Since Everyone Else is Doing It...
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30 Days of Books
Day 01 – A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
I don't read many serials. It seems like it's too hard to find the sequels in the libraries. Or, I can find the sequels, but not the first. I'm loathe to start buying a new series because if I hate it, it'll be a pain in the ass to get rid of on amazon.com & I'll end up giving it to someone (or to the library, where they will promptly lose it because, yanno, it's the first book in the series).
With that being said, the series that I've read with any passion or absorption have been Piers Anthony's Immortals, the Harry Potter books, Stephen King's Dark Tower (which spanned two decades of my life)... and a series I loathed - to humor Rob I read Eddings' Belgariad cycle (she said acidly). Honestly, I can't say that I'd want any of them to go on longer. The Dark Tower took 20 years to be finished - I think that's long enough. Maybe the Belgariad would have been better if Eddings had taken 20 years to write it. Ah, I guess I would be happy if Jean M. Auel wrote another book or two for the Clan of the Cave Bear saga (hee hee, there's a press release for The Land of Painted Caves for March of 2011!). That's another series that has lasted two decades. I didn't think about it at first, but I've been getting ahold of all of the books by Kathleen O'Neal Gear & W. Michael Gear - all the The People of... books. Even though each one has a single strand tying them together (the wolf bundle), they can be read as stand-alone books. I enjoy that series immensely.
I can't really answer the second part because I'm not in the middle of any series. I've been thinking about picking up The Wheel of Time, but of course - no first book can be found and I don't want to buy the damned thing. I gave up on Anne Rice's vampire books when she started adding in the elements from Lasher & the Taltos stuff. Now she's a born-again Catholic or something.
Day 02 – A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 – The best book you’ve read in the last 12 months
Day 04 – Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 – A book or series you hate
Day 06 – Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 – Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 – A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 – Best scene ever
Day 10 – A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 – A book that disappointed you
Day 12 – A book or series of books you’ve watched more than five times
Day 13 – Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 – Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 – Your “comfort” book
Day 16 – Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 – Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 – Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 – Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 – Favorite kiss
Day 21 – Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 – Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 – Most annoying character ever
Day 24 – Best quote from a novel
Day 25 – Any five books from your “to be read” stack
Day 26 – OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 – If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 – First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 – Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 – What book are you reading right now?
Day 01 – A book series you wish had gone on longer OR a book series you wish would just freaking end already (or both!)
I don't read many serials. It seems like it's too hard to find the sequels in the libraries. Or, I can find the sequels, but not the first. I'm loathe to start buying a new series because if I hate it, it'll be a pain in the ass to get rid of on amazon.com & I'll end up giving it to someone (or to the library, where they will promptly lose it because, yanno, it's the first book in the series).
With that being said, the series that I've read with any passion or absorption have been Piers Anthony's Immortals, the Harry Potter books, Stephen King's Dark Tower (which spanned two decades of my life)... and a series I loathed - to humor Rob I read Eddings' Belgariad cycle (she said acidly). Honestly, I can't say that I'd want any of them to go on longer. The Dark Tower took 20 years to be finished - I think that's long enough. Maybe the Belgariad would have been better if Eddings had taken 20 years to write it. Ah, I guess I would be happy if Jean M. Auel wrote another book or two for the Clan of the Cave Bear saga (hee hee, there's a press release for The Land of Painted Caves for March of 2011!). That's another series that has lasted two decades. I didn't think about it at first, but I've been getting ahold of all of the books by Kathleen O'Neal Gear & W. Michael Gear - all the The People of... books. Even though each one has a single strand tying them together (the wolf bundle), they can be read as stand-alone books. I enjoy that series immensely.
I can't really answer the second part because I'm not in the middle of any series. I've been thinking about picking up The Wheel of Time, but of course - no first book can be found and I don't want to buy the damned thing. I gave up on Anne Rice's vampire books when she started adding in the elements from Lasher & the Taltos stuff. Now she's a born-again Catholic or something.
Day 02 – A book or series you wish more people were reading and talking about
Day 03 – The best book you’ve read in the last 12 months
Day 04 – Your favorite book or series ever
Day 05 – A book or series you hate
Day 06 – Favorite book of your favorite series OR your favorite book of all time
Day 07 – Least favorite plot device employed by way too many books you actually enjoyed otherwise
Day 08 – A book everyone should read at least once
Day 09 – Best scene ever
Day 10 – A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 – A book that disappointed you
Day 12 – A book or series of books you’ve watched more than five times
Day 13 – Favorite childhood book OR current favorite YA book (or both!)
Day 14 – Favorite character in a book (of any sex or gender)
Day 15 – Your “comfort” book
Day 16 – Favorite poem or collection of poetry
Day 17 – Favorite story or collection of stories (short stories, novellas, novelettes, etc.)
Day 18 – Favorite beginning scene in a book
Day 19 – Favorite book cover (bonus points for posting an image!)
Day 20 – Favorite kiss
Day 21 – Favorite romantic/sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 22 – Favorite non-sexual relationship (including asexual romantic relationships)
Day 23 – Most annoying character ever
Day 24 – Best quote from a novel
Day 25 – Any five books from your “to be read” stack
Day 26 – OMG WTF? OR most irritating/awful/annoying book ending
Day 27 – If a book contains ______, you will always read it (and a book or books that contain it)!
Day 28 – First favorite book or series obsession
Day 29 – Saddest character death OR best/most satisfying character death (or both!)
Day 30 – What book are you reading right now?
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Date: 2010-08-04 07:56 pm (UTC)