So people - what‘s your thoughts on reading a series....do you read all the books in one go, maintaining momentum or do you space it out over time??? #readingadvice
susanw I usually space out. Because, once they are done, there‘s nothing left to look forward to. But, I have torn through the odd series... so I guess I‘m no help. 6y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled These look fun! I kinda space them out until I lose interest 🤷♀️ 6y
DrexEdit If partly depends on whether the whole series is available yet! I have a list of series that I'm reading that either aren't done or are ongoing. So I probably fall more in the "breaking up the reading" group. 6y
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erzascarletbookgasm I space them out too 🙂 6y
DGRachel It really depends on the series, how may books are out, and my mood. If it‘s just a trilogy and all the books are out, there‘s a good chance I‘ll binge it. If it‘s a long running series and/or all the books aren‘t out, then I‘ll space them out so I don‘t get sick of the books. I had a bad experience with Sue Grafton‘s alphabet books and I still can‘t pick up another one without feeling all ragey. 6y
Mitch Ive tended to be a fan of spacing things out @susanw too...but then I‘ve kinda forgotten a bit of the nuance of stuff when I‘ve gone back for book 2/3....... 6y
Mitch Ive tended to be a fan of spacing things out @susanw and @erickas_flyleafunfurled too...but then I‘ve kinda forgotten a bit of the nuance of stuff when I‘ve gone back for book 2/3....... 6y
Mitch When youve spaced things out guys - ever used an audio copy of the previous book to update you / get you back into it before moving on? @DrexEdit @erzascarletbookgasm ? (edited) 6y
Mitch @DGRachel I‘ve not binged a series yet - feel that I might plan to do that during a long winter weekend! 6y
DGRachel I have definitely used audiobooks to refresh my memory of some books when the next in the series comes out (I know I wasn‘t tagged in that question, but I had to weigh in 😂) 6y
Mitch @DGRachel yeah I was going to use my audible credit to refresh me on an NK Jemisin book that I read book 1 and then have left it too long! 6y
Reviewsbylola I am so bad about finishing series but when I usually take a break in between. 6y
robinb If it‘s complete I prefer reading it all straight through to keep it fresh on my mind. But occasionally, if I run across a really good one, I‘ll get hooked and read up to what‘s available. It also depends on my backlog for reviews...sometimes I don‘t have the time then to read them all together. 6y
Caroline2 Hmm, depends! If I get addicted then I‘ll read em all! I did that with the A court of thorn and roses series! I read em all straight through! 👍🏻 6y
wanderinglynn If I like the first book, I tend to get all of them and binge read. 6y
Kalalalatja I can‘t stop myself once I get going! 6y
Mitch Good to know @wanderinglynn and @Kalalalatja I think I‘ve been to strict with myself ! 😂 6y
Mitch @Reviewsbylola that‘s kinda what prompted the thinking! I‘ve got so many series started but not finished, I wondered if I was in good company! 6y
Mitch @Caroline2 I‘m already seeing a great solo diy reading staycation in the cards! 6y
Maewyn If there is a long period between books in a series and the details have become fuzzy I often go to Wikipedia and read through the plot summary of the previous books for a refresher. 6y
Mitch @Maewyn 👍🏼 6y
CouronneDhiver I‘ve never finished a series before... 🙊 6y
Mitch @CouronneDhiver oh no! We should help you fix that! 😁 6y
CouronneDhiver I usually get fed up half way through... 😂 Also, it seems like many series are from genres I don‘t reach for often - fantasy, romance, mystery. 6y
tonyahoswalt I'd prefer to read them all together if they're all already out. 6y
