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Originally Posted by gmw
I fall somewhere in between JSWolf's always adamant insistence on reading in published order and the read whatever takes your fancy. I think Jon's right to a certain extent, in some books you do sometimes briefly meet characters in passing that you would know better if you had read the books in order, in which case the full impact of the scene may not be achieved. But, unlike Jon, I don't think this is crucial to the enjoyment of the books.
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Well, yes -- for series' that have one long storyline, you should read in the right order. To do otherwise is just silly.
Outside that... eh, the whole thing is just silly. The author went to great lengths to make the book stand on its own, who gives a flaming pile of monkey poo whether you get all the in jokes first time or first reread? To be brutally honest -- I think it would be best in that regard to not read ANY of them until you have read all the others -- an obvious impossibility.
My $0.02, for what little it is worth (considering the OP has made up his/her mind and anyone reading this thread has already read them all anyway...)