tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post1256145950217061834..comments2023-08-20T04:09:27.352-04:00Comments on nomadreader: Short Story Saturday: Anthologies, Collections or Stand-Alone Stories?nomadreaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04795144320842413060noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-60052355720150144072011-08-22T17:20:17.357-04:002011-08-22T17:20:17.357-04:00I try to read one book at a time but it NEVER work...I try to read one book at a time but it NEVER works for me. I end up reading 3-4 at a time and sometimes I do play favorites, but most of the time I am pretty fair to all of them. <br /><br />I am choosy when it comes to short stories. I never read them onr right after the other. I tend to read a story and then left several days (if not weeks) pass before reading another in the series. I like to think about them for a while.Tihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926060806244061354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-16676856293632507962011-08-22T16:13:32.192-04:002011-08-22T16:13:32.192-04:00I admit I'm not a huge short story reader, but...I admit I'm not a huge short story reader, but when I do read them, I prefer them a la carte. Only because one can be fabulous and the others not so much, but when they're all together I feel as though I need to read ALL of them. I am, however, a book polygamist, so luckily don't get bogged down bybthe aforementioned fact. <br /><br />Good post, I like this topic (& am trying to read more short stories lately).Wallacehttp://unputdownables.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-84136140836013764702011-08-21T10:44:33.328-04:002011-08-21T10:44:33.328-04:00I always think that I am going to like anthologies...I always think that I am going to like anthologies, so I snag them up whenever I see them, but in reality, I think I much prefer collections. Even better, I like collections that have themes and characters that are interconnected and that sort of flow from one to the other, like you mentioned. I have great expectations when it comes to short stories, but a lot of the time they never get realized! I love the observations you make about music and literature!Zibileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07443338685890187334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5918892767071973314.post-34019636210814822662011-08-20T18:50:36.796-04:002011-08-20T18:50:36.796-04:00I tend to read short stories in clumps, as part of...I tend to read short stories in clumps, as part of whatever collection they're in, whether a single-author collection or something like the "Best stories" collections. I'm not sure this is the best approach, but my monogamous tendencies make it hard for me to just read one story and then turn to another book.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896331683344872038noreply@blogger.com