10-11-2023, 10:53 PM
For years one of the ways I kept my youtube channel populated with new videos was by reading and reviewing short stories. I kind of got burnt out on that and moved away from it for most of 2023. But as we speak I'm gearing up to dive back into it. 4 to 5 years ago I read and reviewed 68 H.P. Lovecraft short stories. Those were his main works. Now i've tracked down the rest of his minor prose work - these are stories where he worked as cowriter, or revised the work of others. I'm looking forward to finishing my journey through his work.
On a similar note, I've read and reviewed 200 short stories by Ray Bradbury. By some accounts, he may have written around 600, and I fully intend to track them all down eventually.
More generally, I guess I don't read as many novels as I used to. Every year or two I'll reread the major Tolkien works, and a few other favorite works from other authors. Its a time and focus thing. Novels take longer to read, and while I read reasonably fast, if I'm focused on a short story collection I'm less likely to also open up a novel at the same time.
On a similar note, I've read and reviewed 200 short stories by Ray Bradbury. By some accounts, he may have written around 600, and I fully intend to track them all down eventually.
More generally, I guess I don't read as many novels as I used to. Every year or two I'll reread the major Tolkien works, and a few other favorite works from other authors. Its a time and focus thing. Novels take longer to read, and while I read reasonably fast, if I'm focused on a short story collection I'm less likely to also open up a novel at the same time.