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valancyWhen reading a long series of books which are numbered in an order that isn't chronoligical, how do you (personally) read them?
Example that is not about books: Star Wars movies came out 4, 5 6 then 1, 2, 3. Would you start at Episode 1, then go 2-6 in numerical order? Or do you start with Episode 4 then watch 5 & 6, and then 1-3?
I just found out one of my favorite authors wrote me least favorite books of hers when she was going through a really hard time in her life. She'd written a good trilogy for which the public (& her bank account) demanded more, so the rest of the books are written all out of order. I mean, ifbthe numbers here are in order by where they fit in the story arc, chronologically they'd be read as 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 4, 6. You wouldn't start with 6, but it was written 20 years after 5, & then you go back 2 years after 5 was written for 7.
So I'm curious to know what order you'd read them in & why. I read them all in numerical order long before I knew that wasn't chronological order, & I'm thinking of going back for them in chronological order. But if I were going to recommend them to someone, what order's best for a newbie? I'm not sure. Your thoughts?
Example that is not about books: Star Wars movies came out 4, 5 6 then 1, 2, 3. Would you start at Episode 1, then go 2-6 in numerical order? Or do you start with Episode 4 then watch 5 & 6, and then 1-3?
I just found out one of my favorite authors wrote me least favorite books of hers when she was going through a really hard time in her life. She'd written a good trilogy for which the public (& her bank account) demanded more, so the rest of the books are written all out of order. I mean, ifbthe numbers here are in order by where they fit in the story arc, chronologically they'd be read as 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 4, 6. You wouldn't start with 6, but it was written 20 years after 5, & then you go back 2 years after 5 was written for 7.
So I'm curious to know what order you'd read them in & why. I read them all in numerical order long before I knew that wasn't chronological order, & I'm thinking of going back for them in chronological order. But if I were going to recommend them to someone, what order's best for a newbie? I'm not sure. Your thoughts?
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6/2/12 06:52 (UTC)I'm planning to re-read that series again, and I think I'm going to stick with the published order, though he too has a bad book in there that was written during a bad point in his life (his marriage ended badly).
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6/2/12 17:52 (UTC)no subject
7/2/12 03:49 (UTC)