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Post by ruthmadison on Aug 9, 2011 23:45:11 GMT -5
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Post by ruthmadison on Sept 1, 2011 11:12:52 GMT -5
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Post by ruthmadison on Sept 5, 2011 11:05:20 GMT -5
Found out about another one. www.amazon.com/Strings-Attached-ebook/dp/B0053GSWCY/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3I just started talking to this author and she's going to be running a short interview of me on her site in November. It turns out that there is a secondary character in this book who uses a wheelchair, but she told me that she's planning to give him his own romance book soon. She also has a book in the planning stages that has the hero as a wheelchair user. I'll keep you up to date as I hear more!
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Post by ruthmadison on Sept 16, 2011 21:39:57 GMT -5
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Post by devogirl on Feb 2, 2012 9:20:57 GMT -5
I am resurrecting this oldish thread, because I have been reading a ton of books lately, but I still haven't gotten around to posting reviews of most of them. So on the subject of new-old books, I just stumbled over this one recently, called Of Such Small Differences by Joanne Greenberg: amzn.com/0451164199It's about a young man who is deaf and blind. It was published in 1989--OMG!! How did I get through my whole dev life without knowing about this book until now? Greenberg is a semi-famous writer too (best known for I Never Promised You a Rose Garden), and she wrote another book about a Deaf family called In This Sign, which is always at the top of any Amazon search I do, and yet this one never showed up. I was searching and searching for a book about a deafblind person (beyond Helen Keller's autobiography) and yet I only stumbled across this by accident when I was searching for something else. So am I the only one who never heard of this before? Has anyone else read it? I will post a full review soon here and on Amazon (although it kind of sucks that the longest review on Amazon is a huge spoiler, it outlines every single bit of the plot right up to the last page). It is a love story (kind of) and very devvy for me in some ways, although frustrating in others. But it's really really well written, a breath of fresh air after all the romance crap, and with a lot of interesting ideas. Maybe a future book club selection?
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Post by Enid on Feb 2, 2012 11:26:55 GMT -5
I am resurrecting this oldish thread, because I have been reading a ton of books lately, but I still haven't gotten around to posting reviews of most of them. So on the subject of new-old books, I just stumbled over this one recently, called Of Such Small Differences by Joanne Greenberg: amzn.com/0451164199It's about a young man who is deaf and blind. It was published in 1989--OMG!! How did I get through my whole dev life without knowing about this book until now? Greenberg is a semi-famous writer too (best known for I Never Promised You a Rose Garden), and she wrote another book about a Deaf family called In This Sign, which is always at the top of any Amazon search I do, and yet this one never showed up. I was searching and searching for a book about a deafblind person (beyond Helen Keller's autobiography) and yet I only stumbled across this by accident when I was searching for something else. So am I the only one who never heard of this before? Has anyone else read it? I will post a full review soon here and on Amazon (although it kind of sucks that the longest review on Amazon is a huge spoiler, it outlines every single bit of the plot right up to the last page). It is a love story (kind of) and very devvy for me in some ways, although frustrating in others. But it's really really well written, a breath of fresh air after all the romance crap, and with a lot of interesting ideas. Maybe a future book club selection? Unsurprisingly, I've read [Sentinel] fanfic based on it. If anyone is curious, Brook Henson has a lot of deaf and blind stories, but her deafblind series, The Eight Day, are just fascinating.
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Post by Valkyrja on Feb 2, 2012 18:56:37 GMT -5
I´ve never read that, DG but the character is like the one in "Le Brute"´s Guy des Cars novel... I loved that one. But I did read "I never promise...".
Enid... I´ve read that one.. is good!... I like Brook Henson style but... she (is a woman?... I thought it was a "HE") has lot of slash about the Sentinel. Do you know if she has written non slash stories? Thank you
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Post by Enid on Feb 2, 2012 20:13:09 GMT -5
Enid... I´ve read that one.. is good!... I like Brook Henson style but... she (is a woman?... I thought it was a "HE") has lot of slash about the Sentinel. Do you know if she has written non slash stories? Thank you Honestly, I automatically think "fanfic writer=woman", but I looked it up now; yes, she's a woman. Anything marked "Gen" should be non-slashy. It's supposed to mean "it doesn't focus on romantic pairings", specially those that aren't there in canon. It's been a long time since I read those, so I can't tell you more. Also, I actually prefer slash. I can only read het heterosexual romance if there's disability involved
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Post by devogirl on Feb 3, 2012 8:58:04 GMT -5
Wow, Enid, thank you! I'm sure someone has mentioned Brooke Henson here before, but somehow it passed me by...I never watched The Sentinel, so I can't get too excited by the fanfic. I just looked at The Eighth Day, and she credits Of Such Small Differences in her acknowledgments, but WOW it's more than an inspiration IMHO, more like copied outright....the style of that book is so unique, it bothers me a bit how much she rips it off.
Val, I have never heard of The Brute. It looks like it was translated into English in the 1950s, but it doesn't seem to be generally available.
Anyway, Of Such Small Differences is narrated completely from the deafblind character's point of view, and it's really really well done, it's amazing. He's young and handsome too, it's partly the story of him falling in love with an AB woman. I'd really like to discuss it if anyone else wants to read it.
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Post by ruthmadison on Feb 3, 2012 15:28:24 GMT -5
I loved I Never Promised You A Rose Garden! I'm definitely curious to read the Small Differences one.
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Post by Cake on Feb 3, 2012 19:55:36 GMT -5
Gals, I just finished reading a dev-book on my kindle app I'd like to recommend. It has got: Realism, even sexual realism, medical accuracy and complex, engaging characters.
So before I'm going to give you the name of the book, hear me out. Because it also has: An incredibly awful and off-putting cover, and a real bad beginning. So please, don't put it away after the first two chapters, because the para guy is truly annoying in the beginning (à la "Why did this happen to ME! I'm so angry!"). But I PROMISE, there's real development soon and it gets really good for a Harlequin romance. I'm usually not able to enjoy these kind of books but found this one to be an exception. I even found it moving at some points. It's called "Family Matters" by Joan Kilby and should be available on all Amazon-versions.
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Post by devogirl on Feb 3, 2012 21:30:31 GMT -5
Ruth, definitely read it!
Cake, thank you for sharing. Oh and BTW anyone can post reviews on the PD reviews site. It's meant to be a resource for everyone. Just send it to Lee or if you think you'll write more than one, email him with a gmail account and he will add you as a contributor.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 5, 2012 14:49:07 GMT -5
Thank you for the tip, Cake. Would you mind sharing a link to a site from where I can buy the ebook? I only find the hard print version... And I've been looking for this book for quite some time, too. LE: Sorry, I'm an idiot:D I'm so used to Amazon.co.uk and European books sellers that I forget to check Amazon.com. Found it, thx.
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Post by ruthmadison on Feb 5, 2012 15:03:21 GMT -5
I don't know how I will ever catch up on reading! But hey, that's a good place to be in. I have a mountain of books to read now
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Post by devogirl on Feb 6, 2012 6:22:45 GMT -5
I've read a few more chapters of The Eighth Day, and IMHO it crosses the line from homage to straight-up plagiarism. I guess it's supposed to be a kind of fan fiction mash-up of Such Small Differences and The Sentinel, but, wow, it copies so much from the book: characters, scenes, dialog, descriptions. For every detail she changes, 10 are exactly the same. There's nothing wrong with fan fiction, but I don't think I can keep reading. Sorry to be so critical of the story you recommended, Enid! But you should check out the original, it's so much better.
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