I’ve gotten hooked on a lot of different authors, genres, tropes, and categories of books. It’s like I’m obsessed with this certain kind of book and then that’s all I want to read, but eventually I get over it. Here are some of the bookish streaks that I’ve moved on from … although I definitely still have relapses from time to time. Would love to hear if you had any similar streaks
- Books about orphans: From Anne of Green Gables to The Boxcar Children to Ballet Shoes I was obsessed with these books.
- Cinderella Retellings: It all started with Ella Enchanted.
- Russia: I read biographies, Tolstory, Turgenev, and more!
- Whiny White Guys: So much love for Salinger, Cheever, Fitzgerald, and Hemingway.
- British Classics: Jane Austen and the Bronte sisters especially.
- Family Sagas: Thick paper backs with complex family trees in the front pages.
- Chick Lit: So much Sophie Kinsella and Jennifer Weiner in
- 1980s Romance Novels: Nora Roberts, Judith Krantz, Jayne Ann Krentz, Jilly Cooper, and many many more.
- Franzen, David Foster Wallace, Eugenides
- Tudor Historical Fiction: Phillipa Gregory was my favorite, but I read book after book about Henry VII, his wives, and Elizabeth I.
Thanks to The Broke and the Bookish for hosting this weekly book meme!
Alison Doherty 
I am still obsessed with Jane Austen. In fact, she and Harry Potter are my only passions I couldn’t get up. My TTT
Sometimes I just can’t resist a good family tree! 🙂
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I like a bit of chick lit every now and then, but it used to be ALL I read. I’ve definitely moved on now.
Great list! I love historical fiction, and I love the Tudors, but I very rarely enjoy Tudor historical fiction; the only books from that period I tend to enjoy are historical crime novels, like C. J. Sansom’s Matthew Shardlake series and Nancy Bilyeau’s Joanna Stafford trilogy. 🙂 I’ve been reading a lot of different areas of historical fiction recently and loving it!
When I was a kid, I was a huge mystery lover. During my teenage years, I read mostly historical fiction, but lately I’ve been picking up mysteries again! Here’s my list, if you’re interested: http://newberyandbeyond.com/ten-bookish-things-i-want-to-quit/
I went through a pretty heavy celebrity memoir phase. I still read the occasional comedian’s book. But I no longer feel the need to pick up the memoir of every person I’ve ever seen on my TV.
Franzen totally counts as a whiny white guy BTW 😉
One streak I went through as a kid was wolves, including lots of Jack London. Funny how we get into a reading habit!
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I still like several of these but variety is important! 🙂 My TTT