Coming to Whimpulsive: Short Story Mondays
>> Monday, May 30, 2011
I have managed to amass a respectable stack of books that are short story collections as well as several single stories that have been made available online. Notice I said amass a stack and I didn’t mention a darn thing about actually reading any of those short stories? I keep setting aside the books of short stories in favor of other books and while I have several short stories on my nook, I have only read a few.
Enter John at The Book Mine Set with Short Story Mondays. He's been hosting this weekly event for a while now and I've decided it's time for me to join in.
This is perfect. While I may not pick up and read a collection of short stories, I can certainly find a way to read at least one short story a week. This is going to be a great incentive to actually read some of these short stories that I’ve managed to collect.
So, starting next week I’ll be posting about short stories on Mondays. I’m not sure whether I’ll stick with one story every week or exactly how it’ll play out, but I’m going to dive in and see how it goes. I know I have some great ones here and I’m excited to have found a way to talk about them on a regular basis.
No stars – I couldn’t even finish it
1 star – I didn’t like it but I managed to finish it.
2 stars – It was OK. Not good, but seriously just OK.
3 stars - I liked it. I didn’t think it was great, but I thought it was good entertainment.
4 stars – I really liked it. I really think you might like it too.
5 stars – It was amazing. I’d recommend this to just about anyone.
5 comments:
Wonderful! I always say I am not a fan of short stories, but it seems when I deign to read some, I love them! If it's a great writer, the economy of words can be incredibly powerful.
Looking forward to having you join us!
I love short stories, but have only read 15 so far this year. :( My hope (no pressure) is to read 52 total. I'm in the middle of a collection now that I haven't picked up in a long while.
I hope you enjoy John's Short Story Mondays. I was part of his group one year and really enjoyed it.
I look forward to reading your short story reviews! We are a small group but have lots of fun sharing shorts.
El: I feel the same way, which is why I want to try getting away from reading a whole book of short stories straight through and start reading them interspersed one at a time between my other reading.
John: Thanks! I'm looking forward to it.
Joy: LOL and your no pressure goal ;-) If I know you, you'll meet that with plenty of time to spare.
TeddyRose: Thanks - I'm looking forward to finding more stories to read.
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