![]() ![]() ![]() It is this “code” which creates such antipathy for romance novels in the general public while keeping readers returning again and again to buy more books. ![]() When an author fails to follow through on meeting these expectations, the romance reader feels let down, betrayed even. When a reader picks up a romance novel, she comes to it with certain subconscious expectations in mind as to the development of the characters and their relationship, the plot, and the ultimate ending. Linda Barlow and Jayne Ann Krentz, “Beneath the Surface: The Hidden Codes of Romance,” Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women In a sense, romance writers are writing in a code clearly understood by readers but opaque to others. Moreover, romance writers are consistently attacked for their use of this language by critics who fail to fathom its complexities. Outsiders tend to be unable to interpret the conventional language of the genre or to recognize in that language the symbols, images, and allusions that are the fundamental stuff of romance. It is difficult to explain the appeal of romance novels to people who don’t read them. ![]()
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