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geodeticman.5 · 07-27-2008, 07:55 AM

My wife spoke of Danielle Steele's Romance novels as several cuts above your more common "paperbck novel" -the kind the drugstore sells, in any event, COS or not. She like Ms. Steel's writing, and said it was more mature writing style than the (her words) at times "cloying and naive" Harlequin (sp?) and/or Silhouette novel(ettes) or novellas - don't know if they use those terms anymore. Her MOTHER (snicker) used to bring down whole boxes of them for Merry to read - she could plow through one in 4 -5 hours max.
With 3 sisters, Merry said all the women in her family read all the same books.

Actually, my wife said a large amount of her co-workers and friends (women) liked to read the "BODICE-RIPPERS" lol she called 'em. I guess a bodice is an article of... er clothing.
They spoke of them as light reading, bubble-gum for the mind to relax, not unlike men reading Zane Grey novels, or "Delta-Force SQUADRON #98: C-4 goes China Symdrome"-type "guys" bubble-gum light reading. They have their place, Merry said - and she was an author. She wrote two novels.

Besides - last time I bought a paperback - "Deep Storm" - another alien-based sphere artifact underwater thriller, it was "$7.95 U.S. !!! Holy sh**. Yeah I know - nothing new there. But its the lending library for me from here on out (as the proper people spoke of in polite circles) WHADEVER. But 8 bucks for a paperback is robbery

Circle of Steel is one of my all-time favourites. The imagery is startling - "as the sun hit the handle on her heirloom cup" , so unexpected in essentially a protest song of social injustice. Beautiful melody. I learned to play the recorder part in the beginning, too. Big whoop LOL.....
~geo steve

07-27-2008, 07:55 AM	#3
geodeticman.5 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Eastern Slope urban corridor, Colo. USA Posts: 1,007	Re: Danielle STEEL's Full CIRCLE My wife spoke of Danielle Steele's Romance novels as several cuts above your more common "paperbck novel" -the kind the drugstore sells, in any event, COS or not. She like Ms. Steel's writing, and said it was more mature writing style than the (her words) at times "cloying and naive" Harlequin (sp?) and/or Silhouette novel(ettes) or novellas - don't know if they use those terms anymore. Her MOTHER (snicker) used to bring down whole boxes of them for Merry to read - she could plow through one in 4 -5 hours max. With 3 sisters, Merry said all the women in her family read all the same books. Actually, my wife said a large amount of her co-workers and friends (women) liked to read the "BODICE-RIPPERS" lol she called 'em. I guess a bodice is an article of... er clothing. They spoke of them as light reading, bubble-gum for the mind to relax, not unlike men reading Zane Grey novels, or "Delta-Force SQUADRON #98: C-4 goes China Symdrome"-type "guys" bubble-gum light reading. They have their place, Merry said - and she was an author. She wrote two novels. Besides - last time I bought a paperback - "Deep Storm" - another alien-based sphere artifact underwater thriller, it was "$7.95 U.S. !!! Holy sh**. Yeah I know - nothing new there. But its the lending library for me from here on out (as the proper people spoke of in polite circles) WHADEVER. But 8 bucks for a paperback is robbery Circle of Steel is one of my all-time favourites. The imagery is startling - "as the sun hit the handle on her heirloom cup" , so unexpected in essentially a protest song of social injustice. Beautiful melody. I learned to play the recorder part in the beginning, too. Big whoop LOL..... ~geo steve