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Goldensone · 03-14-2010, 11:33 PM

Hi!

I am Sian (pronounced Shawn) and I currently live in Auburn, WA. I grew up in Southern California.

I like reading lots of different kinds of things - the types of books I usually choose are dark, scary, thriller type books but sometimes I stumble across an author or interesting title and read it anyway, even though it doesn't fall into any of my categories.

I got my Kindle 2 around May 2009 and have been reading quite a lot since. I used to be an avid reader but after having a baby (yeah, he's 12 now!) and working a lot, I didn't really read much anymore.

I read a bunch of the Jack Reacher books (by Lee Child) and just loved them. I love to get the freebies and that sometimes leads to further reading of that author - for instance - John Birmingham and his Axis of Time books - loved those - kind of like "The Final Countdown" but takes it further...

After that I decided to go back to some books I had started many years ago - Stephen King's Gunslinger series - when I started them he only had 3 done and I never finished the third book as he hadn't started writing anymore and I couldn't stand not knowing what happened. So I just finished reading them all and loved them - it was really good to see a favorite author of mine doing something recognizable to him but totally different from most of his stuff.

I found some very interesting Gulf War stories written by people who were there (and actually, I think those were more than $9.99, but those particular ones being more don't bother me a bit!)

Then, thanks to Amazon freebies, I ran into my new favorite author - Charlie Huston. For me this style of writing was completely new and involved my kind of subject - I was fascinated and excited to read it - I couldn't get enough of it! I got mad (for a minute) when I found out he hadn't written that much! I got the first Joe Pitt book 12/5/09 and the next 1/21/10; #3 1/22/10 and #4 1/25/10 - and so on! They are quick reads but I am really not a fast reader and I work a lot - albeit I do get an hour each way Monday-Friday on the bus, but I flew through these! I waited a little while and then found the 3 Hank Thompson books on Scribd and read those too. I am now trying to find other things to read in between so I can still get a Huston fix once and a while whilst I hope that he is busy writing and getting published as we speak!

Which, I guess is one reason I love authors like Stephen King and Dean Koontz - they can really churn them out and have been doing so since the early 70's so there are lots to get through!

I have been recently learning a lot more about my kindle and about ebooks in general which led me here and I hope to continue to learn from as well as contribute to this awesome community!

happy_terd · 03-14-2010, 11:50 PM

Hello Goldensone and welcome to MR!!!

Barstow ca here.

rlparker · 03-15-2010, 09:28 AM

Hi Sian, welcome to MR!

Lady Blue · 03-15-2010, 12:46 PM

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to the forum, Sian.

banjobama · 03-15-2010, 12:53 PM

Welcome to Mobileread, Sian!

MickeyC · 03-15-2010, 06:22 PM

Hi Sian and welcome to MobileRead

Katti's Cat · 03-15-2010, 06:47 PM

Hi Sian and welcome to MR.

See, your name is a reason why I just don't get the english language. Why would you pronounce your name one way and spell it another? Is it just to confuse us who have to learn the language?

Goldensone · 03-16-2010, 08:45 AM

well, you'd have to ask the Welsh people that - as that is how they spell it! It actually is supposed to have a hat over the a for pronunciation. I don't get it either, but then, that's why I tell people how it's said...

03-14-2010, 11:33 PM	#1
Goldensone Lone Reader Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Kindle 2	New to MobileRead! Hi! I am Sian (pronounced Shawn) and I currently live in Auburn, WA. I grew up in Southern California. I like reading lots of different kinds of things - the types of books I usually choose are dark, scary, thriller type books but sometimes I stumble across an author or interesting title and read it anyway, even though it doesn't fall into any of my categories. I got my Kindle 2 around May 2009 and have been reading quite a lot since. I used to be an avid reader but after having a baby (yeah, he's 12 now!) and working a lot, I didn't really read much anymore. I read a bunch of the Jack Reacher books (by Lee Child) and just loved them. I love to get the freebies and that sometimes leads to further reading of that author - for instance - John Birmingham and his Axis of Time books - loved those - kind of like "The Final Countdown" but takes it further... After that I decided to go back to some books I had started many years ago - Stephen King's Gunslinger series - when I started them he only had 3 done and I never finished the third book as he hadn't started writing anymore and I couldn't stand not knowing what happened. So I just finished reading them all and loved them - it was really good to see a favorite author of mine doing something recognizable to him but totally different from most of his stuff. I found some very interesting Gulf War stories written by people who were there (and actually, I think those were more than $9.99, but those particular ones being more don't bother me a bit!) Then, thanks to Amazon freebies, I ran into my new favorite author - Charlie Huston. For me this style of writing was completely new and involved my kind of subject - I was fascinated and excited to read it - I couldn't get enough of it! I got mad (for a minute) when I found out he hadn't written that much! I got the first Joe Pitt book 12/5/09 and the next 1/21/10; #3 1/22/10 and #4 1/25/10 - and so on! They are quick reads but I am really not a fast reader and I work a lot - albeit I do get an hour each way Monday-Friday on the bus, but I flew through these! I waited a little while and then found the 3 Hank Thompson books on Scribd and read those too. I am now trying to find other things to read in between so I can still get a Huston fix once and a while whilst I hope that he is busy writing and getting published as we speak! Which, I guess is one reason I love authors like Stephen King and Dean Koontz - they can really churn them out and have been doing so since the early 70's so there are lots to get through! I have been recently learning a lot more about my kindle and about ebooks in general which led me here and I hope to continue to learn from as well as contribute to this awesome community!

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03-14-2010, 11:50 PM	#2
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	Hello Goldensone and welcome to MR!!! Barstow ca here.

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Goldensone Lone Reader Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Kindle 2	well, you'd have to ask the Welsh people that - as that is how they spell it! It actually is supposed to have a hat over the a for pronunciation. I don't get it either, but then, that's why I tell people how it's said...

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