[LMB] dick francis, was trashy books for guys

[Tzivia Adler]

> At 11:02 PM 2/1/2008, Louann Miller wrote:
>>Dick Francis I think of as more clear-quill mystery than men's adventure
>>fiction.
>
> Bur (after reading nearly all of them), a bit formulaic.  For
> instance, someplace in the first third of the book, the hero get the
> *#%@ beaten out of him, just to warn him off of whatever he's doing.
> -- 
> Regards, Pete
>
*giggle* i remember one book where no one got beat up until half-way through 
the book, and was very surprised.

i got hooked on dick frances when my mom decided i was reading to much 
sf/fantasy (gee, you think?) in my teens, and since i was still at the 'ooh, 
horses!' age, decided that early frances mysteries would be a good change of 
pace.*  she had read most of them at that point, so maybe he's not a 
guy-type writer?  my dad wouldn't touch his stuff.
i read most of the executioner and destroyer books from my dad's shelves 
when i ran out of library books before the weekly book run... until he 
noticed that i was reading his trashy books and told me not to do it 
anymore.  he also had early darkover books, which my mom wouldn't touch, but 
i don't think those are classified guy books....

i adore the fact that in the later books, frances researched all the roles 
his heroes play.  painter, pilot, photographer... then he does a few 
starring each type.  why waste research on just one book? :)  glass-blower, 
not so much

ziviya, book-a-holic from an early age
*never read l*ck*y and frances at the same time (one book in the kitchen, 
one under my homework book.)  its amazing my brain didn't get twisted beyond 
repair at these alternate horse-based world views.

and how many ppl here read two or more books  at once?  i'm not the only 
one, right?