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I didn't start writing poetry until 2023. I had written a few songs and I guess that's how I got started. I've always wanted to be a writer... because I enjoy reading so much. I consume at least one book per week. That and studying the Bible are my favorite pass times. I was ordained as a Non-denominational Christian minister in 2020.

I also play the ukulele a little, sing a little, love crafting, sewing, cooking, and any kind of art. I've been in childcare and early education for 30 years and have 2 of my own. My husband, Harvey, and I are blessed with a daughter, Rosie, now 18 years old! And our son, Hunter, who lives in Heaven.

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Blog Posted by Crystol Woods: 1/1/2025 1:28:00 PM

Do you agree? Most writers are also voracious readers. I was about 12 when I began my love affair with books. From some scandalous VC Andrews, to more sedate Charles Dickins (Great Expectations <3).

I discovered Audible, an app that has thousands of books on audio format to download, about 7 years ago. Now I listen to approximately 6-8 books per month! I listen while I drive, cook, clean, sew, craft, just about everything one can do on autopilot! ( driving is the exception to the rule) I haven't watched television in 5 years, excepting the occasional family movie night or football game.

Anywho...I thought I'd share some of my favorites and ask that you do the same? I'm looking for more great reads, uhhum... listens.

My favorite books:The Outlander series by Diana Gabalden, The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, anything written by Stephen King, but faves include, Hearts of Atlantis, The Eye of the Dragon, The Talisman and sequel, Black House,...oh who am I kidding, they're all my favorite! I enjoy some of Dean Koontz novels and Morgan Rice, Brandon Sanderson, and Joe Hill are also favorite authors.

If you've read any of the above books, let me know what you thought! And Please share your favorites with me and help me fill up my library for 2025!

Thanks and God bless you! Happy New Year! Xoxo,

Crystol

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Charlotte
Puddifoot

Date: 1/3/2025 2:40:00 AM

i always had my head stuck in a book from an early age, and certain ones made a big impression..i remember i got obsessed with wuthering heights when i was about 8 or 9 and insisted that everyone at school called me cathy after one of the main characters lol george orwell is a good 'un, i like stephen king but only his early stuff, daphne du maurier's rebecca and a short story the blue lenses about a woman who has lenses fitted in her eyes and sees anew, people appearing as animals that reflect their true inner natures..i prefer modern literature, astonishing splashes of colour by clare morrall is one that sticks in my mind, it was shortlisted for the booker prize one year

Crystol Woods
Date: 2/12/2025 8:05:00 AM

Nice! I recently found a few new series I've enjoyed! Sara Donati, Into the Wilderness (and series), Grady Hendrix, Peter V. Brentt the Warded Man series, Joe Abercrombie, and my fav right now...Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower, and series. I highly recommend all!!

Suzette Richards
Date: 1/3/2025 11:12:00 PM

For a lighter take on the classics, one could read the spinoffs, eg Wuthering Heights According to Spike Milligan.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/3/2025 3:35:00 PM

It was either 72 or 73. My Lit class went to see it.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/3/2025 3:34:00 PM

Ahhh another Wuthering Heights fan. So many versions have been done on the story as a movie but I must say, the actor playing Heathcliff in the 1973 version was breathtakingly handsome to me

Arlo Parker
Date: 1/3/2025 10:18:00 AM

The blue lens thing sounds intriguing and staggering to individual egos. A safety valve? Books are amazballs!

Suzette
Richards

Date: 1/2/2025 8:47:00 AM

I read on average 4 books a month over a large scope of genre - some memorable, others decidedly forgettable. I was that kid with the torch under the bed, so there are many favourites over the years. Sometimes a book stays with one long after you close it - it never leaves you. The Sheltering Sky, by Paul Bowls; The Poisonwood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver; Margaret Atwood for poetry and novels, just to mention some.Thanks for a nice blog, Crystol. Happy New Year :)

Arlo
Parker

Date: 1/1/2025 9:25:00 PM

Clearly a fantasy girl. Lord of the Rings and Hobbit. I've been bitten by the Agatha Christie/Poirot bug. 1930's sleuthing. Classics. Anything Hemingway, Dickens, Austen, Wouk, Steinbeck, Carr, Silva, Connelly, Hammett, Ortberg, Chandler...eclectic tastes. Never ending opportunities. =o]]

Arlo Parker
Date: 1/4/2025 10:52:00 PM

Your talking sainted ground re: Aragorn, KT.

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 1/3/2025 8:32:00 PM

What’s going on in Trudeau’s Canada? His Ministry of Truth has a bill before parliament to jail people for life for “hate speech”. They want to jail you for mean tweets. These woke radical left censorship loving lunatics use 1984 as a guide book. These are the same people who invited a Nazi to the Canadian parliament and gave him a standing ovation. Are Canadians that dumb and brainwashed? Never would happen under Trump.

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 1/3/2025 5:18:00 PM

Tommy, more like Big Daddy!

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 1/3/2025 5:17:00 PM

Arlo, think of Donny as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings, and Elon as Aragorn!

Arlo Parker
Date: 1/3/2025 10:15:00 AM

I'm thinking Trump leans toward Animal Farm scenarios better...or Lord of the Flies.

Tom Woody
Date: 1/3/2025 5:58:00 AM

Is the Donald Big Brother keef?

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 1/3/2025 4:03:00 AM

My fellow unpersons are correct. 1984 is not just inevitable, it’s here. People are no better than sheep. Covid proved that!

Charlotte Puddifoot
Date: 1/3/2025 2:45:00 AM

'1984 has come true' - you're telling me! the world now is 1984 on steroids

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 1/3/2025 1:45:00 AM

No Orwell. Oh well, how about HG Wells?

Arlo Parker
Date: 1/2/2025 11:27:00 AM

1984 has come true

Crystol Woods
Date: 1/2/2025 7:56:00 AM

Wow! That's pretty high literature! I do need to expand my mind and try some classics. Thanks for weighing in! Xo

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 1/1/2025 11:09:00 PM

What, no Orwell?

Andrea
Dietrich

Date: 1/1/2025 3:16:00 PM

Oh wow. You like some of my fave authors Koontz and King. I kinda stopped reading once VCR came out because now I am a huge movie addict. But I was a voracious reader into my 20s. I read all the Nancy Drew series as a child. Three books that stand out for me in high school were Clan of the Cave Bear ( a trilogy). Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Wuthering Heights. Among many many others. These days I only read when I am traveling! Happy New Year. Nice blog.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2025 11:04:00 AM

What about anthologies of short stories. I loved all the ones I read of Hitchcock, Sterling, Bradbury, etc. Even Stephen King wrote really profound short stories. I love short stories because they are exciting and don't take up so much time.

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/2/2025 11:02:00 AM

My nephew is a film buff like me. Since Keith brought it up, Nosferatu is a long bore- he told me.

Crystol Woods
Date: 1/2/2025 7:54:00 AM

NOS4O2 by Joe Hill??? It's a movie?! Awesome! I always like the book better but it's fun to see how others imagine it on a movie screen! Xo

Crystol Woods
Date: 1/2/2025 7:52:00 AM

I've not read Wuthering Heights! I think I'll try that one! Thanks xo

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 1/1/2025 11:00:00 PM

Went to see Nosferatu last night. A bit long and a bit predictable but it was okay. Johnny Depp’s daughter played the demon possessed girl. She just closed her eyes and channelled her inner Amber Heard.

Keith D
Trestrail

Date: 1/1/2025 3:08:00 PM

People ask me why I read so many fantasy novels. I tell ‘em Narnia business!

Crystol Woods
Date: 1/2/2025 7:50:00 AM

Oh my... that was beneath you...lol! You're so funny. <3xo

Keith D Trestrail
Date: 1/1/2025 11:06:00 PM

I’m watching you.

Arlo Parker
Date: 1/1/2025 9:30:00 PM

Oh yeah, I see what you did there!

Dranreb
Carbungco

Date: 1/1/2025 2:01:00 PM

Happy new year, Crystol. When I'm not on my Amazon Kindle, I usually listen to audiobooks in Audible. It makes my grocery and gym sessions feel more productive. I'll give a couple of your recommendations a try.

Crystol Woods
Date: 1/2/2025 7:37:00 AM

Sweet! Exactly, I feel more productive if I'm multi tasking! Xo

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 1/1/2025 6:56:00 PM

That's cool

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