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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?"  |
I would always tell someone if a book I was recommending was part of a series. I know someone IRL who happily reads series books at random, but even with that person I would make clear that it was a series, just in case this is the one time they would decide they want to read in order.