tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post2042059941456405136..comments2024-03-26T12:21:59.765-06:00Comments on Mysteries and My Musings: Reader Question TimeA.F. Hearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12300113406228013929noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post-83642405446439480512011-08-12T15:48:51.645-06:002011-08-12T15:48:51.645-06:00Along with the Stephanie Plum books, I'd say t...Along with the Stephanie Plum books, I'd say the Joanna Fluke books. Her Hannah Swensen romance has gone on way too long. I think I gave up after three books.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12760350733682040068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post-64935029726443606322011-08-11T11:40:12.733-06:002011-08-11T11:40:12.733-06:00Katy D.
Good insights there. Thanks for your com...Katy D.<br /><br />Good insights there. Thanks for your comments!!A.F. Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300113406228013929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post-11593406322561089732011-08-10T17:07:39.631-06:002011-08-10T17:07:39.631-06:00I quit reading Cornwall's series years ago whe...I quit reading Cornwall's series years ago when something unbelievable happened, and it got ridiculous.<br /><br />Quit reading Dana Stabenow's Kate Shugak series a few years ago. Nothing interesting happening, got boring.<br /><br />Still read Sue Grafton's series. It's relaxing, but could use quirky, supporting characters much more in the stories and dialogue.<br /><br />Marcia Muller's Sharon McCone series has been O.K. The main character was even interesting while in a "locked-in" state. However, after that the series needs more interesting plots and characters, not the international corporate, security issues.<br /><br />Donna Leon just published her 20th book, somehow keeps them interesting.kathy d.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post-33939674230255946292011-08-09T09:30:24.397-06:002011-08-09T09:30:24.397-06:00Anne,
I agree. I read one Cornwall book and whil...Anne,<br /><br />I agree. I read one Cornwall book and while it was pretty good I was already dragged down by the "badly flawed" characters.<br /><br />I know characters are to be flawed for some realism but too much is just a turn off. I tried to read a second of hers and gave up because it was depressing me so much - and I watch Criminal Minds so it was not because of the crime.A.F. Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300113406228013929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post-86802963500227940932011-08-09T08:13:49.220-06:002011-08-09T08:13:49.220-06:00The Plum novels are all the same and there's n...The Plum novels are all the same and there's no characters growth. I think Evanovich heard her critics and the end of 17 sounds like she plans to shake things up in 18, but I'm not expecting much. ll of her work, romance and Plum are very similar.<br /><br />Lillian Braun's has been a dud for years.<br /><br />I haven't read the last couple of Sue Grafton's books. I think the lack of supporting characters hurts her books. I missed Henry, even though he was hardly used from the beginning. <br /><br />Patricia Carnwall's characters are just plain weird and so flawed that it's hard to read. In real life, Scarpetta would have dumped Marino years ago for his unprofessionalism.<br /><br />To sustain a series, you need a good cast of characters and all have to show growth.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747079254596095418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post-34346696774878016852011-08-09T07:15:26.516-06:002011-08-09T07:15:26.516-06:00Hope,
Thank you for you comment.
Interesting p...Hope,<br /><br />Thank you for you comment. <br /><br />Interesting point you make. I know I am afraid to give up on a character - it almost feels like you are being unfaithful somehow. Funny.<br /><br />If you write, or dream of being a bestselling author, you don't want readers to give up on your series so you doggedly keep up with that series you don't care for anyway out of a shared dream.<br /><br />Interesting.A.F. Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300113406228013929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2436693488493674576.post-85396581170872851422011-08-08T23:08:33.086-06:002011-08-08T23:08:33.086-06:00Funny, but I thought of Stephanie Plum before you ...Funny, but I thought of Stephanie Plum before you mentioned her. Just doesn't do it for me anymore, though Evanovich is a decent writer. Sometimes I think we are afraid to say a series is wearing thin, because we still love the characters and we don't want readers to tire of our own work like that.<br /><br />Hope Clark<br />FundsforWriters.comHope Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319310910383413396noreply@blogger.com