In’s & Out’s of the Thaden Family

if you found it in the romance section of a bookstore?
It seems that every so often my mind craves a romance novel. After weeks of reading mysteries, historicals, biographies, & classics my mind decides to go on strike. It craves the vanilla story line (not to say all romances are the same, but come on we all know that they are) of a romance; boy meets girl, boy and girl fight, boy and girl realize they like each other, boy and girl have huge fight, boy and girl get married = have kids = live happily ever after. It’s basically like my brain is taking a mini vacation. I have nothing to think about because there is no real suspense, mystery, intrigue, character depth, or plot in a romance novel.
This leads me back to my original question. Can you classify a book that has no real literary value as literature? I think not… but that does not stop me from reading romances in the comfort of my own home where no one can see me. )

Tags: books, brain candy, reading, romance