Do I have to though? Could I read The Twelve and still get the gist?The Twelve is book 2 of a trilogy. I would read The Passage first.
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Do I have to though? Could I read The Twelve and still get the gist?The Twelve is book 2 of a trilogy. I would read The Passage first.
You would probably get the gist for most of it, I remember The Twelve being very confusing, it jumped around a lot, and that was with reading The Passage first. It has been a few years since I read them. You could always try it and if you are totally lost, go back to The Passage.Do I have to though? Could I read The Twelve and still get the gist?
Or, I could just be an ass and give it a bad review because I don't follow no rules about reading books in order.You would probably get the gist for most of it, I remember The Twelve being very confusing, it jumped around a lot, and that was with reading The Passage first. It has been a few years since I read them. You could always try it and if you are totally lost, go back to The Passage.
Who needs rules???Or, I could just be an ass and give it a bad review because I don't follow no rules about reading books in order.
If i had to choose, I'd go with The Passage. It took me the better part of a year to get through The Twelve because of the writing style and how confusing it was to hop back/forth through time and try to remember the characters.Do I have to though? Could I read The Twelve and still get the gist?
Thank you cat in a bag and Moderator -- sigh. May leave that one towards the winter months when I'm stuck indoors with nothing to do.If i had to choose, I'd go with The Passage. It took me the better part of a year to get through The Twelve because of the writing style and how confusing it was to hop back/forth through time and try to remember the characters.
Sometimes having a first book can drive one crazy.Thank you cat in a bag and Moderator -- sigh. May leave that one towards the winter months when I'm stuck indoors with nothing to do.
Both of you said it's confusing, so I guess I best read that damn Passage book first.
Deej- I definitely would not start with The Twelve. A lot of the folks that loved The Passage did not care for The Twelve. I have read both and I agree that the second book is quite hard to get through. I haven't read City Of Mirrors (the third one) but have heard good things about it.Do I have to though? Could I read The Twelve and still get the gist?
Going to agree with you. The Passage was a good read. It took a long time to get through The Twelve- The mind was so jumbled, I never did get to City Of Mirrors. But like you said, I have heard many good things about it. I can;t imagine anyone reading The Twelve without having the basis of The Passage.Deej- I definitely would not start with The Twelve. A lot of the folks that loved The Passage did not care for The Twelve. I have read both and I agree that the second book is quite hard to get through. I haven't read City Of Mirrors (the third one) but have heard good things about it.
Even though a lot of the events in The Twelve take place before The Passage, the Passage sets everything up for the reader. Starting The Twelve without a prior read of TP would be akin to setting up camp in the woods before the trees have started to grow.Going to agree with you. The Passage was a good read. It took a long time to get through The Twelve- The mind was so jumbled, I never did get to City Of Mirrors. But like you said, I have heard many good things about it. I can;t imagine anyone reading The Twelve without having the basis of The Passage.
Even though a lot of the events in The Twelve take place before The Passage, the Passage sets everything up for the reader. Starting The Twelve without a prior read of TP would be akin to setting up camp in the woods before the trees have started to grow.
Maybe I like my forest nekkid --Even though a lot of the events in The Twelve take place before The Passage, the Passage sets everything up for the reader. Starting The Twelve without a prior read of TP would be akin to setting up camp in the woods before the trees have started to grow.
I am a fast reader. And my retention levels are, short term, fairly good, hahahah! I just totally commit myself to the story. I'm in it and I get in this groove that just carries me along.You are a fast reader!! How do you find time to do anything else? You are Wonder Woman!
I was thinking maybe you had the summer off from babysitting because you're doing so much!I am a fast reader. And my retention levels are, short term, fairly good, hahahah! I just totally commit myself to the story, I'm in it and I get in this groove that just carries me along.
Now, full disclosure, many of my books have been novellas or little chapbooks, so those are super quick little reads.
And luckily, the longer things have been good. I haven't had to force myself to sit and read them. I'm trying to break up longer reads with the shorter things to give me some variety. But I still have some novels to get through, and I do have a lot of thick, non-fiction books I'm trying to decide if I should throw in or not.
I've painted my house during this, working on my back and front yards, babysitting two little boys -- but other than that, I have no one demanding my time. So these books get my time.
Nope, still working. My own kids grown up. Husband works out of town.I was thinking maybe you had the summer off from babysitting because you're doing so much!
I am a slow reader. Turtle-like.