The Arctic Bookworm
I love to read. That's it in a nutshell. I've always loved to read: books, magazines, blogs, newspapers, websites, and my children's stories. In fact as a child I remember my mom and dad bought a complete set of Collier's Encyclopedia and following yearbooks. I remember just having the most wonderful time sitting on the couch in the living room, knees tucked under me, with one of the volumes such as my favorite volume "D" and browsing through starting on page one and working my way through to the end. I have such a fond memory of the "dog" section and the multiple pages of photos. Yes, I know I was weird but I loved to read.
In addition to reading encyclopedias, there are certain genres I prefer and there are some genres that I just don't enjoy. I'm going to make a shocking announcement and tell everyone that I have never enjoyed the Harry Potter series of books. I'm sure most, if not all, of you are having to pick you jaw up off the floor. It's not my "cup of tea". It's not the old controversy of the magic vs. religion issue that sprung up when Harry Potter first came out. I got the first book and began to read it. I lost interest within the first several paragraphs but tried to stick it out to the end. I wasn't successful. I didn't even make it to the end of the first chapter. Obviously by the amazing success of this series I am in the extreme minority and I'm OK with that. While I'm dwelling on the negative I will also admit that there is a subgenre of books that I have a love/ hate relationship with. It's dog books. Why do almost all dog books make me cry? Why does the dog have to die or get injured, kidnapped, abandoned or abused or something horrible happen to it? I love to read animal stories but if the dog or cat or any critter is going to meet it maker I'm not going to read it. For goodness sakes, I still cry watching "Bambi" or "Dumbo" and Where the Red Fern Grows will never be read by me again...never!
Hopefully, you can see past my genre faults and see what type of books I am reading by my blog posts and book reviews.
I hope you enjoy my tidbits of book living from an Alaskan gal.
In addition to reading encyclopedias, there are certain genres I prefer and there are some genres that I just don't enjoy. I'm going to make a shocking announcement and tell everyone that I have never enjoyed the Harry Potter series of books. I'm sure most, if not all, of you are having to pick you jaw up off the floor. It's not my "cup of tea". It's not the old controversy of the magic vs. religion issue that sprung up when Harry Potter first came out. I got the first book and began to read it. I lost interest within the first several paragraphs but tried to stick it out to the end. I wasn't successful. I didn't even make it to the end of the first chapter. Obviously by the amazing success of this series I am in the extreme minority and I'm OK with that. While I'm dwelling on the negative I will also admit that there is a subgenre of books that I have a love/ hate relationship with. It's dog books. Why do almost all dog books make me cry? Why does the dog have to die or get injured, kidnapped, abandoned or abused or something horrible happen to it? I love to read animal stories but if the dog or cat or any critter is going to meet it maker I'm not going to read it. For goodness sakes, I still cry watching "Bambi" or "Dumbo" and Where the Red Fern Grows will never be read by me again...never!
Hopefully, you can see past my genre faults and see what type of books I am reading by my blog posts and book reviews.
I hope you enjoy my tidbits of book living from an Alaskan gal.