Meet Avid Reader--Connie Wright

 

Hello viewers and welcome to Pen Dames July 2025 blog! This month we deviate from our usual routine. Rather than interviewing an author, we thought our followers might enjoy a reader’s point of view about books. 

Say hello to Connie Wright. Connie is an avid reader and enjoys all genres. Connie, as a reader, Pen Dames would like to know about your overall reading experience.

1. What is the first book you ever remember reading? The only book we had in our home when I was a child was the Bible.

2. Did someone read to you when you were a child? I never remember anyone reading to me.

3. Who is your all-time favorite book character? Jack Reacher

Can you explain why Jack Reacher is your favorite book character?

Most writers tend to make their heroes perfect. Jack Reacher is relatable because he is flawed and these flaws challenge him.

4. Who is your favorite author of all time? Lee Childs.  Your favorite book by them? All of Lee Childs’ books are my favorite.

5. Has a book ever changed your life? Explain. Yes. The Notebook. You always need a plan for your golden years.

6. What is your favorite genre? While I enjoy most genres, Thrillers are my favorite.

7. Are there any genres you dislike? Explain. I’m not a fan of Science Fiction; to unrealistic for my thinking.

8. What author (who is still living) would you dearly love to meet? Barak Obama.

9. Do you prefer paperbacks or ebooks? Why? I'm old school. I like holding a book and turning paper pages.

10. What book or series would you like to be turned into a movie or TV show one day? Explain. Well, my wish has come true. Lee Childs series just started a series called, “Reacher.”

11. Has a book you like ever been turned into a movie or TV series that you thought the book was better than the movie/series or visa-versa? Explain. Yes. Bridges of Madison County. I thought the movie was better. You could feel the emotions on the screen.

12. What attracts you to a book? The cover? Blurb? Recommendation from other readers? Usually the recommendation from other readers. Often a cover doesn’t match the story line or the blurb is more enticing that the actual story.

13. Has a book ever scared you or given you nightmares? Explain. No, not that I can recall.

14. Do you like to write book reviews on Amazon or Goodreads? Why or why not? No, I never write reviews. Mainly because I don't think about it.

15. Do certain tropes attract you? For example, orphans, love triangles, anti-heroes? Except for sci-fi, I like to read all genres.

16. Are there any books you could read over and over again and never get bored of them? I've read Bridges of Madison County several times.

17. Has a book ever made you laugh out loud or shed a few tears? Explain. Yes, the Notebook. Such a powerful love story.

18. If you have read any of the old classics which two were your most favorite? Explain. Great Gatsby & To Kill a Mockingbird. For the Great Gatsby, the fact that the American Dream is just that—a hope, a dream, that for many, never becomes reality. For To Kill a Mockingbird; society needs to practice more compassion and less biasness.

19. Thoughts on listening to audio books vs reading books? Right now, I like to read. There's something about holding a book in my hand. But I’m thankful for audio books.

20. What are you reading now: genre, title, author? I just finished “One Thousand White Women.” It's fiction, based on the journals of Mary Dodd and a group of pioneer women and actual historical events in 1854. To me it's a must read. Author Jim Fergus.

Thank you Connie for being a Pen Dames Guest Reader Interviewee!

Attention: Readers, as a way of saying thank you, our Pen Dame, Loretta C. Rogers, will donate a print copy of her bestselling novel Taming the Lyon, to the first reader that leaves a comment. This offer expires Saturday, July 12, 2025.

                            Taming the Lyon

Recently widowed, Dr. Margaret Boynton leaves England and sails to Africa. She finds herself up against dangerous animals and terrifying witch doctors. Determined never to fall in love again, Margaret finds her most formidable enemy is her own heart when she meets the enigmatic Jeremiah Lyon. A scoundrel whose scarred face and ice-blue eyes make strong women weak, Jeremiah Lyon, legendary great white hunter, resents his assignment to escort a middle-aged doctor to the mission hospital. She isn't what he expected...and neither is his unguarded reaction to her. When a secret society of cannibals kidnap Margaret, can Lyon rescue her before their chances for a future are destroyed forever?

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