tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post8146458553718521440..comments2023-06-10T22:42:19.087+10:00Comments on Australasian Christian Writers: It's a Great Time to be a Reader!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-26280528555598029932017-05-18T16:21:38.757+10:002017-05-18T16:21:38.757+10:00Jeanette, I always chuckle when someone says somet...Jeanette, I always chuckle when someone says something like they just don't know what to read next. Usually it's from the mouth of someone who reads only a handful of books a year. And for such people the hugeness of the available options must be mind-boggling.<br /><br />I've noted some of the books you've been reading in your Challenge ... always intrigue me with their variety.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-31458027023146864042017-05-18T10:09:38.186+10:002017-05-18T10:09:38.186+10:00Great post Ian. I can remember a number of years a...Great post Ian. I can remember a number of years ago wondering what to read next. Now I'm completely spoiled for choice and almost wish I could read three or four books at the same time. I've enjoyed discovering the Popsugar Reading challenge - had a ball doing it last year, so signed up again this year. It's a great way to expand one's reading. The other thing has being involved in a couple of book clubs over the last few years. And of course, having lots of writing friends & attending e-launches & doing reviews, ensures I always have plenty of great reading material.Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-13276582527886735362017-05-18T10:06:05.380+10:002017-05-18T10:06:05.380+10:00I've enjoyed Kate Morton's The Forgotten G...I've enjoyed Kate Morton's The Forgotten Garden and the Lake House. And also Rosanne Hawke's Zena Dare - which is also a parallel narrative set in South Australia and Cornwall. It is an intriguing form :) Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-91026596337077453112017-05-17T14:56:09.921+10:002017-05-17T14:56:09.921+10:00Thanks, Narelle. I had a quick look on Amazon for ...Thanks, Narelle. I had a quick look on Amazon for the Arcadia Valley series and I see what you mean. Harbingers are novella length so very easy to digest in 1-2 sittings.<br /><br />I suspect we're going to see a lot more interesting forms in future, some will work, others not.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-38761208536799171012017-05-17T14:53:39.086+10:002017-05-17T14:53:39.086+10:00Oops ... sorry, Jo-Anne. I didn't mean to offe...Oops ... sorry, Jo-Anne. I didn't mean to offend. I was referring to Dickens day and thank you that now that must be how I reference it in future.<br /><br />The multiple generations is a fun concept. I read a couple 2 years ago that were classified as 'time travel' as a modern day character went back to Biblical times. <br /><br />All the very best with your move next week. It's a big event, isn't it.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-53607458787022363432017-05-17T13:45:59.801+10:002017-05-17T13:45:59.801+10:00Ian, well said. The Harbinger series sounds like a...Ian, well said. The Harbinger series sounds like an interesting concept. I've always enjoyed reading series books and I love how authors are trying different things in the way they create their series eg. Arcadia Valley contemporary romance series that launched earlier this year. Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-515660504291275491.post-59360964663896419382017-05-17T10:49:20.237+10:002017-05-17T10:49:20.237+10:00Ahem, Ian ... I am old enough to remember those se...Ahem, Ian ... I am old enough to remember those serialised stories that were featured in women's magazines such as the English Women's Weekly my mother (and grandmother) used to devour each month! But to answer your question, perhaps it's not quite a new form, but I have enjoyed those more recent novels that move around in time, skipping from one generation to the next and back and forth eg some of Kate Morton's novels. Can't check them on my shelf right now to give actual titles, as my books are all packed up, ready for our move next week!Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.com