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Originally Posted by Sirtel
Yes. I actually envy the ability to read a very long series and still enjoy the later books as much as the first. That's an ability I don't really have. I become bored.
That's especially true in fantasy, where the whole series is almost always one continuous story. Less so in thrillers and mysteries, where every book is often its own separate story and can be enjoyed independently of others (though I still always try to read a series in publication order).
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Perhaps I do have a different ability, but even though I can continue to enjoy, I still need to regularly change the genre, and not read too much of the one type for long. That is especially so with Fantasy, and I avoid reading different Fantasy authors consecutively, and certainly never at the same time.
Perhaps it is a case somewhat, of absence makes the heart (and mind) grow fonder. A bit like chocolate, where at least for me, you can over indulge and get sick of it.
While I sometimes step out of publication order, it is usually only on a re-read and because there is a different chronological order. It can also make it a bit more fresh or different, to read in chronological order. Aside from that, reading out of order can often be more demanding of your mind, as you are continually trying to make things fit together logically ... it can make for a less relaxed read I find.