Would you continue to read a series?

[shelly blomker]

I've talked to a few people that have told me that they are tired of reading certain kinds of series because they write 30 or more in a series. Would you stop reading a series if it just kept going on and on?

I've started some series that I'll probably finish as long as their not to long. I have a few on my blog that have way to many books in it. I probably won't continue reding them. Partly because there are way to many books out there to read and not all of them are series.

So, what do you guys think?

[Andrea M. A,]

I ussually continue reading because I want to know the "end" of the story.  However, some series are too long and I do wonder when it will eventually end. The author sometimes drags the story so much that it becomes unrealistic. Yes, obstacles are never ending, but there's always a break.

[Jeff Clough]

I'll echo what others have already said: if the stories keep being interesting, I'll keep reading them. That said, it's a rare story indeed that holds my interest for more than four or five books. Once a series moves past book five, I usually get the distinct impression that the author is phoning it in. If the stories stay new and fresh, I'll read them forever.

[Amber Lane]

As long as the author keeps bringing new material, I'd keep reading it. However, once it starts to get redundant and uninspired (this usually happens when a publishing company pushes an author past his or her limit), then I stop reading. 

[Kira]

Well, it depends. Some series can have an endless addition of books and it wouldn't detract from the story. That said, there are those where a continuation of the series seems forced (and you can tell), or no longer relevant. I believe that every series has a "natural end", and that end isn't necessarily the last book written for it. If i feel any series has reached it's natural end yet more books are coming out I might try a book or two after, but if the new arc, or whatever, doesn't grab me then I'm usually pretty much done with that series.

Then again, I can't say I've even read any VERY long series. I think the longest so far has been the Sookie Stackhouse books (and I'm even a book or two behind, not counting the shorts, though I do plan on continuing).