The greedy reader

I'd love to know your opinion on this!  In many respects, I am what I term a Greedy-reader.  If I enjoy a book, I MUST read all the other books in the series as soon as possible.  I want to devour them instantly because I enjoy them so much!  Yet, when I finish reading all that there is to offer- there is a void- I feel bereft that there is nothing further for me to read.  I remember when I first read Harry Potter- I read books 1,2,3 and finally 4 (5 wasn't out yet) and I was devastated (I use emotive, strong language here- obviously, I wasn't miserable to the point of no consolation, you know, realising that there are more important things to get passionate and het up over in life, but you get what I mean, maybe, perhaps, please? I was slightly, marginally irked) - especially as it ended on such an unresolved note with Voldemort at large, marauding goodness knows where! It was the same with the Famous Five as a child, with many other Enid Blyton series'. 
So in recent times, I have tried to sort of , prolong the delight or the waiting with books by authors I really want to read.  Take Alexander McCall Smith for example- I utterly adore him.  No, really!  I just delight in his craft!  I was given the latest three 44 Scotland street books for Christmas by J and WOMOTM (one signed by the man, no less!).  I have had the latter 3 Isabel Dalhousie stories on my shelf for a little while.  Obviously, I want to pounce on them like a hungry tiger but I am trying to read books on my shelf that have sat there for a while which I, though interested in, feel less yearning to read. So far it's going well!
However, somehow, after allowing myself to read (and review) La's orchestra saves the world, I have devoured two AMS 44 Scotland street books in one fell swoop!  Eeek, that only leaves Bertie Plays the blues left to read!  I adored both books and here is what I thought on them!

42. Alexander McCall Smith The world according to Bertie

AMS never fails to delight me with his tales.  The great thing about the 44 Scotland street series is that it is a book you can dip in and out of since it comprises of short stories since its first publication was as a daily serial in a Scottish newspaper.  It has a wonderful innocence, a lovely philsophical approach and gentle humour and musings.  Along the way, there are anecdotes and little lessons to learn.  In this book, Bertie, the little 6 year old child prodigy continues to fight against his domineering, pushy mother.  A hilarious and intriguing element of this particular character is his new little brother Ulysses (Even that makes me laugh!) who Bertie has noticed looks remarkably like his child psychologist, Dr Fairbairn, (who Bertie believes belongs in a mental institution!) who once went to a Flotarium with his mother Irene.... Olive, the bossy child in his class manages to inveigle her way into Bertie's house which causes lasting consequences for Miss Harmony, his teacher when she discovers that Olive has taken Bertie's blood unwillingly! Cyril, the dog with gold tooth who winks faces false accusations of biting and the risk of destroying.  Pat, student and Matthew, hopeless romantic wearer of oatmeal jumper and crushed raspberry cords seem to be headed towards either breakup or nuptials until he meets the love of his life!   The funniest element is the vendetta of Anthropologist Domenica, who discovers the apparent theft of her Blue Spode mug! Can be bought from Amazon here.

43.  Alexander McCall Smith The unbearable lightness of scones

The hilarity continues into this second book where it seems Bertie might be free of his psychologist, who has been offered a chair of a university!  The new one seems to lack the screw-loose that Dr Fairbairn has until Bertie makes an innocent comment relating to a wolf!  The blue spode cup saga continues with confusion, hiding in cupboards and recoinassance to rescue it.  Matthew faces a miracle rescue on his honeymoon, that or incarceration in a mental institution.  Big Lou's boyfriend is off to recreate the events of the Skye Boat song with the New Pretender and Lard O'Connor takes a nasty fall!  You just have to read this- it is an utter delight, funny, sweet, thoughtful and full of innocence that I as a grownup miss in grownup books!

Can be bought here from Amazon.

What type of reader would you say you are? What do you think of my policy of waiting to read the books?!

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