tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post5278328939197513503..comments2024-01-29T08:16:59.673-08:00Comments on In one eye, out the other...: Only time will tell… how many years it will take to get the full story!Susan Tunishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17393038397678961337noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-32822398017442348892011-10-03T13:54:46.319-07:002011-10-03T13:54:46.319-07:00Hi Kat,
Very interesting. As you know, I don'...Hi Kat,<br /><br />Very interesting. As you know, I don't hate all trilogies and series. But I think that, frequently due to pressure from their publishing houses or their own insecurity, authors often drag series out too long. Past the point of freshness, shall we say. I could name names, but I won't. Actually, kudos to Lee Child for his stated intent to end the Reacher series in the near future because he thinks it's time.<br /><br />As for trilogies, it's a perfectly legitimate way to tell a story, one that's been around for centuries. I just think that there's also a trend in that direction right now, and that the trend may owe more to the commercial benefits of a trilogy than the needs of the story-telling.Susan Tunishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17393038397678961337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-21764431062027712302011-10-01T22:09:19.368-07:002011-10-01T22:09:19.368-07:00This was a great post. And I have to admit, I am l...This was a great post. And I have to admit, I am loving the trilogies!! I think they're awesome... but I have been reading trilogies and series at a time when all the books are accessible. <br /><br />I'll give you some examples:<br />1) The Dark Materials - I believe were my first introduction to trilogies and LOVED the experience. I loved that the stories of the characters did not end with one book, but that there were more to learn and adventure with when reading the sequels.<br /><br />2) The Hunger Games - I absolutely LOVED this trilogy and SO happy that I read them when all were out, because I think I would have gone mad not knowing what happened next. :)<br /><br />3) Sookie Stackhouse vampire series: I love True Blood and the books are awesome - although there are about 8 or 9 books avaiable - every book reflects a season and True Blood has only had four. So don't want to spoil my own experience with the TV show, so reading along with the season.<br /><br />4) Marta Acosta Casa Dracula series - this was a four book series (quatrology?) and LOVED it! I have to say that I read the third book first and think my experience reading the whole series was heavinly influenced by reading it out of order. And I'm happy that I did that, but with other series I need to start with the first book. <br /><br />5) Juliet Blackwell's Witchcraft mystery - I picked up the second book from bookcrossing and I was attracted to the fact that it was a series - so I am now a fan of trilogies and series. <br /><br />Especially when I fall in love with a character - I just don't want them to disappear.<br /><br />PS One series I could have done without - Twilight - that was dreadful and I still want those hours of my life back... ok exagerrating. But am appalled at myself for having read them when I haven't read Harry Potter yet!<br /><br />KatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12314135874322294123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3354429728039534096.post-10549713210207609762011-09-22T17:35:36.285-07:002011-09-22T17:35:36.285-07:00How annoying - prequels, sequels and series!! I r...How annoying - prequels, sequels and series!! I remember reading Centennial by James Michener and it was huge, but you read and read and read...then you would look at the end of the book and said 'almost done.' When you finished you went 'WOW - what a great story.' Now you don't know if your at the end, middle or beginning. But, we buy them and read them anyway.divanoreply@blogger.com