Sara Reyes | Making My List...Checking it ?

May 23, 2009

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Re: Sara Reyes | Making My List...Checking it ?

I am a seat of the pants reader. I don't plan a read, I just grab a book that looks good and go with it! They are so many to choose from today so its a hard to decide what to read!
(Gail Hurt 11:15am May 23, 2009)

I enjoy browsing and then pouncing upon a book that I discover. That makes the hunt more enjoyable.
(Sharon Berger 11:19am May 23, 2009)

I think I'm somewhere in between. If I see some buzz about a particular book and it catches my interest, I will plan to go get it and read it. But then there are times when I just like to browse and find something cool that I have to read. So although I think book clubs are cool, I don't know if I could completely run with the pack and read assigned books without being distracted by a new one.
(Margay Roberge 11:53am May 23, 2009)

I definitely keep a list of my (ever-growing) list of authors/books to be read, with the book title, author and release date. Otherwisse, how do you know you're not going to miss something wonderful?
(G S Moch 1:15pm May 23, 2009)

Im in the middle. I have a list of upcoming releases but I dont plan what I will read and when. I read whatever sounds good at the time I am ready to start a new book.
(Donna Simmonds 2:10pm May 23, 2009)

I've come across a lot of great books by chance, that I've totally loved, but mostly I am a planner. I have a list of upcoming books from my favorite authors and haunt the bookstores until their release dates. Then its a quiet room and a day of reading.
(Cathy MacDonald 2:56pm May 23, 2009)

I thought that I must be the only person who could never decide what I would be reading next. I'd rush out and buy a specific book that I just had to read immediately, but when I sat down to begin reading, another book would be in my hands. I think that indecision is just part of the fun of being a book reader.
(Rosemary Krejsa 3:06pm May 23, 2009)

I am a little bit of both. If I see a book I like I buy it and either read it right away or put it on my TBR list. I also like to watch for books that I have been notified about so I can pick them up.
(Judy Anderson 3:30pm May 23, 2009)

Like Judy, I'm a little of both. When one of my favorite authors comes across my desk, I devor it first even if the publishing date is down the line and I have books that are due (or past due) ahead of it. But, I don't make lists about reading. Everyday things, yes, like call exterminator, make deposit, yada yada. If I had Linda Howards new one I'd be in hog-heaven.
(Betty Cox 4:14pm May 23, 2009)

that should be devour....
(Betty Cox 4:15pm May 23, 2009)

I like to know what is coming but I'm more a fly by the seat of my pants sort of person.

I usually try to read review books first but I am behind there too!
(Sandi Shilhanek 4:20pm May 23, 2009)

I'm aware of books that are coming out that interest me and plan to get them, but since I have a huge TBR pile, when it comes time to pick a new book to read, I grab whatever strikes my fancy at that moment.
(Barbara Elness 4:27pm May 23, 2009)

I'm a browser who reads anything especially if the first page is a grabber.
(Alyson Widen 4:46pm May 23, 2009)

I am a planner and a seat of my pants reader. I like to know when my fav authors new books are coming out and plan to read them at my first opportunity, but other times I like to pick up a book by authors I don't know and take a chance.
(Carrie Divine 5:20pm May 23, 2009)

I usually start off with a list of books, until I get to the store.Then it's four or five more books that I didn't plan on buying. I try to read a book in one or two days. I also have to smuggle them into the house so my husband doesn't see all of them.
(Evelyn Day 5:27pm May 23, 2009)

I guess like the poster above, I fall in the middle. I buy my RT every month and keep a huge notebook of new releases I want to buy & read. But my TBR is ever-growing and I'm always behind. Also I buy & read from the shelves as I come across books & authors that are new to me and look interesting or authors I come across via word of mouth from my DorothyL mystery list I subscribe to or those that friends tell me about. Of course I also scour the 'net, subscribe to blogs, lists, read Fresh Fiction and other sites as well. Nothing like feeding the addiction, hmmm? LOL I need a shirt that reads "Book-a-holic with serious habit", I'm running out of shelf room in my house, but I know that won't stop me! As for what I read first, it is whatever strikes my fancy on any given day, it may be a brand new release I've been drooling to get or I may pull a book out of the TBR, especially if I've been waiting to begin say a trilogy, as I will wait to get all three books in hand so that I can read all three one after the other. That way I don't forget things as I read.
(Kay Martinez 5:40pm May 23, 2009)

I read many different genres so I try to switch up what I'm reading after every book I finish.
(Teresa Warner 5:47pm May 23, 2009)

For reading, I'm definitely a pantser. For buying, I'm an "after-the-fact" lister. By that, I mean that I've started an excel file of books in a certain genre that I read, so that I don't re-buy one I already have. And yes, I DO carry that list with me in my purse. Of course, I have to update it regularly. Between myself and my best girlfriend, we trade books back and forth so much, that making a TBR list, and trying to stick to it, would be utterly impossible! I am about ready to start making lists of the rest of my books, as I am starting to re-buy on a couple of authors. Luckily, my friend is always willing to have the duplicates, and vice versa!!

Later,

Lynn
(Lynn Rettig 6:10pm May 23, 2009)

I always know when my favorite authors have books coming out and I buy them but sometimes it's just not what I want to read right then so I pick up something that looks good at the moment and save my must buy for when I will enjoy it most.
(Barbara Baugh 7:18pm May 23, 2009)

Anymore, I can't keep up with new releases. :) But if something I really want to read is coming out, I'll make note of it.
(Virginia Hendricks 9:36pm May 23, 2009)

I'm probably somewhere in the middle. I do keep a book list with what I've read & what I'd like to read. Then, when I go to the library or bookstore, I can choose what I might like off the list.
(Cheryl Snyder 11:25pm May 23, 2009)

I'm actually a little of both. There are
some books I really should read for
work- I work in a small county library
in the children's section, but am also
the only employee who will admit to
reading romance. I read the kid's and
YA stuff - and like it. Like the
romance too and sample authors I
don't yet know. That being said, I will
sometimes walk by one of my many
stacks, boxes, or shelves of books and
grab one that fits the mood of the day
to just sit down and read.
No lists, just a feeling I really need to
read this book before I put it on the
shelf or see the movie (have not yet
finished ANGELS AND DEMONS or
even started HARRY POTTER AND THE
HALF BLOOD PRINCE. And now I'm
spending too much time on the
computer to get much reading done!
(Patricia Barraclough 12:00pm May 24, 2009)

I'm a little of both. I have autobuy authors that I have release dates for, but I also surf and love to discover new authors. Then I'll start at book #1 and work my way through their backlist...
(Nancy Geary 8:01am May 24, 2009)

I always decide which book to read when it's time to start a new one. Sometimes, I have a specific genre in mind or a certain length of book. Other times, I just grab what looks good at the time.
(LuAnn Morgan 12:51pm May 24, 2009)

I am so addicted to reading that I am actually a little of both!
(Cheryl Castings 3:58pm May 24, 2009)

I'm in between: I have a wish list of books with their release dates so I know when to go and purchase them; however I read them when I feel like that particular book strikes me
(Diane Sadler 7:02pm May 24, 2009)

I'm a planner, I read books from my favorite authors when they come out but will also change genres if something catches my eye.
(Vikki Parman 10:32pm May 24, 2009)

Thanks for the reminder on Facebook. I would like to think I'm a planner since I really need to start budgeting my book purchases, but that never seems to happen. I need to snag one of those upcoming book release lists at Borders cause I have no idea what is coming out when anymore. Thanks for the heads up on the Linda Howard book.
(Summer Sharp 11:27pm May 24, 2009)

I'm a bit of both actually. I
have a couple of lists of
books I want to read and I
usually know when the next
book by my favorite author is
coming out but I'm very moody.
I have to be in the mood to
read something so I can't be
very meticulous or else I
won't enjoy the book as much.
(Jennifer Lalley 2:45pm May 26, 2009)

In a way, I am both. I try to find out when my favorite authors will have their next book out and make plans to buy it, but I also read everything else that catches my attention.
(Patsy Hagen 2:46pm May 26, 2009)

I'm a little bit of both; I always keep track of when my favs have books coming out and read them as soon as I can, just not necessarily in any order; but I also find new authors and just have to read them also. I don't "plan" reading time, I just make it work! I read in any down time, I read at lunch, if I'm traveling and someone else is driving, I read then. I've even bought reading lights to keep on reading on the road or when camping and didn't remember a book light!
(Kelli Jo Calvert 5:19pm May 27, 2009)

It depends on my mood... I think though that I am more of a seat of my pants kinda girl...
(Colleen Conklin 1:55pm May 29, 2009)

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