Book Club

[Annabellethecat66]

I always enjoyed reading historical fiction with some romance thrown in it.  Books like North and South by John Jakes.  He was a prolific writer.  He always added some romance.  However, when you read one of his books you came away having learned something about history.

[deerfeeder]

I remember watching a series on TV that was based on John Jakes' novels. I loved it! Patrick Swayze was one of the main characters. That's going way back....

[chihuahuamom]

My tastes in reading have changed over the course of my life.  Like many of you, I used to love romances with the governess or nanny (Victoria Holt).  Then I was into medical mysteries, then espionage and thrillers, and science fiction (Divergent, Hunger Games).Now I am loving historical fiction (Outlander, Discovery of Witches). I am not into true science fiction (Asimov), but pretty much anything else, I could enjoy.

[Tinkrbl44]

I'm a mystery lover, so I tend to go by author.  My faves are John Grisham, Sue Grafton, Janet Evanovich and Nancy Martin .... and have read most, if not all of their books.

My current new author is Sandra Brown and I'm currently reading the 6th book she's written .... thank goodness she's written about 60 books!    Brown is really a very skilled writer if you're a lover of "Who Done Its".

[AuntG]

@Caligurll I'm a cozy (or cosy) fan also.  Right now I'm planning to read all 29 bed and breakfast mysteries by Mary Daheim in order.

[Kitlynn]

I have been reading cozy mysteries for several years now. I love them and have several favorite authors that do series. I also read some romance along the way. Every now and then I wil read a biography. I have read all the books on Julia Child and really enjoyed them. Overall though the cozy mysteries are what I read on a daily basis.

[Judaline]

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@deerfeeder wrote:

I remember watching a series on TV that was based on John Jakes' novels. I loved it! Patrick Swayze was one of the main characters. That's going way back....

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Everyone remembers this.

[debic]

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@deerfeeder wrote:

I read several different genres - cozies, historical fiction, thrillers, nonfiction, mysteries, memoirs, sci - fi ,fantasy, time travel,  etc. I sometimes find myself being interested in certain genres in phases. Like I'll read historical fiction books for a month or so and then switch to sci - fi or thrillers. When I'm going through a certain "phase" only one genre will interest me. Then it passes and I switch to a different genre. Does this happen with anyone else?

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That's exactly how I read.   Sometimes after an intense book I'll jump to a cozy to lighten my mood.   If I start a new author I tend to read the whole series, or several of their books before moving on.

[sunala]

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@Caligurll wrote:

I buy a lot of self-help books too.  It would help if I read them.

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@Caligurlland I watch exercise shows, and one day I'll stand up and try to do them!

[Caligurll]

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@sunala wrote:

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@Caligurll wrote:

I buy a lot of self-help books too.  It would help if I read them.

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@Caligurlland I watch exercise shows, and one day I'll stand up and try to do them!

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@sunalaDon't even get me started on my collection of exercise equipment, gathering dust in  back closet...