http://www.steelypips.org/weblog/2005/10/james_muchado.php Comments on James, Eloisa: (01) Much Ado About You en Copyright 2008 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:07:46 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.36 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Heather wrote on October 4, 2005 at 8:20 AM: <p>I read <i>Much Ado</i> last spring and enjoyed it as well, though not yet to the point of picking up any of James' other books. She's faculty in my department and I got the book when she came out as a romance writer at a faculty meeting. One of the things that she said then is that she enjoys exploring female communities in her stories, which is part of what underlies the sister network in <i>Much Ado</i>--although it strikes me as a convenient device for setting up sequels.</p> http://www.steelypips.org/weblog/2005/10/james_muchado.php#c4221 Kate wrote on October 4, 2005 at 10:59 AM: <p>Heather, sequels yes, and I am getting a bit tired of this trend in romance novels--while it lets authors set up things like Imogen, it also makes it harder for the reader; it was mildly annoying to feel the absence of backstory for two of the male characters in this book.</p> <p>It's pretty cool that she came out as a romance writer at a faculty meeting, though.</p> http://www.steelypips.org/weblog/2005/10/james_muchado.php#c4222