It seems to be a trend, books coming in three’s. Long gone are the days of the single story, the masterpiece of art that would be the author’s sole work. Today, books are created around a complete storyline only to be split into multiple books (and eventually movies) either to prolong the enjoyment or the profits. In recent years, the mass hits like the Twilight series and the Hunger Games have started a seemingly rolling ball of trifectas in the literary world. Even books for adults have taken to a rule of three, Fifty Shades of Grey anyone?
Though I personally find the website Buzzfeed to be a source of entertainment more than actual news, I have found that they are becoming an outlet for readers to find some interesting suggestions. It even has a specialized forum, Buzzfeed Books. For example, this is a list of trilogies for those ‘hungry’ for new books after the Hunger Games. Their strategy of prolonging the pleasure certainly creates a market for multiple book purchases (with the exception of those confident readers who purchase the whole set before reading them, myself included) and offers people a lower cost installment rather than one expensive book.
If you find yourself looking for a small commitment, not as daunting as the Harry Potter series or others of fame that seems to be bringing out new books yearly, these are the hot stories soon to be blockbuster movies (if they play their cards right). The fact that most of these series have titles of a single word and center around the concept of a futuristic world after the fall of society, well let’s just leave that to coincidence.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/book-series-to-read-if-you-enjoyed-the-hunger-games#2a0nfbj
By Brandi Furman
Though I personally find the website Buzzfeed to be a source of entertainment more than actual news, I have found that they are becoming an outlet for readers to find some interesting suggestions. It even has a specialized forum, Buzzfeed Books. For example, this is a list of trilogies for those ‘hungry’ for new books after the Hunger Games. Their strategy of prolonging the pleasure certainly creates a market for multiple book purchases (with the exception of those confident readers who purchase the whole set before reading them, myself included) and offers people a lower cost installment rather than one expensive book.
If you find yourself looking for a small commitment, not as daunting as the Harry Potter series or others of fame that seems to be bringing out new books yearly, these are the hot stories soon to be blockbuster movies (if they play their cards right). The fact that most of these series have titles of a single word and center around the concept of a futuristic world after the fall of society, well let’s just leave that to coincidence.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/ariellecalderon/book-series-to-read-if-you-enjoyed-the-hunger-games#2a0nfbj
By Brandi Furman