tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post2298119820962688345..comments2024-02-12T17:59:33.534-06:00Comments on RAZORED ZEN: The Year of the SeriesCharles Gramlichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-7883884274512390022017-01-10T10:16:36.102-06:002017-01-10T10:16:36.102-06:00Riot kitty, that works too!
Riot kitty, that works too!<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-83497963816281344062017-01-10T01:13:05.213-06:002017-01-10T01:13:05.213-06:00I tend to read things in the same way that I think...I tend to read things in the same way that I think: in no pattern whatsoever ;)Riot Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02725825736285347870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-91906890155885780332017-01-09T07:40:20.420-06:002017-01-09T07:40:20.420-06:00David J, a worthy goal. I'm also finding it ve...David J, a worthy goal. I'm also finding it very difficult to keep up with some great looking stuff from friends that I'd like to read. I know a heckuva lot of writers these days, all doing good stuff.<br /><br />Oscar, I've got a couple of thousand unread books in my house, from all different kinds of genres. <br /><br />Mark, a lot of the space opera and adventure/mystery books I read as a kid were part of a series. I learned early to enjoy the stuff.<br /><br />Prashant, the Potter books were extremely engaging. I practically had to go through all of them back to back.<br /><br />G.B., I did have that problem sometimes as a kid but these days I can almost always find that missing one in a series. I also do like, though, to have the whole series in hand, or to at least know it is completed before I start it.<br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-42663636982254678072017-01-09T05:32:32.063-06:002017-01-09T05:32:32.063-06:00I paid a heavy price for reading series early on. ...I paid a heavy price for reading series early on. Because the bulk of my reading comes from my local library (about 96%), I have done series that have left me screaming in frustration because a particular book would be missing. And that book would be necessary to read in order to keep on top of the continuing plot threads.<br /><br />Then, there are the debacles like Robert Jordan, in which each book clocks in @ 700 pages or so and each one came out in two year intervals. Made it extremely hard to keep up with the several different plot lines going on.<br /><br />So now, I tread very lightly when it comes to book series of any kind. Unless I can get my hands on them all in one fell swoop, I run screaming in the other direction.<br /><br />To be honest, the only series I've gotten into was/is written by Walter Mosely. He has one series (sadly I have forgotten the name of the name character but it ain't Easy Rowlins) in which I've read every single one, including one that came out this past year.G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-40807308733279525402017-01-09T05:19:48.959-06:002017-01-09T05:19:48.959-06:00Charles, the only series I read back to back, in r...Charles, the only series I read back to back, in recent memory, was Harry Potter. I don't have specific goals but I'd like to read and write (and hopefully publish) more this year.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-75266408386796448052017-01-09T03:36:25.368-06:002017-01-09T03:36:25.368-06:00Can't say I like to read through a serial list...Can't say I like to read through a serial list like that. I liked all of the Tolkien books, and do like to at lest see all of the movies in a series once I start one, but I go more for authors like Dickens who was serialized but not serial. the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-12121446355375629362017-01-08T13:38:14.624-06:002017-01-08T13:38:14.624-06:00I don't set any goals for reading, just to fin...I don't set any goals for reading, just to finish the project(s) I'm working on. I'm afraid I don't have any series of books laying around TBR, either, but I have rerad two or three of Dusty Richards family saga novels. Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-37020812575499709302017-01-08T13:13:57.842-06:002017-01-08T13:13:57.842-06:00I suppose for this year I want to get in control o...I suppose for this year I want to get in control of my TBR pile instead of the other way around. It got seriously out of hand this last year and I told a lot of people I would read their books and just did not get around to them all. This year I want to be sure that if I tell someone I will - I will get it done in a reasonable amount of time.<br /><br />That said, I have no real guidelines, just enjoyment, research and broadening my horizons.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-59569376630718162092017-01-08T10:10:26.041-06:002017-01-08T10:10:26.041-06:00Stephanie, I guess it's good problem to have,...Stephanie, I guess it's good problem to have, so many good books and not enough time. But I do like to read the whole of a good series.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-52664402295535955572017-01-07T15:30:34.403-06:002017-01-07T15:30:34.403-06:00When it comes to series, I'm bad about that, t...When it comes to series, I'm bad about that, too. I'll often read the latest in a friend's series so that I can review it and tell people about it to get more sales for the author. Then I never go back and read the earlier books!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-72721216378005481212017-01-06T20:05:58.431-06:002017-01-06T20:05:58.431-06:00Paul, that forgetting is a problem for me in serie...Paul, that forgetting is a problem for me in series. I find it hard to pick up the next book after too long a layoff, even if I really enjoyed the earlier works.<br /><br />Keith, I tend to have to read a fair amount of nonfiction for my work so when I'm at home I pretty much just want to read for enjoyment. I never take my goals too seriously but I guess I just enjoy thinking about reading as well as actually doing it.<br /><br />Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-54837070533667408672017-01-06T16:28:59.221-06:002017-01-06T16:28:59.221-06:00I hope to reread some series this year, such as Po...I hope to reread some series this year, such as Poul Anderson's Technis future history, plus read a bit of Dumarest and Dray Prescott.<br /><br />Then there's something called Talera I've been wanting to dive into...<br /><br />Overall, I just want to read more for my own enjoyment.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-4690573824168832852017-01-06T16:28:45.664-06:002017-01-06T16:28:45.664-06:00I hope to reread some series this year, such as Po...I hope to reread some series this year, such as Poul Anderson's Technis future history, plus read a bit of Dumarest and Dray Prescott.<br /><br />Then there's something called Talera I've been wanting to dive into...<br /><br />Overall, I just want to read more for my own enjoyment.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28221839.post-6228443758186268322017-01-06T13:04:07.374-06:002017-01-06T13:04:07.374-06:00I usually have general reading goals but they'...I usually have general reading goals but they're not hard-set and not the only books I will read in a year.<br /><br />This year's bigger goals are ;<br /> to read more authors that will be attending the Northeastern (Horror) Writers Conference.<br /> to read more original Sherlock Holmes (Doyle) and Tarzan (Burroughs) books <br /> to read more classic pulp authors, more crime noir thrillers<br /> to read more of authors I enjoy but haven't read enough of (Fred Saberhagen, Glen Cook)<br /><br />As for series, I usually am torn. If I read a series straight through, it tends to all blur in my memory later. But if I pick at it over the years, I tend to forget the finer details of what went before.<br />Paul R. McNameehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498380385001618758noreply@blogger.com