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Post by elizabeth on Feb 16, 2014 10:41:33 GMT -5
Sorry, didn't mean to post the above so quickly and then didn't know how to delete it! Thanks for the recommendations for The Cuckoo's Calling, on the strength of which I just bought it, despite my fear that anything by JK Rowling would be enjoyed by adolescents only - it's a truly good book and i'm looking forward to the next in the series and then, of course, the films!
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Post by elizabeth on Feb 16, 2014 10:47:18 GMT -5
I highly recommend 'The Charioteer' by Mary Renault; it's about a gay man in England in 1940, a time when homosexual acts were illegal. The protagonist is Laurie, who was shot in the leg at Dunkirk and the novel centres on his convalescence in a military hospital and his unrequited love for one man and another man's slightly obsessive love for Laurie. The three main characters are lovely but flawed, it's realistically ambiguous about Laurie and Ralph's likely future happiness together and I would have really enjoyed this even if Laurie hadn't been wounded! For me the dev factor is very high, however, as I find Laurie's disability very attractive: one leg shorter than the other, built up shoe, knee which doesn't bend and resulting limp - and it is mentioned a lot! It was first published in 1953 and as fascinating as it is for the social history of homosexuality in Britain, I find the treatment of disability equally fascinating. There is a really moving scene where the surgeon announces, not to Laurie, but to the medical students gathered round his bed, that they've done all they can and that his wounded leg is now shorter than the other: this is the first Laurie has heard about his newly acquired disability and he's very shocked and distressed but, as a young man in that society, he can't let his feelings show. It is a really well written novel, which has just been been reissued and an ebook is now available. If you like gay fiction, you might want to read the review here about its status as a pioneer gay novel goo.gl/QZV3x3
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Post by Ynis Ainu on Feb 16, 2014 11:48:07 GMT -5
Thanks for the rec, that sounds interesting, particularly as I'm working at a fanfic with a similiar injury.
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Post by elizabeth on Feb 16, 2014 14:11:41 GMT -5
I'm working at a fanfic with a similiar injury. Ooh, I'd love to read that, if you want to share?
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Post by Ynis Ainu on Feb 16, 2014 14:59:26 GMT -5
Gladly! There is a catch, though: ;o) - while I'm writing fanfiction already for some time, I haven't ever written a devotee-related fanfic for publication, just for me. And none of these was written carefully and is fit to publish in any way. I'm working at a couple of them since last year, but it will be quite some time until I have something to show, I'm afraid. I'll post it in the fanfic thread when I have something worth reading.
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Post by 21lakis34 on Feb 21, 2014 7:58:23 GMT -5
hi!i would like to read some romance about amputee...but there is a lot of these books....but i also know a lot books where is only minor impact of ampuatation on character anybody know pretty good book?...i also like blind hero
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Post by Pisti on Feb 21, 2014 14:21:34 GMT -5
hi!i would like to read some romance about amputee...but there is a lot of these books....but i also know a lot books where is only minor impact of ampuatation on character anybody know pretty good book?...i also like blind hero Try "Left At The Altar" and its sequel "The Morning Side Of Down". They were pretty good. They also have a prequel, but it isn't available for Kindle so I didn't read it. I also read a funny historical romance with an amputee which I really liked, but can't remember its title. I commented it in this thread though if I remember well.
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Post by Pisti on Feb 21, 2014 14:26:19 GMT -5
...i also like blind hero With blind character try "Heartsight" and its sequels for example. And again, try to go through the recommendations in this thread, because there were several, but I can't recall the titles.
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Post by 21lakis34 on Feb 21, 2014 16:30:13 GMT -5
thanx...i already read one of justine davies books...i will try the other one....thanx for your recommedations
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Post by 21lakis34 on Feb 21, 2014 16:35:11 GMT -5
sorry to bother but have somebody read Leanne Karella "Hearts in Hiding"? i was thinking about buying this ebook
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Post by Pisti on Feb 21, 2014 17:06:19 GMT -5
sorry to bother but have somebody read Leanne Karella "Hearts in Hiding"? i was thinking about buying this ebook Sorry, I neverheard of that one.
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Post by 21lakis34 on Feb 21, 2014 17:48:44 GMT -5
never mind :)this book has double amputee so i thought iwould ask....anyway Pisti thanx
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Post by blueskye101 on Feb 22, 2014 1:05:20 GMT -5
Just finished a great book. Riveted by Meljean Brook. On Kindle but kinda spendy 10.99, but they got me with the free sample. Steampunk which I had never tried. Loved the characters. Hero had been injured as child and was DAK amputee, lost a arm and a eye but had been fitted with prosthetics that were pretty wild. Lots of adventure, wonderful, interesting characters. Language was beautiful. Placed mostly in Iceland in steampunk land. HaHa Some very devy parts for me but just an all around great story. Enjoy
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Post by Ynis Ainu on Feb 22, 2014 7:53:09 GMT -5
sorry to bother but have somebody read Leanne Karella "Hearts in Hiding"? i was thinking about buying this ebook I hadn't known this one and just gave it a try. Depending on what you're looking for it could be a total loss or good. It's well-written, the characters feel real and believable, and the story doesn't center about the protagonist's disability and the overcoming of thereof or so, but is entertaining in its own right. But from the devo point of view I found it disappointing. There are too many details that are or feel unrealistic (the same goes for other things, but I don't know them well enough to judge). I can live with a DAK wearing prosthetics and doing a doctor's (sometimes overlong) working hours, but it's never mentioned that he might have problems wearing them, particularly when it's for unusually long hours. Or that he might have problems with swelling, fit or whatever. But the author let the female protagonist admire his slim, muscular hips and thighs more than once, and the close-fitting jeans he's wearing setting both off. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I haven't heard of any AK prostheses yet that leave any part of the thigh free and visible, or which would be "invisible" under a pair of tight jeans (he's weargin "bionic-looking ones". And while it was nice to see she extremely accepting of his disability and his missing legs, this seemed too easy and over-the-top as well. What also was not to my liking, though well-done (and will certainly be a good point for those who enjoy it) was the hormone-drenched atmosphere and the nearly continual "state of arousal" of both protagonists, if I may call it so. They were both continually having the hots for each other and start groping as soon as possible, and more. It felt too much and too often for a realistic portrayal, and that scene on his desk in his doctor's office - good gracious. Grab as many related clichés you could think of, and they're all there, I think. So I'm ambivalent. I suppose the book is a good read if you're looking for some romance heavily dotted with erotica and a good-looking wounded hero complete with the trademark insecurities which he overcomes thanks to her, and the dev factor is certainly much higher as in most books of a similar kind. But less so if you're looking for a realistic, satisfying story with a really believable dev factor and/or disability portrayal.
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Post by Ynis Ainu on Feb 22, 2014 7:55:13 GMT -5
Just finished a great book. Riveted by Meljean Brook.... Sounds interesting, thanks! I just got me a sample. It's also much cheaper in Europe with €5,99.
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