Which lowbrow books do you love?

[Anonymous]

Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho

Delightful romcom — Bridget Jones Diary meets Crazy Rich Asian vibes

[Anonymous]

Penny Vincenzi “No Angel” series

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Crazy Rich Asians

LOVED these.

[Anonymous]

Macbeth, Hamlet, Twelfth Night. So puerile yet I cannot get enough.

[Anonymous]

Julia Quinn - Bridgerton and Smythe- Smith series
Judith McNaught-modern and historical books
Julie Garwood-modern and historical books
Monica McCarty- Highland Guard
Pamela Clare- Mackinnon Rangers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho

Delightful romcom — Bridget Jones Diary meets Crazy Rich Asian vibes

I liked this one too!

[Anonymous]

romance novels-Tessa Dare, Lisa Kleypas, Kate Stewart

[Anonymous]

Philippa Gregory books!

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Anonymous wrote:I will read anything and everything by Stephen King.

Same here but he is NOT lowbrow.

Sure he is, he patches it all together in a really basic, anti-literary way. It doesn't mean it's not a great page turner, but it's never literary art

We'll agree to disagree. I think Stephen King is one of the best at character development. He grabs you right off the hook and he paints his characters as if they're truly alive. If your criteria is that anything that isn't literary art (whatever you decide to define that as, I guess), then I'd say the majority of books discussed on here are lowbrow.

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Anonymous wrote:What is lowbrow?

I imagine it's crap writing combined with silly plots. (Don't get me wrong, I've read probably 90% of the stuff listed on here and loved it!)

Stephen King is a great writer and his plots aren't silly, but I think he gets docked because of the supernatural/horror aspect. Such a pity because he's actually one of my favorite authors of all time and truly a phenomenal writer. The supernatural/horror stuff is beside the point, just like the Sopranos wasn't really a show just about the mafia.

He gets docked for bad inconsistencies of characters for the sake of plot. Did you read the latest book?

Sleeping Beauties? Yes. Fairy Tale? Also yes.

What are your issues?

[Anonymous]

I'm currently on a Freida McFadden kick.

They are easy to read domestic thrillers. They are perfect for something that you want to read quickly without a lot of thought.

In the past week I've read -
The Housemaid
The Housemaid's Secret
The Wife Upstairs

Just started - The Inmate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm currently on a Freida McFadden kick.

They are easy to read domestic thrillers. They are perfect for something that you want to read quickly without a lot of thought.

In the past week I've read -
The Housemaid
The Housemaid's Secret
The Wife Upstairs

Just started - The Inmate

Boy does she crank books out!

I read The Housemaid but had no idea she had so many others. Are any of them related? Their names sound like the stories might be very similar, but they're not just repeats of each other? I liked The Housemaid a lot. Like you said, quick and easy read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Macbeth, Hamlet, Twelfth Night. So puerile yet I cannot get enough.

I was once yelled at by an acquaintance for using this word because they thought it indicated that I thought I was better than them. Fun memory.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm currently on a Freida McFadden kick.

They are easy to read domestic thrillers. They are perfect for something that you want to read quickly without a lot of thought.

In the past week I've read -
The Housemaid
The Housemaid's Secret
The Wife Upstairs

Just started - The Inmate

Boy does she crank books out!

I read The Housemaid but had no idea she had so many others. Are any of them related? Their names sound like the stories might be very similar, but they're not just repeats of each other? I liked The Housemaid a lot. Like you said, quick and easy read.

The Housemaid's Secret is the sequel to Housemaid. I don't think any of the others are related.

[Anonymous]

Is smut lowbrow or is that a separate category?

I went through a smut phase and now an on a regency romance phase apparently. I also read real books so I can talk about them in public.