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Read the entire series from start to finish. | 60 | 38.71% | |
Read until fed up, read another book, and return. | 52 | 33.55% | |
Read one book from series, then another, and return. | 33 | 21.29% | |
Read two or more series at once. | 10 | 6.45% | |
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02-08-2013, 06:47 AM | #76 |
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I tend to read one, then go to different books before coming back to the series.
That way it lasts longer but it's mainly to avoid burn out (and keep a social life). I like the wait and the feeling to be back in a known universe after some time. |
02-08-2013, 08:35 PM | #77 |
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The problem resolved itself. I've just finished First King of Shannara, and I don't feel like reading The Sword of Shannara directly after it. As I wanted to re-read about every series I have, I feel like reading The Diamond Throne (David Eddings, The Elenium 1) now. After that, I'll see what happens. Maybe I'll go back to Shannara, maybe continue with The Ruby Knight (The Elenium 2), or something else entirely. As there are quite some classics I want to read, I've loaded a few for when I get sick of reading too much Fantasy
So I've checked "Read more than one series at once" |
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02-09-2013, 07:49 PM | #78 |
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The problem with the poll is that it compartmentalizes how we read series. To actually gives us options for how we may actually read series, it should have been multiple choice. That's why I did not vote because just one answer is wrong for how I read series.
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02-09-2013, 08:08 PM | #79 |
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Heh; true. I don't make polls every day
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02-09-2013, 08:22 PM | #80 | |
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Word & the Void was mentioned several pages back. I started the first one and had to force myself to finish it. I found it boring and will not read the next two. Undecided if I will read any more. I read Sword of Shanara in middle school, and several following books, but nothing by him in many years (having switched from sf/f to romance). I may re-read Sword of Shanara. I still have my original paper back copy! I am anal about reading series in order, however it doesn't have to be in publication order. I have re-read almost the entire Anne McCaffrey Pern series in chronological order (not including the ones her son was in on), and am doing the same thing with MZB's Darkover series. I had read all of them decades ago. They were published all out of order, chronologically. I don't like that! |
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02-09-2013, 09:34 PM | #81 |
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Fascinating question from the OP. I suppose we use a number of different ways depending on the author. Easily obtainable books, like the Hercule Poiret series by Agatha Christie, can probably be read in order. Ed McBain's 87th Street series cannot be read in order, unless one is fastidious in collecting the books, and waits until all novels are assembled together. There are around 54 novels in the series. Many are out of print. I read George Simenon's Inspector Maigret series out of order and at different times, due to poverty. As I got older, I could afford to purchase books and deliberately tried to read them in order. With Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch series, the uninformed reader may discover a character has died in a later book, if the reader juggles the order. Do not hesitate to ask on this forum about any series that you are beginning.
Now, I have a question for the other members of this forum. What is the longest series you have ever read or attempted to read? Exclude graphic novels and comic books. |
02-09-2013, 10:32 PM | #82 | |
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There are the gargantuan linear series -- think Wheel of Time, Sword of Truth or Malazan Book of the Fallen -- I can only read those en bloc, which really means during vacations, when I have the time to plough through umpteen pages unmolested. I just can't enjoy them piecemeal. There are structured linear series -- e.g. Salvatore's Drizzt or the older Dragonlance books -- which can be read one tri|tetra|pentalogy at a time. I tend to read them as such, with other trilogies in between, even if I'm in the mood to continue the series. Other series consist of pretty much self-contained works (i.e. Riyria Revelations) -- I usually read until gorged, then throw in some non-fantasy thriller for variance. Fourth kind of series is non-linear, like Shadowrun novel #1-n, short books not to be read in any particular order. Some good, some not. I haven't read any such series in a while, but I used to like them as "in between"-books. All things combined, I'm great at turning easy things into very complicated matters. |
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02-10-2013, 01:42 AM | #83 |
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I'm another one that could have chosen 'all of the above' -depending on the series. I prefer to read them in order when I can, but usually not all at once. Its rare that I get through a series without needing a break of some kind. If each installment is very long, then I probably won't read the next book back-to-back.
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02-10-2013, 04:40 AM | #84 |
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If a series is fully available and I am enjoying the read I will go back to back until either I complete the series or alternatively until the series turns sour. Once a series turns sour I most likely will move on and not come back. An example of this for me, the last couple of Sookie novels were flat. I don't think I even read the last novel. Unless I get it on good authority that the writing and stories have improved I don't think I'll return to this series.
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02-10-2013, 09:08 AM | #85 |
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Nancy Drew series--the original Grosset & Dunlap set of 56 books. I read them straight through in order one year.
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02-10-2013, 09:24 AM | #86 |
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02-10-2013, 11:15 PM | #87 |
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I read them in the order written (not chronological order, so for something like Narnia I will always read Lion/Witch/Wardrobe first)) and I'll read a bunch together if available. If I get bored, I'll stop and I may never go back (seems to be that way with Honor Harrington right now, but I'll probably read some more eventually). I usually don't reread as new ones come out, I just keep going as they arrive. I also don't generally like series where there are lots of offshoots with multiple authors since I find it annoying to keep track of which goes where. There is one series (1632 series by Eric Flint and a whole bunch of other people) that I've completely lost track of what I have and haven't read, so I keep reading other things rather than trying to figure it all out.
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02-11-2013, 01:00 AM | #88 | |
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I can't recall if I ever read a lengthy series back-to-back. (I don't think Girl Genius counts.) If there are only a few books I might be fascinated enough to get through those (if they are available to me.) Since I often read several books at once, my usual reading patterns predispose toward taking breaks between installments (sometimes with another series). |
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02-11-2013, 08:10 AM | #89 |
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I'll read a series from start to end (be it published order or recommended reading order). I'll re-read it, if it has been some time since I last read a book of the series.
I sometimes break the series by reading another book in between (but that book is never part of another series). |
02-11-2013, 09:45 AM | #90 |
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It's been a week, are we ever going to see the poll results?
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