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I'm not a big fan of series, although I did recently enjoy Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments, probably because I had all of them to read at once.
I was recently loaned "The Name of the Wind" as a pbook. I'm not a big fantasy fan, but was assured it was a great book. There was nothing anywhere on the cover to indicate that it was the first in a series. You had to wait till the last page, after which there was an advertisement for the next book - not published at the time. After having put so much time and effort into a book that didn't resolve the major plot lines, I was annoyed. I know the book is popular, but it just didn't do it for me, and I won't be looking for the next in the series.
Somewhat better was Justin Cronin's "The Passage," but honestly, I really don't think I'd start on any series unless the whole thing was finished. If I do continue with Cronin's trilogy, I really can't believe I'm going to remember what the whole thing was about.
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