have you ever read ALL the works of a particular author?

Question

did you do it systematically/ chronologically? or randomly? continuously (reading nothing else until you were done), or not?

Answer 1

Yep. Robert Jordan, Terry Goodkind, Dan Brown, J.K Rowling are some authors of whom i've read all the books. Once i get hooked into a series, then it's only a matter of time until I finish every book by that author (unless the serie becomes bad in the middle). Once the chain reaction begins, I start from the first book in that particular series, and read on and on and on until i'm done every book.

Answer 2

Yeah, I've read all of the books by a favorite author and I find that if you don't read them in chronological order you could miss something or sometimes a particular character has been introduced in another book and to be acquainted with them you will have had to read an older release first. I do not read them continuously until finished though. I like a little variety. I like being able to read different genres.

Answer 3

Oh yes! The best thing about reading all the works of one author is that you become comfortable with their style. Also, in some cases, some authors, such as William Faulkner, will connect a certain thread throughout most or even all of their works. Everyone who has read Faulkner knows of his mythical county that many of his stories are set in, as well as the infamous Colonel Sartoris whose name shows up in more than one story. As does Anne Rice, whose characters in her series cross over between from one series to another and back again.

I myself have read all of Faulkner and Rice (could you tell?), as well as the entirety of Shakespeare, Rowling, Austen, and romance writer Penny Jordan.

As to whether you should read them in order or not, I say it doesnt matter where you start, unless one book depends heavily on another. However, once you have collected or read them all, i would recommend going back and reading them in order, especially if it is a series. You may pick up stuff you missed when you read at random.

Answer 4

So glad you asked.... I take every opportunity to promote my favorite authors.

Pat Conroy (Beaches, The Great Santini, and others)
Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451, Martian Chronicles, and others)
Jane Austen (Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and others)

I just pick them up when I can find them because I generally trade at used-book stores and garage sales. I'd like to read them in order but that isn't ever going to happen. Have you read ALL the works of a particular author?

Answer 5

Randomly read all the books by Ann Rule, Stephen King, Mary Higgins Clark, and John Grisham.

Answer 6

Yes, have read all of Anne Rice's books, John Grisham, J.K. Rowling, James Patterson, Chelsea Quinn Yarbrough, Ann Rule, Sue Grafton, Janet Evanovitch, and I know there are numerous others that I can't think of right now. I always try to read them starting with the first book and working my way from there.

Answer 7

Yes, many authors in fact!
I try to read the books in the order they were written. The chronicles of Narnia were written in a different order than they are numbered, but I wanted to read them in the same order as C.S. Lewis wrote them.
I have read all of Stephen King's books, but that was pretty random.
I read Anne Rice's books in series order, then each new one as they came out.
Jane Austen's books were read in chronological order.

Answer 8

Of course! When I find an author I like, I tend to devour everything I can get my hands on.

I don't read them sequentially unless there's a good reason to do so, like if they're a series rather than just a number of books by the same author.

Typically, I just read whichever I happen to get my hands on first.

Answer 9

I read the "Sharon McCone" mystery series by Marcia Muller chronologically. In my opinion, that's the best way to read a long-running series such as that. You see the characters develop with each successive story.

Answer 10

yes, i have
they were in fact a series, so i did read them in chronological order. once i tried reading randomly, but i get very confused. i didn't read it nonstop, because i was eagerly waiting for the next book. if the first book in the series is good, you might want to consider reading the rest. you don't want to be hanging from a hook.