As almost all of
us are loathe to admit, we cannot read every single book by every single author.
I know it’s a painful concept, but, sadly, it happens. Basically, that just
means we’ve got to work a little bit harder to get to our next great read.
To show how behind
I am in my reading, I’ve decided to share a list of authors I haven’t read yet. Maybe, just maybe, doing this will give me the kick in the
butt I need to finally read their stuff.
Also, a majority
of these will be fantasy authors. I’m on a fantasy kick right now.
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This one shames me
on such a deep level. I’ve become so obsessed with fantasy since Game of
Thrones came out, but I have yet to read one of the most popular fantasy
writers of this age. #Shame
Another #Shame
because I actually own his Mistborn trilogy. I just haven’t read it yet. (My
TBR pile is more like a TBR mountain.)
Okay, so this admission
of guilt doesn’t hurt me quite as much as the Brandon Sanderson one. Why?
Because Sabaa only has one series out. I’m kind of waiting until all four of
the books in her An Ember in the Ashses series are published before I start
gobbling this fantasy series up.
Oh, I also own the
first two books in this series, but the covers were redesigned. I like the new
design, but I’m waiting until all of the books are out to purchase them, simply
so they match.
So this is the
most shameful, epic-ness of shameful. I haven’t read any of the LOTR books. Not
even The Hobbit. I want to be like
one of those non-reader people who just shrug and say, “I’ve watched the movies.”
But that is no excuse. I’m a monster. I should be locked away for not reading such
a pivotal series.
Oh, and once
again, I own all the books. #MoreShame
I’m not as ashamed
for not having read Stephen’s books. His genre of writing just isn’t really my
thing. I actually might have read one book of his loooooong ago, but it wasn’t
one of the more popular ones. I do want to read his Under the Dome book, though, just so I can watch the TV show.
Like with Stephen,
I’ve read only one book by Neil. It was Stardust, and it was soooo long ago. I
was in high school. It was back when the movie came out. The reason he’s on
this list, though, is because of the new American
Gods and Norse Mythology books.
The TV show for American Gods looks
really good.
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Well, there you
have it. So many mega important authors, and I haven’t read their books yet.
Or, at least, I haven’t read their biggest books yet. What authors do you still
need to read? Let me know in the comments.
I haven't really read too much from these authors either. I read the Reckoners series and the Legion series by Sanderson and loved both haven't started anything else. I read the Hobbit and didn't really enjoy it much so I am not too eager to pick up more Tolkien. I have read just one or two King and Gaiman books so I have a lot of work to do.
ReplyDeleteYep. Lots of work. ;)
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