How do you read series by chronological order or by publication order?
How do you read series by chronological order or by publication order?
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How do you read series by chronological order or by publication order?
I like to read the last in the series first, the third second, the second third and the first last.
@Gabe seriously?
Totally
How do you know that you have the last one first – there may be new ones coming out.
I’m joking, guys.
I like to go in order
whatever the series/story plot is set in.
Chronological definitely for me
I assume publication order is the order the series is intended… but if there’s a prequel I’ll do that first.
Fans of C. S. Lewis are adamant on publication order
Hmmm are they? I mean, I read The Chronicles of Narnia in chronological order, but I was ten at the time. I don’t think I’ve read his other books in chronological order. Am i going to get kicked out of the fan club???
I have only read TLTWATW, but I have considered reading all the others, and I wondered about the proper order. I did a bunch of investigating, and most fans said to read them in the order he wrote them because the magic should be revealed to the reader in the order he revealed it originally. Anyway, it’s still on my TBR list, so some day. . . . . .
@Danielle oh, I thought you were talking about all of the OTHER books he has written (for adults), including Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, The Great Divorce, etc.! You’re right about The Chronicles of Narnia debate. They’re packaged as a series in a different order than the publication dates. I read them in the “wrong” (first ordered set) than the publication order, and I still thought they were great!!!
And I world encourage you to read the rest of the series. It’s remarkable.
some day. . . 🙂
@Danielle I didn’t mean for that to sound preachy. What I mean is, I think you’d like them. ?
I know, the tbr list is always growing — so many books, so little time 🙂
@Danielle I know, right?!!!
I think Lewis intended for us to read Lion Witch and the Wardrobe first, even though some of the other stories were set before it. I have an old box set that has it first, but I think newer sets have the series in order of story line.
Depends on the series. Some of them get too spoiled in the later books if you read the chronological order not the publication order. Others, it’s fine.
I do this too. Sometimes, if I’m not sure, I watch videos about the best way to read certain series. For other series, I stumbled through them and regretted not doing my research beforehand. I would have gained more from reading them if I knew I could read the books in a different order…
I tend to go with publication order …..l really like to see the writing evolve as a story goes along
Chronological order for me
Interesting question. Jo Nesbo’s books were published out of order in English in the beginning. Also, if I had read John Connelly’s first Charlie Parker book ‘Every Dead Thing’ in the beginning, I probably would not have been hooked as I am now and continue to be. I would have thought it to be derivative, much like ‘Falling Angel’ (Angel Heart) and a couple of other books. Thank goodness I didn’t.
It depends. If I set out to read a series I’ll do them in published order. But there are others I’ve picked up not initially thinking they were a series, or because someone gave me the book and said you should read this. If I’ve already started with a book that’s not the first one then I’ll tend to read them in the order of how interested I am in each bit of the story.
Chronological, but most of the series I’ve read were published that way.
I try to read them in order.
Publication order. Always.
In order. I use http://fantasticfiction.com/ to find the order of series
Publication order. I think it’s more of an adventure that way. Meeting a young version of a character you thought you knew is often fascinating
Publication order
Publication order. Chronological order might change the reading experience.
I love Scandanavian literature. These series are often translated and then published out of order. So I check their original publication dates.
Jo Nesbo is a perfect example
Half way in to a series you get the authors formula sometime boring
Publication order normally, if it’s a new series, if I enjoy it I want to read each one as it comes out. If it’s an old.series.it depends. Some series ate continuing sagas, so it’s better to read them.in order…Others each book.is a self contained story, and it doesn’t matter.
Depends on the series