A weekly meme hosted by Jennifer @ Crazy For Books.
This week's topic is from Christina @ All About YA Books:
If you find a book that looks interesting but is part of a series, do you always start with the first title?
Great question! Usually I do. It's that type-A part of myself that needs to see things unfold from the very beginning. I started the Alex Cross and Women's Murder Club books by James Patterson from #1 on. The only series I didn't start from the beginning was The Babysitters Club. When I was 7, I received a current book from it and that got me interested in reading them all (which I did!). So, it goes to show that it's not necessary to start a series from book #1, but if I'm shopping for the series, I'll start with #1.
A weekly meme hosted by Janet @ Friday Fill-Ins.
My fill-ins are underlined; the rest are given:
1. When pigs fly I'll win the lottery :)
2. You expect me to take that seriously?!
3. Call me *call me any day or night, call me* (Blondie).
4. Nod if you know what I mean. (How lame...sorry, I blanked on this one!)
5. The most entertaining person in my life is my dad because he is the best storyteller & joke-teller in the family.
*SPOILER*
6. Moira "escaped" Gilead, making me wonder who's next?
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to seeing family, tomorrow my plans include sadly, a funeral and Sunday, I want to finish The Handmaid's Tale and watch Desperate Housewives!
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Have a great weekend everyone :)
It's hard to imagine not reading a series in order in less it's by accident!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a difficult weekend; I hope having family around helps.
Oh, I remember the Babysitters Club! I loved those when I was a pre-teen, along with Point Horror, Goosebumps and Sweet Valley High - none of which I read in order, just according to what was at the library at that time.
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Too funny - I think the Babysitters Club was the one series I didn't read in order either! Well, maybe that and the Sweet Valley series. Wonder what I missed?
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Stopped by from the Hop. New follower! I always read books in series order...call me obsessive?
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ReplyDeleteSusan~ Thank you, I appreciate the sentiment.
Sam~ I was addicted to the BSC series from age 7 straight into my teens! Such fun :)
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Howard~ I agree that if series books stand alone, you can certainly read them out of order, no problem. Some authors make series books individualized with enough backstory to feel like you haven't missed anything. Good point.
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I used to always start with the first book in a series, but not so much lately. Sometimes I find it disconcerting, but most of the time it works out just fine--so many of the series I read are crime fiction books and they tend to stand alone well on their own.
ReplyDeleteI hope pigs do fly soon so you'll win the lottery! And maybe me too . . .
I'm sorry about the funeral. Not a good way to spend a weekend. I do hope you have a better week!