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

catchingrainbows · Post by **catchingrainbows** » 14 Jan 2014, 22:15

As a child, Judy Blume.
As a teen, Stephen King.
Now I am watching as my children are becoming enamored with reading. My youngest has discovered The Boxcar Children and my oldest loves any and everything. If there is an author with a series he wants to read every book written by that author.

claire mckay · Post by **claire mckay** » 15 Jan 2014, 12:15

Tolkien when I was a teenager. That's very good time to get really obsessed with something, I must have read those books 20 times in two years!

kirknicola · Post by **kirknicola** » 16 Jan 2014, 06:51

Terry Pratchett, I loved his style from when I picked up the first one in my teens and I have read almost every one (two to go), pretty much in order -- or as orderly as Discworld can be -- and I've re-read many, several times.

Neil Gaiman is another author I love. I've read many, many books, graphic novels, short stories .. and I've got several more to go, I have no doubt that I'll end up reading everything he's ever written, one day when I've caught up on my reading pile!

uab_blazer · Post by **uab_blazer** » 17 Jan 2014, 01:02

Matt Christopher, he has written over a hundred books, so I never actually read them all, but I wanted to as a child.

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kirknicola wrote:Terry Pratchett, I loved his style from when I picked up the first one in my teens and I have read almost every one (two to go), pretty much in order -- or as orderly as Discworld can be -- and I've re-read many, several times.

Neil Gaiman is another author I love. I've read many, many books, graphic novels, short stories .. and I've got several more to go, I have no doubt that I'll end up reading everything he's ever written, one day when I've caught up on my reading pile!

I read Gaiman's American Gods and was extremely underwhelmed. Are there any other books of his that I should another try?

kirknicola · Post by **kirknicola** » 17 Jan 2014, 05:31

uab_blazer wrote:Matt Christopher, he has written over a hundred books, so I never actually read them all, but I wanted to as a child.

I read Gaiman's American Gods and was extremely underwhelmed. Are there any other books of his that I should another try?

As a child, I loved Enid Blyton and tried to read almost everything I could find of hers. I looked up Matt Christopher, I see he wrote novels that centred around sport, and I was never very sporty.

You are one of the only people I've ever met who was underwhelmed by American Gods

... You probably wouldn't like Anansi Boys then ... Why don't you try a short story analogy like Fragile Things, or Smoke and Mirrors? That way you can find whether there's anything within his scope you'd like, quickly.

normapadro · Post by **normapadro** » 17 Jan 2014, 20:25

Hello everyone.
I had a huge problem in school, because I could not understand poetry. They had us reading Maya Angelou. When they asked me I didn't know what the writing was about. It was a big turn off sine I was about in the second grade.

Perfect1992 · Post by **Perfect1992** » 18 Jan 2014, 00:25

first author i finished every book by would have to be Dr. Seuss when I was in Kindergarten lol the autor that made me fall in love with books.

gali · Post by **gali** » 18 Jan 2014, 00:37

As a kid mine was Enid Blyton. Later it was Arthur Conan Doyle and many mores.

FlorenceDupuis · Post by **FlorenceDupuis** » 19 Jan 2014, 16:20

That'd be either J.K Rowling or Erin Hunter

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That'd be either J.K Rowling or Erin Hunter

Posie1910 · Post by **Posie1910** » 19 Jan 2014, 19:47

I have read all the books by John Green and I adored them. I enjoyed the Fault in Our stars the most!

uab_blazer · Post by **uab_blazer** » 22 Jan 2014, 01:59

kirknicola wrote:
uab_blazer wrote:Matt Christopher, he has written over a hundred books, so I never actually read them all, but I wanted to as a child.

I read Gaiman's American Gods and was extremely underwhelmed. Are there any other books of his that I should another try?
As a child, I loved Enid Blyton and tried to read almost everything I could find of hers. I looked up Matt Christopher, I see he wrote novels that centred around sport, and I was never very sporty.

You are one of the only people I've ever met who was underwhelmed by American Gods ... You probably wouldn't like Anansi Boys then ... Why don't you try a short story analogy like Fragile Things, or Smoke and Mirrors? That way you can find whether there's anything within his scope you'd like, quickly.

Thanks, I will give those a try! I have already purchased his newest book The Ocean at the End of the Lane, but I haven't had a chance to read it yet. I'm still not sure what went wrong with American Gods. I think I just wasn't ready to move away from classic epic fantasies.

Mexico7 · Post by **Mexico7** » 23 Jan 2014, 01:08

As a teenager, I became hooked on W.E.B. Griffin. He still has several military action series of books out that I like to read, like the "By Order of the President" series and his World War 2 espionage series.

Moe4522 · Post by **Moe4522** » 23 Jan 2014, 16:35

Other than the mandatory books that "had to be read for school purposes (1984 is still an amazing book), one book comes to mind. It was actually my older brother's book and i remember picking it up and looking through it one day. It was Disordered Minds by Minette Walters. I began to read a few pages and all of a sudden i was just sucked into it. She has a great mind and imagination and great writing skills. Keeps the reader interested and enthusiastic about continuing on. Still love the book, and i'd read it again.

Job419 · Post by **Job419** » 24 Jan 2014, 01:54

I really can't be sure, but James Clavell was the first name that came to mind. I must have read Shogun a dozen times in high school. James Michener too, until Space, that ended that.

JenFowler · Post by **JenFowler** » 24 Jan 2014, 14:07

This may sound cheesy but.....Nicholas Sparks was the first author that I had to read "everything" he wrote. Looking back now, I'm not sure why it was him - maybe it was just the time of my life when I needed a little more romance. It began when I watch "A Walk to Remember". I loved the movie and the message it sent for teenagers. I've not read anything of Sparks within the last two years - not sure why - maybe I have all the romance I need right now.