So I have always been a HUGE reader .. I usually ALWAYS have a book with me (a book and/or my camera) .. recently I have fallen out of that habit. I don't understand how or why really, it's a habit I've had since I was in my early teens. Anyway, I need to start reading again... like I use to. I use to be rather OCD about it all. Keeping lists of books I read, books I owned, books I wanted ... books books books... it's all my life was about....
Then I had kids and the lines got blurred... lol... however all my kids love to read too, and they have always had a ample (and them some) library of books, buying them books before myself.
One author I NEVER passed up buying no matter what was Nora Roberts (aka J.D. Robb) ... She has written around 200 Books (or stories with in jointly combined books with other authors, NOT counting HER combined books of her older stories) and I am proud to say that I own just about every one except for 2 to 4 of them (I forget exactly) ... and those are of her first couple years. I used to be the same way about the V. C. Andrews books and have every single of her book, up to a certain point, when I just didn't like the "change" in the writing after she died and they ran out of her original material. Nothing against her Ghost Writer... but it just wasn't the same.
I have read a ton romance novels, I'm talking Harlequin Smut type books of course. 90% of them have babies on the covers! LOL.... no kidding about that either.
But my literary horizon has been very short. I read all the required reading in school, most of it I didn't even enjoy. Some of it, I did. I read Stephan King, and my favorite authors in my early years were Christopher Pike and Lurlene McDaniels ... I love the book Little Women (and even read Little Men too) ... and I adore the Anne of Green Gables series (both books and movies!) but that's about as deep as I enjoy historical fiction (unless of course a friend of mine is writing it) ...
The biggest leap I've taken in the last year was reading Confessions of a Shopaholic and the first two books of the Twilight Series.
Yeah, I know ... sad huh?
But I have never read The Lord of the Rings series, I haven't ever read Dean Koontz... I have had the book "The Witching Hour" by Anne Rice for ten years, I've started reading it, but after a few pages, I put it down and never went back. So when I saw the Reading Challenges on another blog, I was immediately drawn in.
THIS is how I'm going to get my love for reading back!!
So, I joined 2 challenges .......... the first of which is ......
The rules are pretty simple!
The Rules:
The challenge starts January 1, 2010 and ends December 31, 2010.
* Crossover from other challenges is allowed.
* Choose the level at which you would like to participate, post about it and come back and leave a link to your post in Mister Linky.
* Titles and authors do not have to be predetermined, and can change at any time.
* Books can come from any genre or reading level, the only requirement is that you have heard great things about the author, but haven't yet read any of their works.
The Levels:
Easy: Choose three authors and read at least one title from each author.
Moderate: Choose six authors and read at least one title from each author.
Challenging: Choose ten authors and read at least one title from each author.
Over-Achieving: Anything over ten authors.
If you are interested in joining in the fun, there is still time to do it! Just check it out HERE!
So after asking my friends and my husband throwing his opinion in... this is my list of 10 Authors and I plan on finding one or two more... :D That's right, I've got to be an Over-Achiever in SOMETHING!
1: J. R. R. Tolkien
2: Anne Rice
3: Dean Koontz
4: Nicholas Sparks
5: Debbie Macomber
6: Kathy Reichs
7: Jodi Picoult
8: James Patterson
9: Robyn Carr
10: Patrica Cornwell
Those are my 10 for sures :D But I'm sure there will be a lot of authors I haven't read before.
The second Challenge I joined is....
1. The goal is to read 100 or more books. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.
2. Audio, Re-reads, eBooks, YA, Manga, Graphic Novels, Library books, Novellas, Young Reader, Nonfiction – as long as the book has an ISBN or equivalent or can be purchased as such, the book counts.
What doesn't count: Individual short stories or individual books in the Bible.
3. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.
4. Crossovers from other reading challenges count.
5. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010. Books started before the 1st do not count.
6. Sign up under Mr. Linky
So if you are interested in that one - be sure to click HERE!
I'm really excited :D
The early books from James Patterson, Dean Koontz, and Patricia Cromwell are all very good. At one time these were all my favorite authors. You will enjoy these choices.Have a fun time reading.
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Diane
Welcome to the 100+ Reading Challenge. I am so glad you have decided to join us in the fun. 2010 is going to be a great year in reading. I can just feel it!
ReplyDeleteAnd here I thought I was the only person who hadn't read anything by Jodi Picoult! :)
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the challenge! I've been looking around your blog, and have really enjoyed reading about your children.