Book Series - Do you enjoy reading them or you prefer a stand-alone novel?
By wayz12
@wayz12 (2059)
United States
May 10, 2008 1:25pm CST
I enjoy reading book series. I like following the adventures of a character, learn more about previous characters in the other books and watch them grow, and there is that familiarity with an author's style.
From the famous Harry Potter series to my favorite paranormal romance series, I like reading them. I wonder if anybody like them to and if you have any recommendations of good ones.
Please share.
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7 responses
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
10 May 08
I like to read book series. Like you said it's fun to follow their adventures. There are times when I read a book and then I wish that the author would write more so that I could find out what happenes to the character but unfortunately not all authors like to write series. I like the Harry Potter series and those are like one of my favorites. I also like the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich which are just so funny and wonderful. I would recommend it to anyone and I would read it if I were you. You'll have a good laugh from those books. Apart from that there are other series that I like to like Gossip Girl, A-List, and some other teenage books. I'm 19 and I'm going on twenty but you can still find me reading books for tweens and teens and I'm not ashamed to say it. But I would really read the Stephanie Plum books they are really good.
@wayz12 (2059)
• United States
10 May 08
I like reading young adult fiction too despite the fact that i'm in the late thirties myself. I love the Harry Potter series, the Artemis Fowl series, the Cirque du Freak series, etc.
I've heard of the Stephanie Plum series and I will check it out. Thanks for sharing.
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
10 May 08
My little brother is reading the Cirque Du Freak series and I am going to check them out when I finish a few books that I have here that I need to read. I want to read the Artemis series too. I hope that you have as much fun as I do with the Stephanie Plum series there are a lot of books to keep you laughing.
@xavierkyle (223)
• Philippines
16 May 08
Yes, I enjoy reading book series. harry Potter is my favorite. I also like the series of Artemis Fowl, Septimus Heap and The Inheritance trilogy.
@Fishmomma (11377)
• United States
13 May 08
I do like reading series; however, like to read them in order. There is a mystery series that I'm getting ready to start, but am missing some of the books. I'm hoping it won't make a difference.
@RenaCeline (170)
• United States
13 May 08
I have sort of mixed feelings in regards to series and stand alone books. I have this thing where when I book or series I love ends, I get really sad because I want to read more. When I'm reading a series, I get to find out more things that happen along the way, but when the ending hits, I get sad. A prime example was with the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer, that I'm totally hooked to. I thought book three was the end of it, but now there's a fourth book coming out in August.
@teison2 (5921)
• Norway
10 May 08
I prefere stand alone novels. I do enjoy reading crimestories though about the same investigator or hero. Still I like it when one can read them as stand alone novels as well. I do not like series about families or love stories that just go on and on and on for 46 books.
@wayz12 (2059)
• United States
10 May 08
I do see your point. Most of the stories that I read, even though they are part of a series, usually is a novel by itself. I hate cliffhangers that leave me hanging until the next time I read about it, so I understand what you were saying.
Thanks for sharing.
@anneshirley (1516)
• Philippines
16 May 08
I prefer a stand alone novel because if I finished reading a book, I want the feeling of contentment.
