The downside of sequels

[sakon76]

I've started reading Guy Gavriel Kay's Ysabel, which I knew was a sequel of sorts to the Fionavar Tapestry trilogy. Which I haven't read for fifteen or more years. Forty pages in, I just hit characters that I know are from the trilogy, but heck if I can remember anything more about it/them than that. So I'm dilemma'ing: to continue reading, or to stop until I can reread the trilogy again...?

Probably I'm going to keep reading, while I have inlaws to play with the baby, and put the trilogy on my reread list. I have them at home; surely I'll eventually find time there to reread them...?

Comments

[playswithworms.livejournal.com]

I've been in the same dilemma! Want to read the shiny new thing, but at the same time knowing it will make much more sense if I go back and re-read all the old things first. Usually what I do is read new!thing, re-read old!things, re-read new!thing this time with added nuances.

[tainry.livejournal.com]

Oooh I read that yahrens ago too. Don't actually remember anything about it... ^^;