Anyone else have this dilemma?

[Dark Muse]

There is this author who I really like. I have read 2 of his books, currently he only has four out. And I loved the 2 that I read and thought they were really intriguing and fabulous stories, that really drew me in and I loved how he wove everything together and the way he created his characters.

But now I just discovered he has 2 new books out, and reading about them, if they were by any other author I would probably just set them aside without thinking twice because they are very different from his last two books and not of a subject I would normally be interested in.

Have you ever had that dilemma, of a writer you know and like writing a book you would not normally be interested in, but you feel tempted to read it because of who wrote it?

[mtpspur]

Rafael Sabatini is a great example (to me) of someone I love, collect and want to read 'everything I can find of him. But even the great have an off day. I would encourage anyone to read Captation Blood and St. Martin's Summer but would save them from The Strolling Saint or The Lion's Skin if I could. One reader's love another's heartburn. On the other hand with H. Rider Haggard I also collect and adore the Allan Quaterman African adventures but not so much Haggard's attempt at a 'modern' novel. SO I DON'T read those. I share your pain.

[V.Jayalakshmi]

Dear Dark Muse,
Yes, I do have that dilema too.But I usually think it is due to my mental condition.The books that I have read ,continued reading suddenly loses appeal because I am down in my mind.I think this is the No.1 reason.Next reason can be that we have outgrwon the author too.
To cite a few examp-les,Jeffry Archer,Grisham,Ayn Rand,Ludlum,Even Agatha Chrisie all had their ups and down with me.

What do I do to cure it?I give myself time.After some days,may be even months it looks better and I lay my hands and read again.

[patrickbeverley]

I'd just read them, if I were you. It'll be interesting at least.

[Camomile]

I had this experience, too.
For me, it depends on its price and content. I prefer reading books in library, if I think it is worthy of collecting, I will buy one. Nevertheless, if I really really like the author, I'm afraid my sensation will overtop the consciousness and I will go to the bookshop at the first time after the book published...

[kelby_lake]

It's hard. When I like the author, I can forgive a bad book but if someone else had written it I'd lay into it.

[Dark Muse]

I'd just read them, if I were you. It'll be interesting at least.

Yes my friend told me I should just go ahead and read them, and the worst that will happen is I just want like them.

[ctalerico]

Yes, there is that of course but is that really so much a dilemma or an opportunity to broaden your interest and grow with the writer? Sometimes the reverse is true, too. There are writers who've introduced me to new topics I'd have never discovered on my own but there are also writers who were favorites of mine and whose books I read looking forward to each new story; but then, at some point, I grew disenchanted with the author because he was either repeating himself or had become a hack. In any event, I look upon it all as part of my greater reading journey and I'm appreciative of every author who has shared his/her thoughts and insights with me.

Perhaps my reply goes beyond the scope of your question but thanks for allowing me my indulgence.

[Dark Muse]

Well one of the reasons I view it as a delimma is becasue I have sooo many books still to read that I wonder if I want to take the time to read something that normally I would not consider, simply becasue of the person who wrote it. When there are so many other books I have about topics I know I enjoy that I could be reading instead.

[MissBethany]

Why not put these new books by this author aside and read something different by another author? The books are always going to be there for you to read any time you want. It's difficult for me to understand your dilemma because I don't have a favourite living author.

[kelby_lake]

I don't have a favourite living author but there isn't an author whose books I have read all of yet, so I imagine the sensations will be the same.

[naomi moon]

Well this happened to me too, I've read 10 out of 12 of his books just because of him :lol: the experience was not that much pleasant, sometimes I was simply disappointed and completely desinterested though I kept going on reading. I've found out that there is no rush because I needed to know if the critics were right and my friends too, I needed to form my own opinion about his books. There are two that I didn't even think about approaching or reading them, which abviously were written by the same author, because as you've said I was not interested by the topics ;)
It's up to you to decide my friend either you wanna read them or no not.

My advice to you would be read them;) who knows what may occurs after that? You may like them eventually.

[Dark Muse]

I think I may eventually decide to read the books but I am not going to make it a priority

[EricP]

Just out of curiosity, who is the author?

[Dark Muse]

Christopher Rice, Anne Rice's son.

[Joreads]

I had the same thing happen to me with Patricia Cornwell and Kathy Reichs. hang in there though both of them bounced back.