Comments on: Women Who Read Spy Thrillers

By: Sunday Salon: Books Weighing Me Down

Sunday Salon: Books Weighing Me Down — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 14:34:00 +0000

[...] *I did have fun reading Tom Clancy’s The Teeth of the Tiger. How sad that it’s most likely the end of the Jack Ryan series. *sniff* (Yes, I’m a rare woman who reads spy thrillers.) [...]

By: Cottontimer

Cottontimer — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:53:25 +0000

spyscribbler: Thanks for stopping by! I’ll look up Gayle Lynds and Greg Rucka. Always up for trying new authors esp. with strong female characters.

By: spyscribbler

spyscribbler — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 13:57:09 +0000

Oh yes, I read them! I love them! I, too, am interested in how a female would spin one. Have you read Gayle Lynds? Greg Rucka writes spy fiction with a female protagonist, too.

By: Cotton-Pickin’ Days » CIA Personality Test

Cotton-Pickin’ Days » CIA Personality Test — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:54:27 +0000

[...] According to this CIA personality test, I’m a “thoughtful observer.” In college, the FBI and CIA used to put fliers up advertising job opportunities. I always thought it seemed intriguing. But that’s probably only because I like spy novels. [...]

By: Cottontimer

Cottontimer — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 09:59:52 +0000

Smitha: How interesting that your dad’s reading taste influenced you so much. Now I’ll have to be more careful what reading material I have lying around.

By: Smitha

Smitha — Wed, 30 Nov 2005 00:25:57 +0000

I have never really read “girlie” books… Ever since my reading days began. My first books were Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys, Agatha Christie… My lit teacher begged me and forced me to read Little Women… read but didn’t enjoy…

As I grew up it was detective stories, adventure thriller, action books… John Ghrisham (read ALL his books), Tom Clancy, Michael Chricton (most of his books), and so forth…only recently I have gotten to Dan Brown… I say you shouldn’t read all his books in one row… but like his style.

I think mostly though it’s because I have picked up books dad had bought and were laying around the house and so grew up with them…

By: Cottontimer

Cottontimer — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:23:47 +0000

qadira: Yet another of many reasons why we get along.

I don’t personally like detective novels much. The type of writing in mystery novels just seem choppy and inelegant. Not that action adventure is any better, but at least the subject matter appeals to me more. *bang!*

By: qadira

qadira — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:46:25 +0000

Forgot to add that you’re not alone in having secretly wished to be a spy. LOL. The HOURS I spent daydreaming up “missions” and carrying them out…

And then there was the period where I was torn between wanting to work for the Brits, the USA, or the Russians as a spy. LOLOL!! I thought it seemed important and glamorous. Movies like “The Long Kiss Goodnight” I enjoy because they let me indulge in a bit of “gee, that could be ME” time. Not that me being a spy ever was a very realistic option. hehehe

By: qadira

qadira — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:40:34 +0000

I read all sorts of books. In the spy genre I like the old Mack Bolan books. heh. I don’t recall the author, but I do remember reading a book titled “The Hour of the Clown” which was also in the spy/thriller/espionage genre.

I don’t understand why women aren’t targeted for reading that genre, when many of us start reading the Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys books as children.

By: Cottontimer

Cottontimer — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 12:26:24 +0000

parentingjoy: Cool! Another thing we have in common. I didn’t really care for Dan Brown either. The Da Vinci Code was too hocus pocus for me.