08-25-2010, 01:52 PM
(08-24-2010, 07:19 PM)AliceChell Wrote: Hello and welcome bianca_notte. So many good questions! I'll take a small stab at them.
First of all, if you care to, you can look back at my post dated 7-13-2010 and entitled Some Thoughts on Why? In it I state a (perhaps) rather unconventional response to gothic romances. Other than that, I find that they can be really good and really fun to read when you find the best ones of the genre.
As for the age question, I suppose it does have some bearing. I am a 48 year old woman who was definitely influenced by their popularity in my youth. They were pervasive! But I would imagine that their appeal transcends that. I'm sure new fans are being created all the time.
Hiya! Thank you so much for taking the time to reply - it really helps me with my project. I read the thread you suggested, and find it interesting that nearly all the replies mention nostalgia as one of the appeals of the genre. Maybe this goes some way to explain why there aren't so many teenagers who read traditional Gothic Romance (Twilight excepted of course
) - we haven't been around for long enough to really have any 'good old days' to try to relive!
