tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487026494326423583.post5618660632335303053..comments2024-03-27T13:22:32.458+00:00Comments on Shaz's Book Blog: Guest Post: Alison May's Top 5 Smart Girl Romantic HeroinesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487026494326423583.post-15336289712616880192014-09-11T18:33:06.980+01:002014-09-11T18:33:06.980+01:00Great list! I love all of them too. And you've...Great list! I love all of them too. And you've just reminded me that I have a terrifyingly clever geek girl on a backburner WIP (if I had a penny for every one of those...)Kate Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01502745299951529417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487026494326423583.post-61176985738257239842014-09-11T10:23:54.427+01:002014-09-11T10:23:54.427+01:00That was fun, Alison. I did like Rhoda's menti...That was fun, Alison. I did like Rhoda's mention of Jo March. She's definitely one of my favourite heroines!Beverley Eikli aka Beverley Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06888095890562031783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487026494326423583.post-64801665330294270852014-09-11T10:16:32.251+01:002014-09-11T10:16:32.251+01:00Great topic, Mel. A strong heroine makes all the d...Great topic, Mel. A strong heroine makes all the difference. I didn't know about Amy but that is very coolZana Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452523395857120532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487026494326423583.post-23774437286792735942014-09-10T15:26:01.699+01:002014-09-10T15:26:01.699+01:00Glad to see people are feeling the geek love! I lo...Glad to see people are feeling the geek love! I love that Mayin Bialik really does have a phd in neuro-science too - I remember her from Blossom back in the day.<br /><br />And glad to be providing some reading recomendations too xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487026494326423583.post-51627504038115145052014-09-10T14:16:30.183+01:002014-09-10T14:16:30.183+01:00Speaking as someone who’s married to a physical ch...Speaking as someone who’s married to a physical chemist, and whose elder daughter’s just embarked on sciences and maths for A levels, I’m all for geeky heroes and heroines! Love your examples of the latter. And as for Ben Messina… he's great :-)Clare Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01713781808587139274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487026494326423583.post-59011419292800045702014-09-10T14:12:18.592+01:002014-09-10T14:12:18.592+01:00Great post, Alison. I'm a Big Bang Theory fan,...Great post, Alison. I'm a Big Bang Theory fan, and the fact Mayim Bialik, who plays Amy, is a real-life neuroscientist for me makes the show and her character even more humorous. I'm also a huge Julie Cohen fan as you know, so I'm disappearing now to check out Fil ... (apologies if this comment appears twice - trouble signing in.)Laura E. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527201258843349722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487026494326423583.post-64476401002479646502014-09-10T12:55:15.983+01:002014-09-10T12:55:15.983+01:00Yay! Thanks for the mention Alison. I too am off t...Yay! Thanks for the mention Alison. I too am off to buy the two books I haven't read (I know! I haven't read Girl From Mars! Given that I've had that 'there's a GIRL in the comic book shop?' experience, that's a terrible offense.<br /><br />My geek heroines - Amelia Peabody Emerson from Elizabeth Peters' books. She's an archaeologist who is clever, relatively Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487026494326423583.post-89992128746319203472014-09-10T12:01:07.199+01:002014-09-10T12:01:07.199+01:00Do Janet - they're all well worth reading, I p...Do Janet - they're all well worth reading, I promise xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487026494326423583.post-1216485088780452252014-09-10T11:53:11.151+01:002014-09-10T11:53:11.151+01:00Great post Alison. I love a smart heroine. I'm...Great post Alison. I love a smart heroine. I'm sure Amy Farrah-Fowler and I would be BFFs. The Girl From Mars is one of my fav books - Fil was fab. Love Hermoine G. too. Off now to buy the two books on your list that I haven't read yet. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605005377686570214noreply@blogger.com