First, for you other writers, have you ever come to the site and found one of your own stories in that top box labeled "Random story from the Archives"?
I just did for the first time I can remember and, believe it or not, I didn't recognize the story! I had to read it to refresh my memory. Of course I found a half-dozen little errors or places that needed tweak, but oh well. Good story too, if I am allowed to say that!
Anyway, that is not what this is about.
I do almost all of my reading these days in the kindle app. I like it because I can have the same app on each device including desktop. I have downloaded, as of this morning, 872 stories from SOL to read, and that doesn't count a few dozen I have just read online (serials and the like). What can I say, I like to read! I would rather re-read an old favorite for the fifteenth time than watch the television.
I have covered a fair spectrum of authors here, some I liked a lot and read everything, some I really didn't care for. One thing I am certain of, even after all those stories, is that I have not read all the good stuff!
So, what I would like from you, if you want to share, is your one go-to story if you had to recommend one. I mean, if you wanted to get someone hooked on SOL, which story would you have them read that would make them go... "Please sir, may I have some more?" in their best Oliver voice?
If you cannot think of any one story, which author?
Tell you what, to sweeten the pot:
If you would send your choice to me and give me a 1-10 score for that story or author, I will collate the answers I get and post an (anonymous) list of the stories and authors that get recommended and how many times each show up.
So how about it? Want to share?
Oh! Before I sign off, here is mine:
http://storiesonline.net/series/1080/stupid-boy
Not sure why these tickle me, but I have paid the fee to get the last few early and read them. Worth it to me! I give this whole series a cumulative 9 out of 10. Maybe the individual installments were not a 9, but for overall enjoyment that has lasted through six books, I think they deserve the score.