Friday, November 12, 2010
Blog 20: Among the Hidden
Earlier in the semester we discussed the importance of book order in a series and how important each book is in understanding the overall story. I believe the Shadow Children series is one of those series where you have to read the whole thing. Among the Hidden was a great book, but once you read the rest of the series, this first book feels like just a chapter. I think maybe I ruined the book for myself by reading the rest of the series, but now I do not like Among the Hidden as much. It feels so incomplete. And on top of that, some very important things in this book end up being revealed as untrue in another book. I hope everyone reads the complete series, because it is so much better that just the first book alone.
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I thought Among the Hidden was okay, but I like your view that you should read books of a series in order.
ReplyDeleteThis may be, but you have to keep in mind that the first book is often the "gateway" (like a gateway drug--haha) to the rest of the series. Not every reader will read them all, and not every reader will *want* to read them all after the first book. So it is important for the individual books (especially the first one) to be able to stand alone. Don't you think?
ReplyDeleteI do think it is very important for each book to stand alone, and Among the Hidden does. I just felt like once you knew the rest of the story it wasn't as fantastic on its own.
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