tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post6482739943781859355..comments2023-05-22T05:36:48.747-05:00Comments on Suzanne Purvis - Passions and Pursuits: 10 Books or Authors That Have StuckSuzannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-54705601607774356862014-10-10T12:16:22.201-05:002014-10-10T12:16:22.201-05:00Love your list, Anne. Love your third grade story,...Love your list, Anne. Love your third grade story, too funny. Thanks so much for stopping by.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-83693621628387468382014-10-10T11:00:20.543-05:002014-10-10T11:00:20.543-05:00Good grief! What a challenge as a voracious reader...Good grief! What a challenge as a voracious reader (or listener at the very beginning). I would read anything I could get my hands on. Dr. Seuss tops the list because I can still recite some of his books. But then my list of those that made the biggest impact takes a turn. Michael Moorcock’s Elric series was the first one I read from beginning to end with each subsequent book I purchased. I can practically recite those, too. Then came Anne McCaffery, Robert Heinlein, Rosemary Rogers and, of course, Stephen King. Actually Rosemary Rogers came in much earlier and I got in a lot of trouble for bring highly sexual historical romances to school in the 3rd grade! That’s six… Bradbury, Asimov, Terry Brooks, and Robert Jordan. There, that’s ten.<br />That was harder than I thought it would be. I had to discard several that made a negative impact on me for various weird reasons. Great exercise.<br />Anne Buzzinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995755424070299509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-24254361637125654782014-10-09T18:35:47.455-05:002014-10-09T18:35:47.455-05:00Oh yes, Linda Howard and Nora Roberts, so many to ...Oh yes, Linda Howard and Nora Roberts, so many to choose from. Thanks for stopping by, Vicki.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-18695515042669232132014-10-09T17:57:19.552-05:002014-10-09T17:57:19.552-05:00I also loved Nancy Drew mysteries and anything by ...I also loved Nancy Drew mysteries and anything by Victoria Holt. The Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder was a huge favorite of mine for a long time. As an adult I was obsessed with Kathleen Woodiwiss romances and The Reckless Heart Series by Madeline Baker---yummy Indian romances! Linda Howard, Nora Roberts...so many authors, so little time!Vicki Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14206290002803849355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-56826497041246746232014-10-09T10:32:28.045-05:002014-10-09T10:32:28.045-05:00Judy Blume and Carolyn Keen were definitely on my ...Judy Blume and Carolyn Keen were definitely on my next list of ten. Maybe one hundred should've been the number I used. :)<br />Thanks for stopping by, Sandy.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-58270010120119211112014-10-09T09:26:56.209-05:002014-10-09T09:26:56.209-05:00I'm a life-long reader. Romance, mysteries, th...I'm a life-long reader. Romance, mysteries, thrillers, sci fi, fantasy...I read anything--except non-fiction. As a pre-teen, I did lots of babysitting. My favorite "customers" lived down a lonely, wooded road and had an awesome collection of Nancy Drew books! So I guess I should thank Carolyn Keene for planting the seed.<br />I had a long career teaching English to middle schoolers. Judy Blume sparked my girls, and S.E. Hinton lit my boys on fire. And the d'Aulaires with their stories of myths and legends gave them wings to fly. Seeing that reading seed sprout and grow was my greatest reward.<br />So I can't list 10 favorite books or authors. I can't list 100! Sandy Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12095904024123319441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-57154243088850343182014-10-09T07:21:29.114-05:002014-10-09T07:21:29.114-05:00Wow, Nancy, I love your list. Many are also my fav...Wow, Nancy, I love your list. Many are also my favorites (keeping it to ten is just so hard). I haven't read your non-fiction authors. I will check them out. Thanks for stopping by.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-18206188437738355852014-10-09T07:19:53.527-05:002014-10-09T07:19:53.527-05:00Sia, thanks so much for stopping by. I like your i...Sia, thanks so much for stopping by. I like your idea of picking 10 genres. :)<br />So many more books we get to include. Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-26493330015622463332014-10-09T00:08:26.479-05:002014-10-09T00:08:26.479-05:00Even using authors, this is so hard! I'll try ...Even using authors, this is so hard! I'll try ten different ones from yours, Suzanne, even though I share some of them! Laura Ingalls Wilder John Steinbeck, Jane Austen, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Edith Wharton, Agatha Christie, E.M. Forster, Mark Twain, and for non-fiction, Jonathan Kozol, and Barbara Ehrenreich.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189497819871787585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-33590303742435031652014-10-08T21:54:00.977-05:002014-10-08T21:54:00.977-05:00I just finished The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman....I just finished The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. That was pretty terrific. Earlier today I was reading Kate Chopin, Regret. So many to pick from. I love The Red Pony and Uncle Tom's Cabin. To Kill a Mockingbird, of course! Irish mythology. Oh...poetry! This is still too hard! Maybe we should just go by genres.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241448201184052072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-425169771818477752014-10-08T15:46:35.155-05:002014-10-08T15:46:35.155-05:00Heather, thanks so much for stopping by. I agree t...Heather, thanks so much for stopping by. I agree totally. Too hard to pick just 10 books. :)Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-53562712318489787742014-10-08T15:28:09.690-05:002014-10-08T15:28:09.690-05:00Great post. It's so difficult to pick ten book...Great post. It's so difficult to pick ten books so going for authors is a fab idea.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12825167357091518423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-66382338023194833252014-10-08T13:50:00.655-05:002014-10-08T13:50:00.655-05:00Thanks so much for stopping by, D'Ann. I too l...Thanks so much for stopping by, D'Ann. I too loved Nancy Drew. She got me hooked on reading books in a series. Lots of great authors on your list, and some I haven't read. I'll check them out.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515738513698526073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9082841708976766505.post-68477986410985012082014-10-08T10:25:12.720-05:002014-10-08T10:25:12.720-05:00Great post!
Mine include...
Nancy Drew.
Walter Fa...Great post!<br />Mine include...<br />Nancy Drew. <br />Walter Farley.<br />Victoria Holt.<br />Sandra Brown.<br />Laura Kinsale.<br />Karen Robards.<br />Janet Dailey.<br />Margot Early.D'Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333880627045486088noreply@blogger.com