Thrill of the Chaste

kdwinchester

Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels | Valerie Weaver-Zercher

Catching up on my #bookclub reading.

Peterdamien Let's pause for a moment to appreciate the cleverness of the phrase "thrill of the chaste" 8y

kdwinchester @Peterdamien The chapter titles are equally delightful. (edited) 8y

LeahBergen The very idea of this subgenre kind of blows my mind. š³ 8y

Zelma I'm guessing there was a demand for less sexy romances and these filled a void. I haven't tried any but do love proper regency romances. š‘¨ 8y

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kdwinchester

Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels | Valerie Weaver-Zercher

Just back from book club discussing this book. Believe the title says it all. š†

If you love reading about literary theory/publishing trends you will LOVE this book. Def on my list for #nonfictionnovember. Yes, I didn't finish it in time. I blame THE ESSEX SERPENT.

BookishFeminist š‚ you know, I've been wondering what it is about Amish romance novels. It seems like a very niche market. You've piqued my interest now! 8y

kdwinchester @BookishFeminist Apparently there's a section on how Amish romance is influencing the romance genre in general. SO INTERESTING. I will read and report back ;) 8y

annahenke I work in Christian publishing, and this (Amish romance) is a huge thing - believe it or not? 8y

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annahenke Oops, meant (!) ^^ One of our best-selling authors is Beverly Lewis, who pretty much started the popularity of the genre in the 90s. It's a strange niche, but the people love it! 8y

brilliantglow I didn't even know Amish romance was a thing until this post... how interesting. 8y

kdwinchester @annahenke Yes! My mom LOVES Beverly Lewis. Grew up with her books all around the house. :) 8y

Dogearedcopy I've read a couple Amish Romances; and they do have a certain charm, especially when the Romance genre has so much more erotica and outright porn to navigate! 8y

LeahBergen I'm like @BookishFeminist ! I've seen so many of them around and have always found it perplexing (and amusing!) 8y

LeahBergen And this is a GREAT title š‚ 8y

kdwinchester @LeahBergen IKR?? The title is perfect. š‚ 8y

BarbaraJean Oh, man... I always tease my sister about reading "Amish romance novels"... didn't realize anyone called them that seriously! ? 8y

Zelma Now I really want to read this book AND an Amish romance. I will admit that, while sexy can be fun, I like a proper Regency romance every so often. This might be fun to try out. 8y

Gleefulreader That sounds fascinating! I had wondered about the appeal. 8y

annahenke @BarbaraJean ha, at work we also use the term bonnet fiction to refer to the wider genre of Amish and Mennonite fic. Yup, that's also a thing! 8y

Sasha728 I definitely want to read this. I'm one of those that loves Amish fiction. I think part of its charm is that in our world of constant busy-ness it portrays a slower more relaxed pace. It's a mental rest and relaxation. It's also nice to not have to worry about the romance parts getting too descriptive. Wanda Brunstetter and Beverly Lewis are my two favorite authors in Amish Fiction. 8y

HKGirl Share quotes as you go along! :) 8y

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Kkhalifeh

Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels | Valerie Weaver-Zercher

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That's right- a scholarly look into the genre of not just Christian romance but Amish romance. If you have ever wanted to go down a nerd rabbit hole of deep sub-genre analysis this book is for you.

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