Some of you read a lot more than I do (like Linda Hyer). You are the type who always has another book to move on to when the current one is finished. Others, like my husband, only read articles for information, history, theology.. I like to escape through books and also like books that have believable but fictional characters. Some of my favorite writers are Charles Dickens, Agatha Christie and Jan Karon (the Mitford series). My absolute favorite is of course the inexhaustible Bible. Lately, I have enjoyed the Maisie Dobbs series and recently discovered Debbie Macomber's books, different from my normal tastes.
I like to follow authors or series that I enjoy. As a little girl, I would sit at the top of our steps in a dimly lit hall, my only private space time in a somewhat crowded house, and devour the Nancy Drew books, It seems like in high school and college I read what was required and not much else, but in adult years have enjoyed coming back to these relaxing friends.
When Tom and I were newly married, we chose not to have a television for a couple of years. I read most of Dickens when we lived in Salida. Colorado. One night, as I realized that I couldn't finish David Copperfield, my favorite of his, (about 800 pages), even if I didn't sleep, I was worried; What if Agnes married slimy Uriah Heep to help her father or out of guilt? Tom, probably asleep hours before me as usual, answered half awake something like: "It won't change the ending even if you stay up. It is a story written over a hundred years ago..and it didn't really happen anyway." Oh well. It certainly seemed real to me.!
Yesterday I finished Mary Higgins Clark's latest and I felt that same excitement. How is it going to end? I have enjoyed reading hers and Sue Grafton's mysteries. I like Sue's more for her main character Kinsey, who stays the same age throughout all of her books. John Grisham's have been good too, especially Rainmaker and The Testament,though his recent ones haven't been as enjoyable for me.
I am really not sure why I decided to write this blog. I hope you identify with it in some way, even if our choice of style may be different. I have tried suggestions of other people and am currently reading The Help about some African American maids. I am starting to get into it...
Hi Pat, I liked this post. When we were first married, I read Agatha Christie books one after the other. I should give Dickens a try - I've seen several of the BBC Dickens productions and found them interesting. I don't read much fiction, it has to be very captivating. My favorite fiction book of all time though is The Count of Monte Cristo (abridged) - couldn't put it down. I also love the Zion Covenant WWII fiction series by Thoene. Have you read those books?
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeannette and thanks for becoming a follower of my blogs. I am not into history like my husband is so I haven't read the Chronicles. I know I haven't read the Count of Monte Cristo but might like to try that.
ReplyDeleteI love blogging and reading blogs. I've been blogging for almost five years now, and it's still one of my favorite pastimes. Facebook has weeded out a lot of former bloggers, but there are still a few of us diehards remaining. ; )
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