[electrobooks] Re: reading books in order
- From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <electrobooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:13:35 +0100
Yes, have to agree about historical novels.
Also those strange historical going back in time books like the Outlander
series need to be read in order.
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From: electrobooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:electrobooks-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ian Macrae
Sent: 26 April 2009 19:36
To: electrobooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [electrobooks] Re: reading books in order
Dave, I'd largely agree with you with some exceptions. I think short
historical series like Bernard Cornwell's Arthur, Saxon Chronicles and
Grailquest should be read in their proper, that's to say, historical order.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Russell" <david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "freelists electrobooks books" <electrobooks@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 2:09 PM
Subject: [electrobooks] reading books in order
>I have to say that I do not understand this insistance by some people on
> reading books in the order they were written. Readers might like to do
> this, but authors certainly do not write the books in sequential order.
> There are many examples where an author has a reappearing character or set
> of characters, but the books do not go together chronologically. Just to
> take one example, particularly for Sandra's benefit. Lee Child's Jack
> Reacher books have at least one which jumps back ten years or more, "The
> enemy I think it is called. Would you therefore read that one which was
> around umber 8 in the series first? Elizabeth George also wrote one of
> her
> Lynley and Havers books which took place four years before her previous
> one.
> Reginald Hill has done something similar, as has that author who does the
> a
> is for ... and b is for ... series. Sue Grafton, is her name.
>
> If the novels are any good at all, then they stand alone. The crime
> committed should always be more important than the Detective. If it is
> possible, then I read in sequence, but most of the time I get hold of
> books
> as I can, and if that means reading number ten first, then so be it.
>
>
> David
>
>
>
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