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'''''Bonkbuster''''' (a play on [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|"blockbuster"]] and the verb "[[Wikt:bonk|to bonk]]") is a term coined in 1989 by British writer [[Sue Limb]] to describe a subgenre of commercial [[Romance novel|romance novels]] in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as their subsequent [[miniseries]] adaptations.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/06/18/nbonk18.xml ''The Telegraph'', 18 February 2002]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Accessed 2007-11-11.</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/18/1023864428399.html ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 19 June 2002] Accessed 2007-11-11.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jun/18/books.booksnews|title=Bonk word that bust convention|date=June 18, 2002|website=the Guardian}}</ref> They have also been referred to as '''sex 'n' shopping''' or '''[[Shopping and Fucking|shopping and fucking]]''' novels (S&F).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100457739|title=sex'n'shopping novel|website=Oxford Reference|doi=10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100457739}}</ref>
'''''Bonkbuster''''' (a play on [[Blockbuster (entertainment)|"blockbuster"]] and the verb "[[Wikt:bonk|to bonk]]") is a term coined in 1989 by British writer [[Sue Limb]] to describe a subgenre of commercial [[Romance novel|romance novels]] in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as their subsequent [[miniseries]] adaptations.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/06/18/nbonk18.xml ''The Telegraph'', 18 February 2002]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} Accessed 2007-11-11.</ref><ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/18/1023864428399.html ''Sydney Morning Herald'', 19 June 2002] Accessed 2007-11-11.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jun/18/books.booksnews|title=Bonk word that bust convention|date=June 18, 2002|website=the Guardian}}</ref>


==Genre history==
==Genre history==
Although the term has been used generally to describe "[[Romance novel#Birth of modern romance|bodice-rippers]]" such as ''[[Forever Amber (novel)|Forever Amber]]'' (1944) by [[Kathleen Winsor]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/jul/28/classics.features|title=Observer review: Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor|date=July 27, 2002|website=the Guardian}}</ref> as well as ''[[Valley of the Dolls]]'' (1966) and the novels of [[Jacqueline Susann]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jul/29/bonkbuster-books-history-sex-suburbs|title=Sex in the suburbs: a history of the bonkbuster in six books|date=July 28, 2012|website=the Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/1997/10/01/susann/|title=Media Circus|first=Chris|last=Haines|date=October 1, 1997|website=Salon}}</ref> and [[Harold Robbins]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/harold-robbinss-cocaine-fuelled-bonkbusters-sold-750-million-cop/|title=Harold Robbins's cocaine-fuelled bonkbusters sold 750 million copies — and they're far better than Fifty Shades|first=Anthony|last=Cummins|date=May 21, 2016|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> it is specifically associated with the novels of [[Judith Krantz]], [[Jackie Collins]], [[Shirley Conran]], and [[Jilly Cooper]], known for their glamorous, financially independent female protagonists and salacious storylines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/long-reads/bonkbuster-novel-literature-books-1980s-jackie-collins-a9006446.html|title=How the bonkbuster novel came to define a generation|date=August 17, 2019|website=The Independent}}</ref> Many of these novels were adapted in the 1980s into glossy, big-budget miniseries, reminiscent of [[Soap_opera#The_primetime_serial|primetime soaps]] of the time, such as ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'', ''[[Knots Landing]]'' and ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''.
Although the term has been used generally to describe "[[Romance novel#Birth of modern romance|bodice-rippers]]" such as ''[[Forever Amber (novel)|Forever Amber]]'' (1944) by [[Kathleen Winsor]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/jul/28/classics.features|title=Observer review: Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor|date=July 27, 2002|website=the Guardian}}</ref> as well as ''[[Valley of the Dolls (novel)|Valley of the Dolls]]'' (1966) and the novels of [[Jacqueline Susann]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jul/29/bonkbuster-books-history-sex-suburbs|title=Sex in the suburbs: a history of the bonkbuster in six books|date=July 28, 2012|website=the Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.salon.com/1997/10/01/susann/|title=Media Circus|first=Chris|last=Haines|date=October 1, 1997|website=Salon}}</ref> and [[Harold Robbins]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/harold-robbinss-cocaine-fuelled-bonkbusters-sold-750-million-cop/|title=Harold Robbins's cocaine-fuelled bonkbusters sold 750 million copies — and they're far better than Fifty Shades|first=Anthony|last=Cummins|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=May 21, 2016|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> it is specifically associated with the novels of [[Judith Krantz]], [[Jackie Collins]], [[Shirley Conran]], and [[Jilly Cooper]], known for their glamorous, financially independent female protagonists and salacious storylines.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/long-reads/bonkbuster-novel-literature-books-1980s-jackie-collins-a9006446.html|title=How the bonkbuster novel came to define a generation|date=August 17, 2019|website=The Independent}}</ref> Many of these novels were adapted in the 1980s into glossy, big-budget miniseries, reminiscent of [[Soap_opera#The_primetime_serial|primetime soaps]] of the time, such as ''[[Dallas (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'', ''[[Knots Landing]]'' and ''[[Dynasty (1981 TV series)|Dynasty]]''.


===Examples===
===Examples===
* ''[[Scruples (novel)|Scruples]]'' (1978) by [[Judith Krantz]], adapted as a [[Scruples (miniseries)|1980 miniseries]]
* ''[[Scruples (novel)|Scruples]]'' (1978) by [[Judith Krantz]], adapted as a [[Scruples (miniseries)|1980 miniseries]]
* ''[[Princess Daisy (novel)|Princess Daisy]]'' (1980) by [[Judith Krantz]], adapted as a [[Princess Daisy (miniseries)|1983 miniseries]]
* ''[[Princess Daisy (novel)|Princess Daisy]]'' (1980) by [[Judith Krantz]], adapted as a [[Princess Daisy (miniseries)|1983 miniseries]]
* ''Bare Essence'' (1980) by Meredith Rich, adapted as a [[Bare Essence|TV series]]
* ''[[Chances (novel)|Chances]]'' (1981) and ''Lucky'' (1985) by [[Jackie Collins]], adapted as a [[Lucky Chances|1990 miniseries]]
* ''Lace'' (1982) by [[Shirley Conran]], adapted as a [[Lace (miniseries)|1984 miniseries]]
* ''Lace'' (1982) by [[Shirley Conran]], adapted as a [[Lace (miniseries)|1984 miniseries]]
* ''Sins'' (1982) by [[Judith Gould]], adapted as a [[Sins (miniseries)|1986 miniseries]]
* ''Sins'' (1982) by [[Judith Gould]], adapted as a [[Sins (miniseries)|1986 miniseries]]
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* ''[[Crossings (Steel novel)|Crossings]]'' (1982) by [[Danielle Steel]], adapted as a [[Crossings (miniseries)|1986 miniseries]]
* ''[[Crossings (Steel novel)|Crossings]]'' (1982) by [[Danielle Steel]], adapted as a [[Crossings (miniseries)|1986 miniseries]]
* ''[[Hollywood Wives (novel)|Hollywood Wives]]'' (1983) by [[Jackie Collins]], adapted as a [[Hollywood Wives (miniseries)|1985 miniseries]]
* ''[[Hollywood Wives (novel)|Hollywood Wives]]'' (1983) by [[Jackie Collins]], adapted as a [[Hollywood Wives (miniseries)|1985 miniseries]]
* ''[[Return to Eden]]'' (1985), novelised by [[Rosalind Miles]]
* ''Queenie'' (1985) by [[Michael Korda]], adapted as a [[Queenie (miniseries)|1987 miniseries]]
* ''[[Return to Eden]]'' (1985), novelised by [[Rosalind Miles (author)|Rosalind Miles]]
* ''[[I'll Take Manhattan]]'' (1986) by [[Judith Krantz]], adapted as a [[I'll Take Manhattan (miniseries)|1987 miniseries]]
* ''[[I'll Take Manhattan]]'' (1986) by [[Judith Krantz]], adapted as a [[I'll Take Manhattan (miniseries)|1987 miniseries]]
* ''[[Till We Meet Again (novel)|Till We Meet Again]]'' (1988) by [[Judith Krantz]], adapted as a [[Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again|1989 miniseries]]
* ''Dazzle'' (1990) by [[Judith Krantz]], adapted as a 1995 miniseries
* ''[[Lady Boss]]'' (1990) by [[Jackie Collins]], adapted as a 1992 miniseries
* ''[[Torch Song (1993 film)|Torch Song]]'' (1993) by [[Judith Krantz]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:48, 22 December 2024

Bonkbuster (a play on "blockbuster" and the verb "to bonk") is a term coined in 1989 by British writer Sue Limb to describe a subgenre of commercial romance novels in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as their subsequent miniseries adaptations.[1][2][3]

Genre history

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Although the term has been used generally to describe "bodice-rippers" such as Forever Amber (1944) by Kathleen Winsor,[4] as well as Valley of the Dolls (1966) and the novels of Jacqueline Susann[5][6] and Harold Robbins,[7] it is specifically associated with the novels of Judith Krantz, Jackie Collins, Shirley Conran, and Jilly Cooper, known for their glamorous, financially independent female protagonists and salacious storylines.[8] Many of these novels were adapted in the 1980s into glossy, big-budget miniseries, reminiscent of primetime soaps of the time, such as Dallas, Knots Landing and Dynasty.

Examples

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References

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  1. ^ The Telegraph, 18 February 2002[dead link‍] Accessed 2007-11-11.
  2. ^ Sydney Morning Herald, 19 June 2002 Accessed 2007-11-11.
  3. ^ "Bonk word that bust convention". the Guardian. June 18, 2002.
  4. ^ "Observer review: Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor". the Guardian. July 27, 2002.
  5. ^ "Sex in the suburbs: a history of the bonkbuster in six books". the Guardian. July 28, 2012.
  6. ^ Haines, Chris (October 1, 1997). "Media Circus". Salon.
  7. ^ Cummins, Anthony (May 21, 2016). "Harold Robbins's cocaine-fuelled bonkbusters sold 750 million copies — and they're far better than Fifty Shades". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  8. ^ "How the bonkbuster novel came to define a generation". The Independent. August 17, 2019.
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