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

[Elizabeth Holden]

--- alayne at twobikes.ottawa.on.ca wrote:

> I agree with Elizabeth that the four authors are not in the same genre. In 
> fact, I'd argue that Charlotte Bronte was the deliberate antithesis of 
> Jane Austen, in terms of balance between sense and emotion in her books.

I would agree with that absolutely.

> What they all have in common with Lois is their brilliantly-alive 
> characters, and how the plots flow out of the characters

Yes, true.

> Or _Jane Eyre_ without Jane? 

What would be left?  The dysfuncitonal Rochester marraige, I guess.  (Rather like "Wild Sargasso
Sea".)

> I love all four authors. In particular, DLS had a huge influence on me as 
> I was growing up, and all of them are definite comfort reads. And I 
> certainly see how they influenced ACC and Lois' work in general. But same 
> genre? No.

No, just nicely inspirational.

namaste,
Elizabeth