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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
It'not even that I think they're trying to "sucker" me. It's that they're not really thinking about me at all. They're just bound on pimping their favorite stuff even when they know it doesn't fit my requested criteria. The minute I mention I'm looking for a stand alone book, is when I start getting, "well this one's part of a series, but ... " , or "it's mostly self-contained, so...", or "this one CAN be read without the prior installments if you ...." It can be quite maddening, really.
I've read a lot of series in the past. I still read a few here and there (mostly after they've been completed), but I shy away from them more and more all the time. I think they tend to be a crutch for readers and authors alike. But yes, I would never knowingly pick up a book in the middle of a series. Not because I might want to later read the series, but because I can't stand the idea of starting in the middle of something--anything. Period.
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In that case I won't recommend my all time favorite books.
Cheaper by the dozen and Belles on their toes.
The first is about an efficiency expert that had 12 kids.
Goes from early 1900's to 1924. The second runs from 1924 to WW2.
Fun books.