm with Tam. This is a genre which I read with great interest on occasion. ;)<br /><br />I know that I have a fondness for certain heroes, especially the flawed hero. *sigh* I ADORE the flawed hero and will take him in whatever genre form the author chooses to dream up. *g*<br /><br />Would I like to read about time all the time though?? Errr, no. Toy poodle flu, variety and spice, so many men, etc, etc.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281267776361355788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-47671726334347772442009-10-06T08:32:55.109-07:002009-10-06T08:32:55.109-07:00Tam, you said it. I live with 3 boys, remember?! ...Tam, you said it. I live with 3 boys, remember?! Ok, so they're still from Mars, but I have learned a *few* things about the warped way they tick, over the years :).<br /><br />I think that's very true, though, that the guy who appeals to our hero instinct on a Tues won't be the same as the one we love on Wed. That's the joy of human nature, I guess, and the delicious complexity of readers like us, who love a challenge. I can see Hubby rolling his eyes at this very moment and my Sons mouthing 'PMS' at me. Or maybe I'm *too* jaded LOL.<br /><br />Jen, didn't you do a fabulous post about cowboys a while ago? I just don't connect with them the way you do, I'm afraid, though there are some cowboy books I've loved. I think you made the point that it's difficult when your cultural background is so different. Some pathetic excuse like that, that *I'm* clinging to.<br /><br />And OMG yes. How often do we roll our eyes at heroines - and other heroes - when their man behaves like a lout??? Like, we wouldn't respond to behaviour like that? *coughcough* Fiction allows us to suspend disbelief, I think. Thank God. Because if I met some of these in Tescos, I'd think I was ever so slightly loony. Or I'd won the lottery.Clare Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392142798976142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-33814251867751936602009-10-06T08:03:20.558-07:002009-10-06T08:03:20.558-07:00I'm with Tam in that I don't have a favour...I'm with Tam in that I don't have a favourite type of hero. I have some that I naturally gravitate towards (cowboys, anyone?) but on the whole I can be adaptable. I can be convinced by any character as long as they are well rounded and the story is written well.<br /><br />In fact some of my favourite books have heroes who I would find incredibly objectionable were I to meet them in real life. :)Jenrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15492693697232134724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8012664417591303836.post-18606997387709468152009-10-06T07:30:55.370-07:002009-10-06T07:30:55.370-07:00"don’t-know-about-happy-but-you-look-good-in-...<i>"don’t-know-about-happy-but-you-look-good-in-my-shower" </i><br /><br />This is an extremely valid genre and works for me on occassion. :-)<br /><br /><i>they miss the damned point</i> <br /><br />I thought this described all boys? No? Am I wrong? Oh, I don't have a hero to come home and open my freaking peaches, I have to do it myself. Giiiirrrrrl Power! <br /><br />Okay, now that I'm done feeling sorry for myself, I agree, heroes come in all shapes and sizes and gentic mixes. It's almost impossible to say what type will strike my fancy or sometimes even why. Something will just work on an internal level. I know if I say I love "high powered single minded businessmen types" sure as hell the next one I read will make me so annoyed I'll have to stop reading the book. Variety is the spice of life. :-)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495571402942021799noreply@blogger.com