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Gee and I was going to make sure you had an invitation to the next open heart surgery I am allowed to watch.
But that surgery isn't killing, it's life-saving. Unless the surgeon makes an "oops".
Gee and I was going to make sure you had an invitation to the next open heart surgery I am allowed to watch.
But that surgery isn't killing, it's life-saving. Unless the surgeon makes an "oops".
I saw ''Prince of Tides in the theater many years ago. I remember great performances by Barbara Streisand, and Nick Nolte. [Before his mugshot photo for a D.U.I. became a joke] My wife read the book and said the movie did a good job capturing life in the Carolina's .Kleenex optional. Particularly like the Jefferson book because of its culinary interest.I'm currently reading Prince of Tides by Pat Conroy. Didn't see the movie either so really didn't have any idea about the book but knew it was a pretty popular story. It's very rich story-telling so I don't get very far each night. I've been reading it for nearly a week and am not even a quarter through the book.
I see mysterychef just started a book about Thomas Jefferson. Which one is that? I love Mr. Jefferson. His life is so amazing! My son graduated from his University so my family has a great affection for the man!
I am reading M.C.Beaton's Death Of Yesterday. I love all of her Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin mysteries.
Read them in order of publishing date! In other words, read them as the author wrote/published them. The series has a progression.
Report back!
I hope you like Pike as much as I do. The series initially focused on Cole with Pike as his back-up, but when the Pike as protagonist novel came out it really blew me away.
I wish I knew these people. That's why you/I like these Crais novels. We wanna be friends with the main characters.
I knew that M.C. Beaton also wrote under her maiden name of Marion Chesney, but take a look at her Wikipedia page; it is astounding. She's used several names and has written oodles of books. I've read the Macbeth and Raisin titles our library has -- I wish they stocked every one of them. I've read several of her Edwardian novels but don't like the characters nearly as well as those two.
Addie, I can think of a couple of reasons. They may not be valid reasons, but...e.g., they might gain new followers under a different name; perhaps this author knows some people don't care for the two named series but will try books of a different genre or style without prejudging, not having preconceived ideas of what that book will be.
Or maybe the author assumes the role of a different writer when she assumes a different name. Maybe she feels more free to go off in a new direction, deviate from what her fans are accustomed to. Maybe it's just fun.
Maybe it's a business decision -- can't think of a reason here, but I'm not in business. Stephen King has published under another name but I've never heard him give a reason.
If you're getting the books at the library check your account online to see if they have a reading history. When our system switched over to the Evergreen System you actually had to set your account to save your history. Under our old system the reading history was the default setting....I like your suggestion of going back to the very beginning of Crais' writing history and following the progression forward. My DIL chides herself on, after finding a new author she likes, devouring all of his/her work. I used to resist doing this but find myself bringing home books I have already read because there was no method to my choosing. I can't remember all the titles, but the situations usually ring a bell....
I'm really ticked with the people in charge of our County right now -- everybody's got budget troubles; I understand that. But they're going to reduce bus routes and library hours to save money. There is currently a program to order books out of our system; that will be cut, too, to save money. That is just so short-sighted imo.
I'll go look to see if I have a title history I can access on-line; but, shhhh, don't tell them or they'll cut that out, too.
I like your suggestion of going back to the very beginning of Crais' writing history and following the progression forward. My DIL chides herself on, after finding a new author she likes, devouring all of his/her work. I used to resist doing this but find myself bringing home books I have already read because there was no method to my choosing. I can't remember all the titles, but the situations usually ring a bell. Sometimes I'll go ahead and re-read it, but as has been mentioned, there are so many books, so little time -- too little to be re-reading just because...
Did you say you have a listing of what you read?
I don't understand why authors change their names over and over. I would think you would lose some followers if they don't know your new name.
I definitely start an author's series with book one. If I see something more recent in the library that looks like a good one I'll save the title in my account folder and request the first (and second and, sometimes third...) book in the series. I find it interesting to watch the characters develop personalities!
I'm really ticked with the people in charge of our County right now -- everybody's got budget troubles; I understand that. But they're going to reduce bus routes and library hours to save money. There is currently a program to order books out of our system; that will be cut, too, to save money. That is just so short-sighted imo.
I'll go look to see if I have a title history I can access on-line; but, shhhh, don't tell them or they'll cut that out, too.
That never works because you never know if you'll like a series until you've read an exemplar, usually the latest new release...