tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post5366951135373835756..comments2024-03-27T12:54:20.598-07:00Comments on The Misadventures Of Super Librarian: Reviewing The Golden OldiesWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-59239374675813538652010-12-23T20:01:48.661-08:002010-12-23T20:01:48.661-08:00Lori: There are days when I thank the good Lord th...Lori: There are days when I thank the good Lord that I'm a small fish in a big pond. <br /><br />KB: Long live romance heroines who need to buy new lingerie every other week! LOL<br /><br />AnimeJune: I really admire the blogs who "just" do reviews. It's a lot of work....uh, which is probably why I don't do it ;)<br /><br />Rosario: There is so much variety now in blogs isn't there? Not like back in The Dark Ages (uh, 2003) when it was LLB, you and me spittin' in the wind.<br /><br />Novelnelle: You have to keep it interesting to you, first and foremost. Otherwise, yeah - a chore. And don't we all have enough of those already?<br /><br />Marie: Ana is the one blogger who consistently tackles trads. So yes, her blog is a MUST for fellow trad lovers. <br /><br />Ana/Aneca: Keep on keeping on sister! I love that you review so many of the older titles - especially the trads! That was never a sub genre I totally got plugged into, but I do enjoy the occasional one as a palate cleanser.<br /><br />Hilcia: That is the great thing about having your own blog. Just doing what you want! It's very liberating :)<br /><br />Fia: I am going to check out that blog as soon as I catch up on comments here. I get a kick out of a lot of those Old Skool reviews.<br /><br />Karen: I might have to employ that "close my eyes and just grab a random book" method for the TBR Challenge this year! <br /><br />Sunita: LOL - I saw your comment, and I swear we literally cross posted! <br /><br />I have gotten flack in the past about reviewing OP titles - but honestly? No flack now that I clearly mark somewhere in the post that the book IS OP. Which means for older titles, from now on, I think I'm going to employ the format I used for my TBR Challenge reads this year. Makes everything pretty clear for readers :)Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-42172012868639010322010-12-23T14:15:01.629-08:002010-12-23T14:15:01.629-08:00I swear I commented at Jessica's blog before I...I swear I commented at Jessica's blog before I read this post! But you said it better. <br /><br />I love when single-author blogs, like you, Rosario, Tumperkin and others review OOP and older books. I've gotten some great recs that way. But I do think it works best there because you expect the blogs to reflect the unique voice and interests of the blogger.<br /><br />But apparently you get flack too. Oh well. I'm just glad you guys keep reviewing them.Sunitanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-87478874583494790882010-12-23T08:18:46.128-08:002010-12-23T08:18:46.128-08:00Merry, Merry, Wendy! Thanks for all the great post...Merry, Merry, Wendy! Thanks for all the great posts throughout the year. And yes, blog about whatever the heck you want (I'm partial to the conversations with Lemon Drop). <br /><br />Your take on so many new books coming out mirrors my growing TBR situation. Older books pile up as I read newer releases. Once in a while I just open the TBR cupboard, close my eyes and grab a book, because there's no more room to add a book until a book leaves.<br /><br />As for reviews of older books, I've had no trouble coming across them, and there's always the handy listings at AAR or the Google.Karenmcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-6142739571602926392010-12-23T07:32:43.870-08:002010-12-23T07:32:43.870-08:00Fantastic post.
For those who want reviews of ol...Fantastic post. <br /><br />For those who want reviews of older works, try 'Get Yer Bodices Ripped Here: Dedicated to those maligned romances of the 70s and 80s that are now decomposing in your mom's garage'. <br /><br />http://cadsandwhores.blogspot.comFiaQnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-9804364110216643392010-12-23T05:54:10.024-08:002010-12-23T05:54:10.024-08:00I'm with Lori. I review what I read -- new rel...I'm with Lori. I review what I read -- new releases and backlist titles both. And I love that I have the freedom to do so. :)Hilciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765831808358693421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-7377719696406581422010-12-23T03:38:51.303-08:002010-12-23T03:38:51.303-08:00Oh Wendy, thanks for mentioning me!! I always feel...Oh Wendy, thanks for mentioning me!! I always feel so unworthy next to some of the blogs out there who always seem to be on top of things. But I just love those older books and I don't think I could keep up with all the new stuff coming out every month. I just pick the ones that came recommended from bloggers that I trust like you or Ro! ;-)Seccionistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14412042139824865664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-79428520378100775662010-12-23T03:07:38.886-08:002010-12-23T03:07:38.886-08:00Thanks so much for posting that link to Aneca'...Thanks so much for posting that link to Aneca's blog. As a lover of trad Regencies, I'm always looking for sites that review them and hers is new to me. Looks like I have a lot of great review reading ahead of me!Marie-Thérèsenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-37591630433950727142010-12-23T03:07:17.251-08:002010-12-23T03:07:17.251-08:00Thanks for mentioning my blog Wendy!
I'm prob...Thanks for mentioning my blog Wendy!<br /><br />I'm probably not a very considerate blogger since I only review books what I read and I don't even think about year published etc. etc. If it's in my TBR pile and I feel like reading it and after I've read it I feel like reviewing it - it ends up on my blog. If I felt like I had to do something it would end up being a chore and then I'd disappear from my blog for years instead of months :)novelnellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13217906332788679860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-27018465498850961092010-12-22T23:59:04.795-08:002010-12-22T23:59:04.795-08:00Thanks for the shout-out, Wendy! Couldn't agre...Thanks for the shout-out, Wendy! Couldn't agree more that your blog should be what you want it to be, otherwise it'll just end up feeling like a chore. I review what I read, and I have a massive TBR and access to a very good library system, so I read plenty of older books mixed up with the new ones. I also read quite a few non-romance titles. I figure that if someone wants to read only reviews of new books or of romance titles, I always make the copyright and genre very clear at the top of the post. If they're not interested in one particular review they can always skip it and go read another of the 1 million romance blogs available!Rosariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13015659149421085931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-29206877334895240642010-12-22T18:46:47.555-08:002010-12-22T18:46:47.555-08:00Exactly! I came into romance "late" and ...Exactly! I came into romance "late" and while I now have a lot of newer titles on my tbr (thanks, RWA 2010!) I have a lot of older titles because I started by rooting around at library booksales and used bookstores. <br /><br />I'm also a book reviewer - as in, I review. That's it. I've done maybe two interviews and I don't have a million contests or "Hot Guy Wearing a Banana Hammock of the Week" post. Sometimes I just want to read reviews.AnimeJunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18229748454410488167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-20405009835001351582010-12-22T11:22:35.426-08:002010-12-22T11:22:35.426-08:00Word. That's why I've been posting LOL Chr...Word. That's why I've been posting LOL Christmsa videos this week.<br /><br />Long live the soggy bra post!KT Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15958121742156171756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-70626766255769142112010-12-22T09:31:44.904-08:002010-12-22T09:31:44.904-08:00I've always said bloggers should just do whate...<i>I've always said bloggers should just do whatever the heck they want on their own blogs, and comments like the ones I mentioned above are why. You're damned if you do and damned if you don't - so just do whatever the heck makes you, as the blogger, happy. You're less likely to suffer from blogging burn-out that way.</i><br /><br />This. It's why I like being a "small" blogger. I can review whatever the heck I feel like, however often I feel like it. Or not.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250972350798310498noreply@blogger.com