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Series vs. Standalones. What Do I Choose? Standalones Of Course!

Series can be very long. The more books, the more you have to read. Sometimes, I wish the series will end. Sometimes, too long can be bad for the story itself. Later on, the story changes, and those changes can change your perspective of the story.

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Series can be very long. The more books, the more you have to read. Sometimes, I wish the series will end. Sometimes, too long can be bad for the story itself. Later on, the story changes, and those changes can change your perspective of the story.

I like to read books. There are others that like to read books as well. Reading is a fun and relaxing hobby. Books come in series or as standalones. Series are books that come after another to show or represent a story. Standalones are books that stand by itself. I prefer reading standalones to series.

Series can be very long. The more books, the more you have to read. Sometimes, I wish the series will end. Sometimes, too long can be bad for the story itself. Later on, the story changes, and those changes can change your perspective of the story. Some readers like the series at first, but they do not like it later on. Reading a series is like watching a TV show. A TV show can have a lot of seasons and episodes. The story is bound to change when there is a lot of seasons and episodes. A lot of seasons and episodes means that the TV show will not end yet, and that it will keep going on.

A standalone can be very long, but its story ends in that one book. A standalone is like a movie. A movie can be very long, but its story ends in that one movie. When reading a standalone, readers like the story at first and like it more as they read further. It is easier to see the connection in a standalone than a series. A series has too much going on, and you have to go back to previous books to connect to the later books. You also have to remember what happened in the previous books as well. This can be very mind-boggling. In other words, it will drive your mind crazy. At least a standalone novel puts your mind at ease when you finish reading it.

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