December 30, 2012
This incredible tingling book lusting, reading fantasy feeling overwhelmed my senses. Worlds Without End, how did I not know if this site??? Oh my, this site feeds my fantasy genre reading lust...no, it didn't really feed it, but it did increase it in a matter of a few minutes! Oh how I wanted to dive into a fantasy book by an author unknown to me. Oh how I wanted to dive into a Sanderson book, Rothfuss book, and others.
I said, in my Resolutions post that I was NOT going to join any challenges, but oh wow!- 2013 Worlds Without End Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge is enticing. I could feel the pull to jump up and down with my hand in the air saying, "Me! Me! I will join!" I still feel that pull. Not only does the challenge idea thrill me, the website itself and how it's set up greatly appeals...greatly, it does!
At the same time, the site is sort of overwhelming. I mean, how would I even begin there? Just sign up and start building my own book database there? Books that I've already read and reviewed? Books I want to read? How would this site compliment the groove I am starting to get with Goodreads? I would actually fit in there? I get that Worlds Without End is specific to science fiction, fantasy and horror,AND that aspect is uber cool to me! I am not a hardcore fantasy/sci-fi reader; I have many great authors to still experoence. But seriously, one stop shop for all that bookishly excites me...well, except the horror ones ( not for me),and that historical fiction is missing as it grabs me greatly too. But truth be told, fantasy genre is really the only genre that gives me such an immediate tingling exciting bookish feeling; the unknown worlds, and cultures, and wild adventures, and cool, cool elements such as dragons, and magical abilities just suck me right in and take me away from this world of sometimes plainness...except of course for those uber fabulous and most exciting Outlander books by Diana Gabaldon...Jamie and Claire will always be my most favorite literary characters,and how I LOVE their world based on realness.
Back to my original excitement...the challenge! How do I restrain myself from joining? Or should I just go ahead and join in on that fun? Should I dive into Worlds Without End, and explore? Oh, if my world ONLY contained such dilemmas as this. For now, this dilemma of "should I? Or should I not join the challenge?" is a great distraction from the stressful real tangible life ones I need to deal with on a daily basis....another reason to love the fantasy genre reading.
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6 comments:
i wonder if there is a comparable site for Historical Fiction lovers... checking out the link now. Like you, I'm not a hardcore sci-fi or fantasy reader, but I like the idea of this kind of site, too.
I'm a bad influence and would of course encourage you to go ahead and sign up. This one will be really interesting compared to the 2012 challenge because so many of the genre authors I picked are more contemporary authors so I'll end up reading more recent books because of this. Looking forward to it.
I didn't do too much with building a database over there. Did a little when I first signed up but mainly have only been posting challenge-related reviews since. It isn't difficult and the main guy running it is really very nice.
Once the children are back in school, I am going to explore the site in greater length. I may not officially join the challenge and if I don't then il probably use the idea for books to read through the year.
Bad influence, you are. I am strongly considering this challenge. If I do join then I will keep it casual, meaning I will not worry if I don't read a book for the challenge every month. And if I do read every month (or not) then I will also not worry about if I reviewed or not. Hit or miss for me, I guess. What appeals greatly is the author list and stretching myself a bit to read books by a woman author that I have not read yet or maybe even not heard of. And then of course, browsing others book thoughts and lists portals too. ;)
So in the end, what have you decided? Shall we do it? I mean... WHY NOT, right? (You word may be communion.... but mine seems to be WHY NOT these days. I'm scared of my word (s)!)
I've been thinking about it, and have decided to give the challenge a go with also giving myself the grace to not be under pressure to read a book from the list every single month. same goes with the reviews. I will do my best based on my life with each month. I think it will be great fun just creating the list. Lets do it.
WHY NOT --- great word(s). Go with it. :)
What about WOT? Have you decided how you want to proceed?
I have decided to read Winter's Heart. This one seems to have favorable rating. The next two , I may just skim - their ratings are least favorable for the rest of the series.
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