I’m used to reading standalone books and lately I felt like reading a series for a change. I decided to start with “The Saxon Stories” which, for what I’ve seen, is 13 books long.
Now, since, I don’t plan to read them all on a binge, maybe one book a week or month (unless is extremely good and forces me to read faster lol), I’m kinda worried about how information retention might be in this case.
For example: Let’s say that some seemingly unimportant event happen on book 1 that will cause consequences in book 7. Is this usually hinted a lot by the author or is it usually demanded that the reader be more proactive?
Do you usually take notes, use markers or do any other stuff while reading long sagas? Any help is appreciated!
by LyzbietCorwi
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I’m currently reading the same series. I just finished book 3 and have been reading one a month. I haven’t actually planned it out that way. It just happens that every time I’m in the mood to read the next book it’s the beginning of the month. I have a terrible memory so I do jot down my feelings/reactions while I read, and after I finish a book I’ll write a little review so I can look back at it in a few years and remember why I liked/disliked a book.
Edited to add that- So far the author has been good at reminding the reader of important events that happened in previous books in an organic way and only when you need to know the context for what is currently happening.
I’ve found that using a calming-colored pencil like light blue or tan to box out sections of interest works well for me.
I’ve tried note-taking and highlighters but I’ve found that, 1) note-taking takes me out of the flow, and 2) highlighters and dark pencils are very distracting.
Don’t worry about it. They are meant to be read through. If it’s important the author will always flashback or re-state.