Comments on <i>Regency Buck</i> -- Georgette HeyerTypePad2008-12-16T13:03:12ZLeilahttps://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com/bookshelves_of_doom/2008/12/regency-buck-georgette-heyer/comments/atom.xml/Alena commented on '<i>Regency Buck</i> -- Georgette Heyer'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e20105368d8662970b2008-12-23T04:05:31Z2008-12-23T04:05:32ZAlenahttp://www.smallbusinessavenues.comI recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I...<p>I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.</p>
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<p>http://www.smallbusinessavenues.com</p>Leila commented on '<i>Regency Buck</i> -- Georgette Heyer'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e201053687e271970c2008-12-19T12:09:49Z2008-12-19T12:09:49ZLeilahttp://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.comThe Black Moth is her very first, I think. And someone here told me that These Old Shades is basically...<p><i>The Black Moth</i> is her very first, I think. And someone here told me that <i>These Old Shades</i> is basically a re-write of it -- I wanted to read it while <i>TOS</i> was still fresh, and I figure that I'm going to read them all eventually anyway...</p>Kyra commented on '<i>Regency Buck</i> -- Georgette Heyer'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e201053687bd5f970c2008-12-19T10:24:59Z2008-12-19T10:24:59ZKyraThe Black Moth is a very early work and thus a bit less ... I hesitate to use the word...<p>The Black Moth is a very early work and thus a bit less ... I hesitate to use the word "good" ... then the others, in my opinion. And, like Jen above, I personally found The Spanish Bride a bit dry: too much history, not enough romance. But then I was reading these at about the age of 14 and actually my older self really likes the ones I didn't quite "get" during my teenage years.</p>
<p>A Civil Contract is quite melancholic but genuinely interesting... it appeals to a slightly matured sense of what love is but doesn't exactly induce giddy butterflies the way Friday's Child or Cotillion still do :) Cotillion is well worth it for Freddie - he's a very successful, rare sort of hero.</p>Jenny commented on '<i>Regency Buck</i> -- Georgette Heyer'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010536850673970c2008-12-18T09:24:39Z2008-12-18T09:24:39ZJennyhttp://www.chalk-jenny.blogspot.comHilarious - Worth is exactly like Edward!!! I've read this book many times and it was great to see it...<p>Hilarious - Worth is exactly like Edward!!!<br />
I've read this book many times and it was great to see it through your eyes. Spot on.</p>Jen commented on '<i>Regency Buck</i> -- Georgette Heyer'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e20105367ad04a970b2008-12-17T16:08:16Z2008-12-17T16:08:16ZJenThe Duke of Andover is basically Justin Alistair but without the redeeming qualities. I think you'll find some similarities to...<p>The Duke of Andover is basically Justin Alistair but without the redeeming qualities. I think you'll find some similarities to other characters in These Old Shades as well.</p>
<p>Spanish Bride is a bit dry but I was young when I read it, so you might like it better than I did.</p>
<p>I'd strongly encourage you to try Friday's Child or Cotillion, both of which are delightfully fluffy.</p>Leila commented on '<i>Regency Buck</i> -- Georgette Heyer'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e201053682060c970c2008-12-17T12:08:46Z2008-12-17T12:08:46ZLeilahttp://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.comWell, and I think I forgave him quite a lot of the assishness because he's so great in An Infamous...<p>Well, and I think I forgave him quite a lot of the assishness because he's so great in <i>An Infamous Army</i>. Still high-handed, but more human. And I didn't love it. But I still had fun with it. And I did love all of the stuff about cravats.</p>
<p>I forgot to mention, too, that the behavioral similarities of Judith and Barbara (from <i>AIA</i>) were fun to spot. No wonder they ended up getting along.</p>Kyra commented on '<i>Regency Buck</i> -- Georgette Heyer'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e20105367a5f2f970b2008-12-17T12:03:17Z2008-12-17T12:03:17ZKyrahttp://www.ferretbrain.comAh-hah! I've been looking forward to seeing what you had to say about Regency Buck; I think it was the...<p>Ah-hah! I've been looking forward to seeing what you had to say about Regency Buck; I think it was the double-whammie of high-handedness *and* the lack of spark that meant I didn't like it. But it has been a long time since I've read it so maybe I have mellowed over the years.</p>
<p>Also I'm not convinced there are *ever* good reasons for behaving like an ass :)</p>
<p>I'm glad you enjoyed it though - are you going to tackle another?</p>Leila commented on '<i>Regency Buck</i> -- Georgette Heyer'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e20105367a5f1a970b2008-12-17T12:02:54Z2008-12-17T12:02:54ZLeilahttp://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.comOh, there's a duel, too! I forgot about that. And cockfighting! EL: Yeah. Like I said, I could see the...<p>Oh, there's a duel, too! I forgot about that. And cockfighting!</p>
<p>EL: Yeah. Like I said, I could <i>see</i> the problems... they just didn't offend me. I'll have to hunt down a copy of the Greer to read that bit. It does seem odd that she'd choose this one. I know I've read worse, and I don't read a whole lot of the genre.</p>
<p>Nic: <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0373835582?ie=UTF8&tag=bookshelvofdo-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0373835582" rel="nofollow">The Black Moth</i></a>. Then <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/009947445X?ie=UTF8&tag=bookshelvofdo-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=009947445X" rel="nofollow">The Spanish Bride</i></a>. I think.</p>
<p>Roger: Every single time I picked this book up, I looked at the title and giggled. As did the co-worker who ILLed it for me.</p>Roger Sutton commented on '<i>Regency Buck</i> -- Georgette Heyer'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e201053681f92d970c2008-12-17T11:27:24Z2008-12-17T11:27:24ZRoger Suttonhttp://www.hbook.com/blogI'm thinking it would be difficult to read a book with that title on the subway.<p>I'm thinking it would be difficult to read a book with that title on the subway.</p>Nic Dempsey commented on '<i>Regency Buck</i> -- Georgette Heyer'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010536787230970b2008-12-16T21:45:54Z2008-12-16T21:45:55ZNic Dempseyhttp://nicdempsey.vox.comI'm glad you liked the Beau...what's next?<p>I'm glad you liked the Beau...what's next?</p>Electric Landlady commented on '<i>Regency Buck</i> -- Georgette Heyer'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8345169e469e2010536800b47970c2008-12-16T20:28:40Z2008-12-16T20:28:41ZElectric Landladyhttp://electricland.livejournal.comGermaine Greer tore Regency Buck to tiny, tiny shreds in The Female Eunuch as epitomizing all that was bad about...<p>Germaine Greer tore <i>Regency Buck</i> to tiny, tiny shreds in <i>The Female Eunuch</i> as epitomizing all that was bad about women's reading matter. (Goodness knows why it was chosen to be the exemplar of its kind; there must have been loads of worse romances out there.) I was never able to feel the same about it afterward, I'm afraid. But maybe I'll give it another go -- I'd forgotten about Beau Brummell.</p>
<p>Stay warm!</p>