I’m an avid reader. I prefer contemporary fiction, but read anything that strikes my fancy.I can’t remember all of the authors I’ve read, but I’ll start by listing those I’ve binge-read, working my way back through the years, starting with the ones whose books I reread: M.M. Kaye (everything, multiple times), Colleen McCullough (everything), Mary Stewart (everything, multiple times), Rosamund Pilcher (September is my favorite, The Shell Seekers is a close second and I read them both every few years), Elizabeth Gilbert (everything, several times). Barbara Kinglsolver’s books fascinate me, especially the saga of “Turtle”. I loved Andy Weir’s The Martian and Hail Mary (read that one twice, watch The Martian movie regularly). Wool was an outstanding book but I haven’t seen the series.
I was really taken with the movie Me Before You, and wanted to read the book, which was exactly like the movie, something I didn’t expect. But Jojo Moyes followed that book up with two more, following the same character, and I couldn’t read them fast enough. I enjoyed Liane Moriarty’s Big Little Lies, and read a few more of her books.
I’m not a Book Club follower; I prefer recommendations, or browsing the library shelves (in person and digitally).
I read so much that I don’t have a TBR pile or list. Genres I don’t read: fantasy, fan fic, historical, memoirs (except for Elizabeth Gilbert), gritty reality (lived it, don’t need to read it). Biggest pet peeve: books written in first person. Most authors, in my opinion, don’t write it well. When I get sick of how many times they start a sentence with “I _____”, the book is closed and never opened again. I much prefer third-person-deep.
What are your reading preferences? Favorite authors? Genre preferences? Best book you’ve read in years?
