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Reader satisfaction is very much a personal feeling. Do you read to become more educated through a journal or a text book? Do you read to find out 'who dunnit' through a good suspense or mystery thriller? Do you read to become lost in the alternate reality that is fantasy? What ever it may be, each reading experience is different. I read to lose myself in the story that is being told. When I first started reading it was an adventure every time as Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys took me on every tall tale imaginable. Then I moved into the crime and mystery genre which to this day I still love; as a matter of fact I recently just finished all the 'Harry Bosch' novels from start to finish in chronological order. What an intricate journey that was and one that I would highly recommend to anyone. However I digress.... I find myself drawn to books that will make me laugh out loud, get caught up in the adventure and wish I was along for the ride, shed a few tears or even become incensed with the evil characters they portray. ( I dare say that this is true of my TV viewing as well)
These characteristics come from all different genres: crime, chick-lit, adult fantasy, mystery, biographies, romance, young adult fantasy and the list goes on. Just this morning I finished the six book "Harry Potter and the half blood prince" in the Harry Potter series. While this series is undoubtedly classified as young adult reading it also has so much to offer to the adult population.
This book and indeed the whole series offers so much that one genre cannot possibly be given to it. To finish one book in a series and be completely satisfied even knowing that there is another one to come after shows that the author is truly gifted and in tune with their readership. While I cannot wait to pick up the seventh and final book in the series this afternoon, if such a book did not exist I would be content with how the story ended. Which I can assure you does not happen often. Until next time...... |
