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Except for difficult novels like Pynchon's I read English books in the original. Not sure how this book ended up in my library in German. Alas, it's there and I just finished its successor.
Since reading two of Zola's books in the "wrong order", I like reading later books first if a book in a series can still be read on its own.
— Oct 04, 2025 02:37AM
Since reading two of Zola's books in the "wrong order", I like reading later books first if a book in a series can still be read on its own.
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Jörg
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Almost every of the 13 chapters will get a brief mention in the succeeding book. Usually in a short chapter without much detail. Great to read the details of events crucial for the characters in "Candy House". Rob tells the story of his drowning which was a main reason for Bix to invent "Own your Unconscious". Sasha's dire straits in Naples get accounted for. We learn how Jules ended up in prison.
— Oct 07, 2025 03:58AM
Jörg
is on page 103 of 392
Works great being read as a prequel to Candy House. Egan repeatedly hints at situations which would be told in the latter book. I wonder how much of the sequel she already had in mind. An example is the story of Mindy Kline. Here, she's not much more than a young disposable lover of Lou. Her role as second wife and groundbreaking scientist is only briefly mentioned as an afterthought. More overlap than I expected.
— Oct 05, 2025 11:07AM
