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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
I believe I'm done here. I'm obviously not going to change your mind (and maybe nobody else's, either), but if this discussion makes even just one other person think twice before they answer another readers question of, "do I need to read author X's books in any particular order?", then my goal has been accomplished.
For the record, if I've read the books and I'm aware of any connections between them whatsoever, my initial answer to that question is going to be, "I don't know. What sort of things are important to you when you read?"
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Hey, I hope you aren't mad. It's true that neither of us will change the others opinions, but I've liked the talk.
For the record, if I'm talking about Stephen King to someone who hasn't read any of his books, I will mention that he will occasionally reference characters/incidents from other works as Easter eggs (but I'd be hard pressed to tell you what references occur in which books except for The Overlook in Misery). It's just that to my mind that doesn't constitute a series and I don't think there is a 'reading order.' Some of his books are better than others and I don't think it's necessary to work your way through his oeuvre in publication order (though you're welcome to, of course).