Who was the first author you had to read "everything" by?

kymberlibros · Post by **kymberlibros** » 29 Dec 2013, 18:22

Honestly, I have never experienced this until recently.
I read "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green and I fell in love with his witty and lovable characters. Surely enough, I went out and read "Looking for Alaska", "Will Grayson, Will Grayson", "Paper Towns", and "An Abundance of Katherines" all within about one month.

AiyaBoudica143 · Post by **AiyaBoudica143** » 31 Dec 2013, 02:47

Jane Austen. I was fourteen, and when I finished Pride and Prejudice, I had to keep reading. It was incredibly bittersweet, once I finished her works, however, because there was no chance for more. She's been gone so long, and the writers who try to continue her stories just aren't good enough. For me, she’s like Elvis, or John Lennon. There can only be one Jane Austen.

srittyx3 · Post by **srittyx3** » 03 Jan 2014, 14:32

Meg Cabot and Jane Austen.

ploafman · Post by **ploafman** » 04 Jan 2014, 13:05

Tom Robbins and then John Irving.

luckyoman · Post by **luckyoman** » 09 Jan 2014, 12:36

Shadowed_Gates wrote:As a kid, R.L. Stine was my EVERYTHING. I still have every Goosebumps book he put out. I treasure it.

I agree!!! Since the Goosebumps books, I transitioned to Dan Brown. I LOVE all his books.

kengeeb · Post by **kengeeb** » 09 Jan 2014, 12:40

VC Andrews when I was a teen

Dee_V_B83 · Post by **Dee_V_B83** » 09 Jan 2014, 14:01

Anne Rice. I could not get enough of her after reading Pandora. It was like stepping into a time machine and married two of my favorite subjects together: Vampires and Ancient History. After reading it I was hooked. I devoured the Vampire Chronicles in one summer, much to my boyfriends disappointment, as I pretty much completely ignored him in favor of reading! I am still a fan and have read a few of her latest efforts and will continue to read her books until she writes no others.

-- 09 Jan 2014, 14:03 --

luckyoman wrote:
Shadowed_Gates wrote:As a kid, R.L. Stine was my EVERYTHING. I still have every Goosebumps book he put out. I treasure it.
I agree!!! Since the Goosebumps books, I transitioned to Dan Brown. I LOVE all his books.

I am still a Pike fan!! I read them all as a middle schooler (his young adult series though, not the goosebumps). He has put out several re-editions of past works lately and I've begun re-reading them and taking a trip down memory lane lol His mysticism in writing is fascinating!

alegator28 · Post by **alegator28** » 09 Jan 2014, 16:30

I'm not sure I've read a particular author's complete repertoire...I have fallen in love with book series and such but have never read everything by one author

Hearty Guy · Post by **Hearty Guy** » 10 Jan 2014, 21:00

The first author that I read everything by was Charles Dickens. I don't remember how I got started reading Dickens. I do remember that his books were quite long, but I didn't mind. Nowadays I don't think I would tackle books over 250 pages very often, and certainly not books up to 1000 pages in length. I'm sure I read at least seven of his best-known titles. Why? I got hooked on his style and the characters that he brought to life so vividly.

-- 11 Jan 2014, 11:37 --

Actually, now that I think back further, it was whoever wrote the Hardy Boys. Then I don't remember so I'll go and look it up >>> Wow, here is what I found (not that I cared when I was reading them at seven and eight years old):

Although he is said to be the author of every Hardy Boys book, there is actually no writer named Franklin W. Dixon. There never has been. For that matter, neither was there ever a Carolyn Keene, nor a Victor Appleton. These are all pen names for a group of writers established by a man named Edward Stratemeyer.

Since just before the turn of the century, hundreds of children's series books have sprung from Stratemeyer's fertile mind. His first major series was the Rover Boys, published from 1899 to 1926 under the pseudonym Arthur M. Winfield.

Stratemeyer soon found that he had far more ideas for stories and series than he could write on his own. He established a group of writers known as the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Stratemeyer would outline the basic plot of each book to be written, and one of the Syndicate writers (known as "ghosts") would write the book, being paid a flat fee and no further royalties. It was a system that seemed to work.

Most of the early Stratemeyer books were adventure tales. But in the mid-twenties, adult detective novels became popular, and the Stratemeyer Syndicate began to follow this trend.

The early years:Hardy Boys

The Hardy Boys Series began in 1927, when three "breeder" volumes (written by Leslie McFarlane under the name Franklin W. Dixon) were released: The Tower Treasure, The House on the Cliff, and The Secret of the Old Mill, published by Grosset & Dunlap. McFarlane, a Canadian journalist, wrote the first fifteen or so volumes of the series. He established the writing style that made the books so successful.

pamelaylawrence · Post by **pamelaylawrence** » 13 Jan 2014, 10:44

The first author I had to read "everything" by and actually succeeded was Janette Oke. I had to find out what happened with Clark and Marty's family. My first attempt was V.C. Andrews, but I only got as far as My Sweet Audrina (must revisit).

Pamela

dwcofer · Post by **dwcofer** » 13 Jan 2014, 17:58

Ed McBain.

I was hooked on his 87th Precinct novels and read every one of them as well as his other novels.

Lawrence Block is another writer I had to read everything he wrote.

samanthaeh76 · Post by **samanthaeh76** » 13 Jan 2014, 18:41

I'm not sure I can remember that long ago! I read all the Little Golden Books, all the Disney anthologies, then started on the Nancy Drew series.

When I got older, I read all the fiction I could get my hands on. I read everything by Asimov, PG Wodehouse, CJ Cherryh, Anne McCaffrey, Nora Roberts, Dean Koontz, Stephen King, Louisa May Alcott, and whoever else I could find! These days, I follow Nora Roberts, JD Robb, Dean Koontz, Nalini Singh, Patricia Briggs, Sherrilyn Kenyon (although I am traumatized after Styxx), and Ilona Andrews. I am sure there are more, but I would have to check my Kindle.

Tema85 · Post by **Tema85** » 13 Jan 2014, 18:56

The first author I have had to read everything by is Nora Roberts. Picked up my first Nora Roberts book as a teenager and have always loved her books especially her trilogies. Love how she writes and will always continue to read her books.

Chrismha · Post by **Chrismha** » 13 Jan 2014, 21:30

JK Rowling - of course
Ella Frank - her style is exquisite!

dana5570 · Post by **dana5570** » 14 Jan 2014, 19:00

John Saul when I was younger, then V.C. Andrews (who I recently went back and reread and couldn't believe how horrible those Flowers in the Attic books are!).