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Offline Lynn2000

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Re: Authors or Books?
« on: November 11, 2018, 05:17:02 pm »
A very interesting question! I'm usually first drawn to a book by the subject matter, then if I really like it, I will see what else the author has written and read it if it's generally within my sphere of interest. But I'm not like, "Oh, I love everything this author writes, so if she's written a horror novel about baseball [combining two genres I dislike, horror and sports], I'll give it a try."

There are too many books in the world, and I like too many subjects, for me to feel obligated in any way to support a certain author, or whatever.

But for example, I like fairytale retellings. So I have been collecting one or two from various authors as they go on sale (because I'm cheap). I try the first book by Author X, and if I like it, I'll see what else they've written, even if it's in a different genre (within reason). If I don't like it, I cross them off my list (and then try to remember I don't like them, which is sometimes difficult).

I really like Amazon's feature to "follow" authors, so I get an email if they have a new book coming out. Actually, I often end up NOT being interested in that book, if they are straying from the genre I prefer from them, but it's nice to know about it at least. (Also sometimes I think the algorithm isn't very smart and conflates authors with similar names.)

With actors I'm different--if I really "fall for" an actor, I will go through their resume and try to watch a lot of their old films, even if I wouldn't normally watch that sort of film (avoiding only a few genres I really can't handle, like horror). Ah, for the love of Ewan McGregor I have watched a LOT of weird films in my day... But a film is only like two hours, whereas a book takes a longer time commitment because I guess I'm a slow reader.