[LMB] QOTD #7: Emotional genre, re: ACC dedication (Sat. Mar. 1st)

[nfedorka03 at wmalumni.com]

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>From Micki:
>I like Georgette Heyer and Dorothy Sayers, but as for
>pleasurable reading  and depth, I think Lois has both of
>them beat hands down. I loathe the  Bronte Sisters. Or at
>least I did in high school, and although I've been  tempted
>to re-read Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre, there always
>seems to be  something better on hand to read. Like the
>back of cereal boxes.
>
Did you ever try Tenant of Wildfell Hall? That is the only
Bronte I enjoyed, much less reread.

The main similarity I see between Lois and Sayers is the way
they juggle humor and intense emotion. The changes in mood
happen very quickly and are handled deftly. And the more
verbal humor sections of ACC sometimes have a Sayers flavor
to them.

Nicola