This was a difficult topic for me...so many books, so many enjoyable reads.
Right now I seem to be reaching for cozy mysteries and fantasy fiction.
It understandable that I would enjoy cozy fiction (no dead bodies or murder-in-progress). My fantasy/paranormal fiction is also the non-violent type.
That said, my favorite Romance/Paranormal novel is "Dracula" by Braun Stoker.
The tension, plot-twists, sense of time and place, and development and internal conflict of each character never seems dated. The book is also a love story. Which may do not realize during the first read of the novel.
My post is also late (sorry) because for some reason I thought today was Friday. I have found the Pandemic and 'stay-safe' life style clusters the days together.
Now, cozy mysteries often have a romantic interest, the mystery with it's twists and turns is the focus of the story.
Favorite mysteries?
The "Nancy Drew" series as a child.
Nancy Drew Quotes
"Do act mysterious. It always keeps them coming back for more."
"Romance and detective work won't mix tonight!"
"I just know that any time I undertake a case, I'm apt to run into some kind of a trap."
"Read, read, read. That's all I can say."
"I promise to be as careful as a pussycat walking up a slippery roof."
"I don't promise to forget the mystery, but I know I'll have a marvelous time."
" I just can't help it!"
As an adult, the Tony Hillerman novels. Having traveled throughout the southwest and being involved in Native American education in the urban areas, I found the stories true to life.
Hillerman's writing style is not flash, but he can paint a landscape or thunderstorm. His use of the four corners geographic and cultural backdrop, is woven into the characters and the plot of each of his stories.
“Like all dry-country people, Leaphorn enjoyed rain—that rare, longed for, refreshing blessing that made the desert bloom and life possible.”
― Tony Hillerman, A Thief of Time
“The sky lightened now. Far ahead, they could see where the Pacific half of the blizzard had reached the Chuska range. Its cold, wet air met the dry, warmer air on the New Mexico side at the ridgeline. The collision produced a towering wall of white fog, which poured down the slopes like a silent slow-motion Niagara.”
― Tony Hillerman, The Fallen Man
What genre calls to you?
Do you have a favorite author?
A favorite, setting?
I believe as we experience life, out search for answers/truths will lead us along new path ways.
So, pick up a new genre novel or a find an author whose voice you haven't heard--yet.
Enjoy life and enjoy a new novel, too!
Happy Autumn!
Connie
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Hi Connie, I know what you mean about the clustering of the days. Yes, I like a cozy crime, too. Have to confess to never having read a Nancy Drew - maybe now is the moment. anne
ReplyDeleteHi Connie, I love those Hillerman quotes. 'A towering wall of fog' creates such an image. I have never read a Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys book but think I should. And as for Kipling, the only poem of his I still can quote is Five and Twenty Ponies, the smugglers poem.
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten about Nancy Drew. I read a few when I was much younger. Don't feel bad, this pandemic has everyone spaced out.
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