Karen V. Wasylowski: THE BLOG-A-LICIOUS TOUR

Friday, August 26, 2011

THE BLOG-A-LICIOUS TOUR

PEOPLE WHO TURN ME OFF

This is a tough one because I find the older I get the more people really turn me off. I am becoming a recluse in my advancing years so

BACK OFF.

Okay, here we go...people who turn me off.

10. Donald Trump

9. Any woman over sixty who still smokes, wears short shorts and heeled sandals

8. Any man over fifty who has more hair than I do (except on the chest)

7. Anyone who mistreats animals

6. The French (not really. Don't bomb me or anything)

5. (in order) Rush Limbaugh/Ann Coulter/Bill Maher/Glen Beck/

4. Anyone who tells me Jesus lays something on their heart. Jesus is busy. Quit bothering him. He's given you brains, opportunity and talents. USE THEM

3. People who talk on cell phones when sitting at the next booth at Subway or McDonalds. STOP IT.

(Anthony Hopkins - how could you?)

2. Any actor, any movie maker with a film coming out that bastardized a classic book, made a film about a comic strip person, used drop kicking a dog as a visual comedic moment, or included poop and fart jokes anywhere.

1. Anyone delusionally self important enough to make a list like this.

The Blog-a-Licious Tour

1. Shelley - http://bookfare.blogspot.com/
2. Totsy - http://totsymae.com/
3. Janu - http://janukulkarni.blogspot.com
4. Shaeeza - http://shaeeza.blogspot.com/
5. Dora - http://peacefrompieces.blogspot.com/
6. Corinne - http://www.everydaygyaan.com
7. Rhiannon - http://www.rhiannonpaille.com/
8. Ryder - http://ryderislington.wordpress.com/
9. Karen - http://www.karenvwasylowski.blogspot.com
10. Karen - http://www.britsunited.blogspot.com
11. Dora - http://blogaliciousauthors.blogspot.com/

14 comments:

Debra Brown said...: I'm sure this is the post of the day.; August 26, 2011 at 12:47 PM
Sandy said...: LOL! Love them all except I would have had Donald Trump at about a 2 or 3! I guess I'm like Lizzy Bennet...money can't compensate for some things...and this is a prime example.

Thanks Karen!; August 26, 2011 at 12:50 PM
Amberr Meadows said...: I agree with almost the entire list--especially Trump. He's such an asshole. Loved the post!; August 26, 2011 at 9:02 PM
LucyParker said...: Great list, spot on! I think your #4 would have been my #2, as I live in the buckle of the Bible belt where Big J is used in any way profitable.

Your #1 and my #1 are the same. *grins*; August 26, 2011 at 9:35 PM
Karen V. Wasylowski said...: I'm keeping my eye on you Parker! You're getting a lot of demerits! I just may have Colin throw you over for Sandy Cook; August 26, 2011 at 10:08 PM
JANU said...: This is funny....loved this post.; August 26, 2011 at 10:59 PM
LucyParker said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; August 26, 2011 at 11:52 PM
Unknown said...: very funny and so true!! pleased to be on the blog tour with you. Great list.; August 27, 2011 at 7:43 AM
Corinne Rodrigues said...: Oh my goodness, I loved this, Karen. Absolutely brilliant. I must confess I liked the 'Jesus laid it on my heart' bit the most...Poor Jesus,indeed. I'm sharing this.; August 27, 2011 at 9:20 AM
maisiebird said...: I absolutely loved this post Karen, so glad that "mad as a box of frogs" fans aren't on your list and that I am safe for the time being! LOL!
I have to agree with most of your list!; August 27, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Shelley Workinger said...: Oh, Karen - you make me laugh :) This is just what I needed during my break from hurricane-prep! Anthony Hopkins, what WERE you thinking? Did you get bad advice from Samuel "Snakes on a Plane" Jackson? (And yes, I watched that, because I thought, "It's SAMUEL JACKSON, he wouldn't do something terrible. Shame on both of us.); August 27, 2011 at 1:03 PM
Mary Simonsen said...: Very funny, Karen. But I would have had Trump must farther up the line. I also don't like face piercings. There is a woman who works at a used book store who has little tusks coming out of her nose. I can't look at her. Also, kissing in movies where they inch up to each other. The kiss in Sally Hawkins'and Penry-Jones' Persuasion got my stomach to churning. Now that I'm nearly 60, I know why older people are always so ticked off.; August 27, 2011 at 1:25 PM
Karen V. Wasylowski said...: Oh Mary, that is so true. I hate those inching forward kisses. Makes you want to just slammed there heads together and yell "get it over with already"; August 27, 2011 at 2:04 PM
Anonymous said...: Karen, You crack me up, and I don't say that to just anyone. :D

Glad I was still in my PJs.

And my gosh Trump looks ancient.; August 29, 2011 at 10:15 AM

REVIEW BY DEE SWIFT OF DARCY AND FITZWILLIAM

Darcy and Fitzwilliam by Karen Wasylowski

I am not a particularly fanatical Austen fan, certainly not a purist, but I do like the wit of Jane Austen, and so was ready to embrace the tale of Darcy and his cousin with open arms. I was not disappointed. What impressed me most about this book was that it was the feel of Austen, but updated. It is very difficult to be funny in an Austen-esque way and still be fresh. Too often the humour doesn't properly succeed. But the impact that Austen must have had in her day is all here, in this laugh-out-loud romp through Darcy's post wedding adventures, and those of his irrepressible "brother".

I was unprepared for just how funny the book would be. The scene where Lizzie is giving birth, with Amanda's small, curious, stiffly-educated son looking on, is hilarious, and had my husband wondering why I was laughing so much. Even the servants have been wittily expanded, and the book is funny because it is so well-observed. It pokes fun at regency attitudes to women, and gently lampoons the mores and morals of the time. There is also a sense in which the English themselves are satirized, and this is refreshing, but not at all offensive.

After the initial forty or so pages of set-up the book fairly sweeps along with misunderstandings aplenty, and it is no slight volume. The characters have to be impeccably constructed for the situation comedy to work, and Karen Wasylowski has done this thoroughly, also the research on her period and The Peninsula War gives the reader just the right amount of setting.
A great read, that works whether you have read any Austen or not.

THE CALICO CRITIC

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Karen Wasylowski has done a fine job with these Austenian characters. She has stayed true to the original vision of their temperaments, yet brings new aspects of who they are to light. Their witty repartee is always fun, as they regularly jab at each other in non-cynical brotherly ways. Darcy and the Colonel passionately love their women, sometimes going to extremes to protect them and those they love. There is much drama in this narrative, although it doesn’t cross over into melodrama in the least.

There was more than one night when I had trouble putting the book down to go to bed!Being the men who they are, there are a few moments that are a bit PG-13 as far as language and sexual content. I mention this only for those who are particular about these issues or are considering this for young readers. Most of the bedroom material is within the confines of marriage, and Wasylowski doesn’t go overboard with frequent gratuitous moments of intimacy or colorful tirades.

Thank heavens this isn’t some tawdry bodice-ripper with blue dialog every other minute.

Darcy and Fitzwilliam was an enjoyable read. Karen provides a epilogue that occurs decades after the main story, and I think she could easily draft a sequel in the future. I readily enjoyed her treatment of these characters and hope she continues to revisit this world. Her work is page turning, humorous, maddening (Caroline!!) and touching.

This is a fine edition to the ever-growing library of Austenesque novels. It’s definitely a “bromance” worth an Austen fan’s consideration.

LINDA BANCHE REVIEW

Review: DARCY AND FITZWILLIAM: A TALE OF A GENTLEMAN AND AN OFFICER by Karen V. Wasylowski

Laugh until your sides ache and then laugh some more with Karen V. Wasylowski's delicious Darcy and Fitzwilliam: A Tale of a Gentleman and an Officer. This absorbing, fast-moving romp of a book catalogues the often hilarious ups and downs in the enduring affectionate friendship of those brothers-in-spirit, cousins Fitzwilliam Darcy and Colonel Richard Fitzwilliam.

I read this entire 481 page book in one day, laughing all the way. Ms. Wasylowski has a good ear for realistic male banter, most of it uproariously funny. The best two lines in the whole novel occur when Darcy and Fitzwilliam reminisce about their youth and the hilariously disgusting things young boys do to each other. I still laugh when I think of those lines.A truly wonderful and original take on Pride and Prejudice. I can't wait for Ms. Wasylowski's next book.

JANE AUSTEN EXAMINER

This book was a delight to read. I found the character development of Colonel Fitzwilliam particularly fascinating. Men who have seen war, especially at the grand level Wasylowski has laid out her Fitzwilliam, are hardly ever unaffected. Her portrayal of his issues and struggles are heartfelt and poignant.

It was a little heart-wrenching for me to read about Darcy’s past lover and for Elizabeth to have to deal with the reality of marrying an older man more experienced than her. I was almost angry at the author at first, but I realized what a great job she did of involving me in the storyline. I was fairly sucked in.

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Jane Austen Books Get a Dose of Karen V. Wasylowski

Though this is only Karen V. Wasylowski's first book, it is safe to say this author has found her voice in sequels to Jane Austen classics. One of the better additions being Karen V. Wasylowski's wit and humor. I never expected to laugh so hard as I did with Darcy and Fitzwilliam. The storyline was so engaging, the plot so thick with intensity and literary genius that I was immediately roped into the novel and ultimately emotionally invested in its outcome.

Karen V. Wasylowski

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