tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post4517331999591023894..comments2023-04-09T05:59:28.385-04:00Comments on Matched: Reviews and Recommendations: Top Ten Tuesday: Series to Start (3/5)Kristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09536428856341691610noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-74822782718707032322013-03-11T13:22:39.081-04:002013-03-11T13:22:39.081-04:00You've made it further than me! I can't i...You've made it further than me! I can't imagine reading these over the summer - all that sunshine! - but that's my only uninterrupted reading time for quite a while.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536428856341691610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-67604502005456168472013-03-11T13:22:05.081-04:002013-03-11T13:22:05.081-04:00I'm not really into graphic novels either. I ...I'm not really into graphic novels either. I thought one of the more critically acclaimed ones I've read, Blankets by Craig Thompson, was beautifully illustrated, but the story felt disjointed and anti-climatic. I've heard nothing but good things about Maus - it's hard to find a copy though!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536428856341691610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-28686718760307869382013-03-11T12:14:31.575-04:002013-03-11T12:14:31.575-04:00I feel the same way about the Chaos Walking books!...I feel the same way about the Chaos Walking books! I read the first two books, but I have had to take long breaks in between each book because they are SO intense! I still haven't read the third book because I need to just chill from the intensity and darkness. Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05058757489545239601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-37013282234753597452013-03-06T22:08:31.812-05:002013-03-06T22:08:31.812-05:00Maus is probably one of my favorite series of all ...Maus is probably one of my favorite series of all time. Before I read it, in college, I wasn't really familiar with the whole "graphic novel" genre. I thought the illustrations would be weird and distracting. But they add SO MUCH to the story. It's really wonderful and I sobbed the whole way through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-86584400044887983902013-03-06T13:08:27.557-05:002013-03-06T13:08:27.557-05:00I know - my interest in the books beyond The Giver...I know - my interest in the books beyond The Giver had been piqued - and yes, Maus is part of a series - I've heard such wonderful things about it. It looks so different from what I normally read!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536428856341691610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-5261516554161141392013-03-06T13:07:39.063-05:002013-03-06T13:07:39.063-05:00I worked *really* hard to pare my down - it was de...I worked *really* hard to pare my down - it was definitely in the double digits!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536428856341691610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-82606118395604882192013-03-05T20:39:05.321-05:002013-03-05T20:39:05.321-05:00I had no idea that Maus was part of a series; the ...I had no idea that Maus was part of a series; the first one moved me to tears. I also would love to pick up the rest of the books after the Giver, especially now that they're making it into another movie. Thanks for the reminder!Lynn @ Books on the Bayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962934427741250585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-10338426511892901342013-03-05T16:08:21.524-05:002013-03-05T16:08:21.524-05:00My list could probably be twenty series long inste...My list could probably be twenty series long instead of ten! I, too, need to start some of your picks : Hourglass and Chaos Walking mainly, have been sitting on my shelf for too long!kay - Infinite Shelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227285073921171393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-75091971615741592482013-03-05T13:48:05.161-05:002013-03-05T13:48:05.161-05:00Tell me about it!! I do like waiting until the fin...Tell me about it!! I do like waiting until the final book is released, especially in a series I haven't started yet, so there is no lag in my reading.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536428856341691610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-75254459665733395842013-03-05T13:47:06.427-05:002013-03-05T13:47:06.427-05:00*your - my fingers got ahead of me!*your - my fingers got ahead of me!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536428856341691610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-53645882324503318592013-03-05T13:46:22.714-05:002013-03-05T13:46:22.714-05:00I'm glad to hear our assessment of Mara Dyer. ...I'm glad to hear our assessment of Mara Dyer. Outside of its beautiful cover, I haven't heard a lot about it.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536428856341691610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-10143208716746946962013-03-05T13:35:00.606-05:002013-03-05T13:35:00.606-05:00I love the Mara Dyer series -- she really keeps yo...I love the Mara Dyer series -- she really keeps you guessing & likes to finish her books with cliffhangers though, so maybe wait until the fall when the final book is released!<br /><br />I read The Giver and A Wizard of Earthsea for school (one in grade school & one in college!), but I didn't actually realize they were part of a series -- perhaps I will revisit them one day. Those historical ones are new to me, but also sound intriguing -- too. many. series. !Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03215797870829907924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-57860823982651782132013-03-05T13:29:25.829-05:002013-03-05T13:29:25.829-05:00I don't think anything can mess up The Giver; ...I don't think anything can mess up The Giver; I'm more worried that they won't live up to The Giver.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536428856341691610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-12030391636812142282013-03-05T13:26:20.338-05:002013-03-05T13:26:20.338-05:00That's kind of why my interest has been re-spa...That's kind of why my interest has been re-sparked in the Lowry books. Originally I didn't read them because they weren't a true continuation of the story, but now I think that might not be such a bad thing.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536428856341691610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-88377168562840745942013-03-05T13:01:33.302-05:002013-03-05T13:01:33.302-05:00Mara Dyer is fantastic! Looking forward to startin...Mara Dyer is fantastic! Looking forward to starting Hourglass soon! I also need to get to Patrick Ness and George R.R. Martin.Melody Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151048396332794911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-61563736878619148502013-03-05T12:16:01.153-05:002013-03-05T12:16:01.153-05:00I feel you on the Chaos Walking series. I don'...I feel you on the Chaos Walking series. I don't know if a book has ever left me more emotionally spent than The Knife of Never Letting Go. It wasn't even that it was the most emotional read ever(that would go to something like If I Stay), but just that it made me feel so many emotions in such a sort time that I felt literally exhausted when I finished the book, like I needed to take a nap.<br />I've also never read anything past The Giver. I can never decide if I want to or not. I'm afraid reading more in the series will tarnish how I view the book in my mind. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84786669902051059.post-52955142085993547142013-03-05T06:07:38.411-05:002013-03-05T06:07:38.411-05:00I am not a big series reader either. I agree: too ...I am not a big series reader either. I agree: too many compelling stand-alone books.<br /><br />That's probably why I liked all the Lois Lowry books; they are a series yet they all stand-alone.<br /><br />Here's <a href="http://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2013/03/top-ten-series-id-like-to-read.html" rel="nofollow">my list of Top Ten Series I'd Like to Read.</a>Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.com