tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post3291620795041047547..comments2023-11-01T02:48:18.057+11:00Comments on Historical Belles and Beaus: So Just When Do We Become "Historical"? Thoughts from Regan TaylorAnneMarie Brearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12913093174855808979noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-16668939600227872612010-08-17T05:57:38.097+10:002010-08-17T05:57:38.097+10:00I agree with Maggi. I guess I'm historical. I ...I agree with Maggi. I guess I'm historical. I don't remember WWI but I sure was around for II, Nam, and the rest.<br /><br />And Regan, my DH and I sit together, with our readers and read, stopping to reread - outloud - a terrific phrase, an interesting character, a play on words. He reads action novels, while I read the latest romance. We enjoy sharing and it is romantic.<br /><br />AllisonAllison Knighthttp://www.AllisonKnight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-88026805172677173972010-08-16T11:02:15.003+10:002010-08-16T11:02:15.003+10:00Alarming to think that if I wrote a story based on...Alarming to think that if I wrote a story based on my life it would be an historical!<br />I would love to write about the thirties. Fascinating period.Maggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-85716516762615490202010-08-16T10:50:03.663+10:002010-08-16T10:50:03.663+10:00I wasn't alive for Vietnam, but for me I think...I wasn't alive for Vietnam, but for me I think the line is WWII. Anything after that is a stretch. The interesting thing for me though is that lined hasn't moved at all for me. Surely as time marches on, so should the line to delineate between what is historical and what is not.Marghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508430635744720721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2096473303247600400.post-50857770525772838132010-08-16T10:13:57.251+10:002010-08-16T10:13:57.251+10:00I agree, to think of the Vietnam War as historical...I agree, to think of the Vietnam War as historical is a hard stretch. I was alive then, I remember the disturbing clips on the tv, albeit black and white. <br />The word historical makes me think 1800s or earlier, but the 1900s were last century, so...<br />And I think we will have many book lovers owning stacks of treasured books for many years to come.J.T. Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042422842347246547noreply@blogger.com