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Originally Posted by 4691mls
I think if any given author writes enough books, some of them are probably going to be better than others. However, a good author's worst book may still be better than the best work of a mediocre author.
I find it interesting that in Goodreads reviews for books in a long-running series sometimes one person says "this was not one of the better books in the series" while another person says of the same book "this was one of my favorite books in the series".
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I know for me, a lot of times I start a new author and their style or point of view just grabs me. Part of my opinion about that first book, and maybe a couple more, is just the pleasure of something new. Then it's not new, and it doesn't wow any more.
I think that can be how you end up with "not the best in the series", when it's really still quite a good book.
On the other hand, I can think of at least one series where some of my favorites in the series are not universally the most popular. I know why I like them, and sometimes it's those very things that others didn't like.