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Originally Posted by issybird
I'm curious whether those who say only and always published order would be willing to make an exception for books based on real events, as with the Sharpe and Hornblower books. My own position is that in that case, each method has its defects.
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I agree with that. Generally I would still prefer the published order. I once started to read the Hornblower books in chronological order (not knowing the published order was different) and the first book left me pretty cold. The series is still languishing in my TBR pile. It would perhaps have been different if I had read in publication order. I mean I just didn't care about Hornblower when I read about his beginning. He didn't seem a particularly attractive or interesting character. OTOH, if I had read about his youth when I already knew and appreciated him, I would possibly have felt differently.