tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post4872636088740203712..comments2024-03-11T05:57:49.436-04:00Comments on The Heroine Addicts: Appealing to Both Sexes?Susanna Kearsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12675951272027527098noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-58864408096672487982014-03-24T08:00:04.052-04:002014-03-24T08:00:04.052-04:00My DH doesn't say anything, but I'm sure h...My DH doesn't say anything, but I'm sure he's thinking the same thing :-D As for daughters, well neither of mine like history so won't watch! A shame, but their loss!Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-19809361925454756572014-03-24T07:59:13.721-04:002014-03-24T07:59:13.721-04:00Oh yes, he's deliciously evil ... you'll l...Oh yes, he's deliciously evil ... you'll love it! :-)Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-36571616641135459072014-03-24T07:58:47.911-04:002014-03-24T07:58:47.911-04:00Yes, I did the same with Gone With the Wind - I wa...Yes, I did the same with Gone With the Wind - I was soooo angry! LOL No, I guess it's nothing new :-) Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-64600750809741770232014-03-24T07:48:21.910-04:002014-03-24T07:48:21.910-04:00I loved this post Christina - exactly what I was t...I loved this post Christina - exactly what I was thinking last week! I watch the series with my husband and two teenage boys - and yes, they take something very different away from it than I do. Whenever if comes to the love interest, they declare 'this is fill in' and start to talk, rustle papers/chocolate wrappers, fidget. Oh to have had daughters! Kathryn Freemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15488680168785112390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-23220741667192745492014-03-24T02:15:58.529-04:002014-03-24T02:15:58.529-04:00I haven't watched this series, but after readi...I haven't watched this series, but after reading these comments I'm off to investigate. The Three Musketeers was one of my favourite books when I was growing up, and we all started listening to a radio adaption on R4Extra yesterday. If you're saying Peter Capaldi plays The Cardinal on TV, that sounds like a perfect piece of casting! Christina Hollishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05801516849671439323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-15195719462402005692014-03-23T20:43:46.993-04:002014-03-23T20:43:46.993-04:00I'd love to see this series (it's not on i...I'd love to see this series (it's not on in Australia) It's always interesting to see how old favourites are given a modern update (Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, anyone?)<br /><br />But back on the topic of leading your readers up the garden path, so to speak, I seem to remember hurling "Villette" at the wall after I'd finished it. Charlotte Bronte had spend 400 pages taking us through her rather long and drawn-out tale, and right when we think the heroine is going to get her HAE, it's stolen away from us in the last couple of pages when the man of her dreams, who she's waited the entire book for, gets killed when his ship sinks in a storm.<br /><br />It seems it's not a new development, or solely the domain of male writers.Moniquenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-68501803670834762432014-03-23T15:35:25.943-04:002014-03-23T15:35:25.943-04:00I should probably have waited and bought the whole...I should probably have waited and bought the whole series on DVD (will do that anyway and watch it again). I have to admit I don't like waiting a whole week in between episodes, but I guess that's a sign that it's a great series!Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-75119027574415012842014-03-23T15:34:08.086-04:002014-03-23T15:34:08.086-04:00Yes, sorry, I forgot to mention the brilliant Card...Yes, sorry, I forgot to mention the brilliant Cardinal - he's very well played in this series :-) And I'm probably being impatient, let's hope there's more happiness in store for D'Artagnan and Constance!Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-47875109924131075172014-03-23T15:32:58.666-04:002014-03-23T15:32:58.666-04:00LOL, Angela, no who cares about Robin Hood when yo...LOL, Angela, no who cares about Robin Hood when you can have Guy of Gisborne? :-DChristina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-26327128429347741502014-03-23T15:08:41.198-04:002014-03-23T15:08:41.198-04:00Really good food for thought, Christina. I tend to...Really good food for thought, Christina. I tend to watch my series back to back so I wonder how different that experience is compared with waiting a week.<br /><br />Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-81776693518510182712014-03-23T14:27:11.980-04:002014-03-23T14:27:11.980-04:00I agree with Beth (above), that there could be man...I agree with Beth (above), that there could be many interesting plot developments in store for D'Artagnan yet, maybe we should wait and see how things pan out. After all, in our romances we like to put the protagonists through the mill before they get their HEA, so perhaps this is a TV version of the 'conflict' situation?<br /><br />I usually sit down and watch two or three episodes back to back, so my viewing experience is different to those who watch just the one hour a week, but I must say I agree with Christina, it is a fabulous adaptation. And never mind the dashing four lead men, Peter Capaldi is a joy!Jane Loveringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393411255730345765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-47783307294523717042014-03-23T14:03:00.200-04:002014-03-23T14:03:00.200-04:00Interesting thoughts. I love the way your descript...Interesting thoughts. I love the way your description of 'Robin Hood' matches mine - Richard Armitage in black leather - can't even remember who played Robin Hood!angela britnellhttp://www.angelabritnellromance.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-3560870971989893212014-03-23T13:28:40.604-04:002014-03-23T13:28:40.604-04:00I do hope you're right, Beth, and it's onl...I do hope you're right, Beth, and it's only a temporary hiccup!Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-52529131852369813162014-03-23T13:28:05.510-04:002014-03-23T13:28:05.510-04:00Yes, I didn't like that! But unfortunately tha...Yes, I didn't like that! But unfortunately that was true to the original story. I prefer the HEA versions :-)<br />Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-54590206654399918212014-03-23T13:27:14.370-04:002014-03-23T13:27:14.370-04:00Yes, you're right - it probably depends on wha...Yes, you're right - it probably depends on what you're reading/watching as you'll have certain expectations. If I'm watching a Bruce Willis film for example, I know I'm getting violence :-)Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-44066978302029226832014-03-23T13:26:20.702-04:002014-03-23T13:26:20.702-04:00Thanks, Margaret, glad you agree! :-)Thanks, Margaret, glad you agree! :-)Christina Courtenayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17394275746146697340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-66456370710694236802014-03-23T12:37:57.568-04:002014-03-23T12:37:57.568-04:00Men and women write their stories differently as w...Men and women write their stories differently as well. I suspect that Adrian Hodges thinks the current state of D'Artagnan and Constance's romance is a suspenseful hook - and from this post and the comments, obviously, everyone is wanting a further outcome, so he's right. Instant gratification is a very modern concept - their love will be all the richer for going through some tough experiences. Beth Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04291800895744785318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-20911492744865100462014-03-23T12:02:51.425-04:002014-03-23T12:02:51.425-04:00I love The Musketeers - gorgeous men with beards w...I love The Musketeers - gorgeous men with beards wearing black leather - what's not to like? <br /><br />If I remember rightly the 1973 film with Oliver Reed and Michael York also had D'Artagnan hearthbroken when M'ilady killed Constance - and then Athos killed her (his former wife!) No happy endings there either. Berni Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762313700706190854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-69231029829589427572014-03-23T11:19:11.312-04:002014-03-23T11:19:11.312-04:00I wouldn't agree that it is completely split o...I wouldn't agree that it is completely split on gender. Different people want different things from their fiction. But I also get upset when a plot strand is tidied up too quickly and too easily. What was the point in me being invested in it from the start?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09749337741234916835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3762860554634548712.post-67533808154098455912014-03-23T10:57:12.922-04:002014-03-23T10:57:12.922-04:00It's true men and women have hugely different ...It's true men and women have hugely different expectations of fiction. This is a very interesting post. Margaret Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979380013524036042noreply@blogger.com