Have you ever noticed when you reread old favorites? I do at different times. I love to reread "keepers" when I want to revisit the emotions or experiences I've had the first time I read a book. When I want to have that "falling in love" experience, I read Linda Howard. She has great Alpha males as her heroes and strong heroines, and she makes the characters work when they fall in love. Her books? In the pile that I read yearly. My favorites are some of her older books, After the Night, Dream Man, and the Mackensie Series.
I also notice that I reread books when I'm stressed. Right now, I'm having a slight writer's crisis, so I'm rereading one of my favorites, the Black Dagger Brotherhood series, by J R Ward. Not only is she a great writer, but the characters are so strong that I get lost in the story and forget my stress for a while. Right now, there's another purpose in rereading the series. She's coming out with another book in April and I want to be caught up in the series' events.
Which brings me to the last reason (I think) I have for rereading. When I love a book I read it so fast that often times I miss nuances that rereading will pick up. When I reread a book, I can slow down and savor it.
So, do you reread books? How often? And do you have a pile of "to be read" books that is gaining height as you reread?
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
A Writer's addiction- books!
Hi, my name is Kate and I love books. I get lost in them, from the joy of finding new authors that I love to reading new and different genres. I've only found one genre I can't get interested in and that's horror. Too graphic for an imagination as vivid as mine.
When I lived in another city, I worked about six blocks away from a used bookstore that was fantastic. The store was three stories of every kind of book you could think of. Often, during my lunch hour, I'd sneak a sandwich in and spend forty five minutes of my hour browsing and narrowing down the books I could afford from the massive pile that I wanted to buy. Once, though, I forgot the time and was extremely surprised when a coworker came by and found me in the basement, where the romances were housed. I'd been away from the office for two and a half hours.
I hope to share not only my favorite books with you, but also my love of reading. I hope you have as much enjoyment from your reading as I get from mine.
When I lived in another city, I worked about six blocks away from a used bookstore that was fantastic. The store was three stories of every kind of book you could think of. Often, during my lunch hour, I'd sneak a sandwich in and spend forty five minutes of my hour browsing and narrowing down the books I could afford from the massive pile that I wanted to buy. Once, though, I forgot the time and was extremely surprised when a coworker came by and found me in the basement, where the romances were housed. I'd been away from the office for two and a half hours.
I hope to share not only my favorite books with you, but also my love of reading. I hope you have as much enjoyment from your reading as I get from mine.
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