Boy Blue answers “Should I read The Bone Clocks before I...”

Caroline asked this question about Slade House:

Should I read The Bone Clocks before I read this?

Boy Blue This is a piece of the larger puzzle. While it's interesting and can stand alone, you won't see the whole picture from this one piece. What's more, th…moreThis is a piece of the larger puzzle. While it's interesting and can stand alone, you won't see the whole picture from this one piece. What's more, this isn't his best work and if it's your first Mitchell book you would be better to start somewhere else. The supernatural stuff makes less sense if you haven't read the other stuff. Mitchell has definitely started to really shape his world in the last few stories. If you want explanation behind this story you would need to read The Bone Clocks. In saying that, this book is short and approachable and can stand alone. If you then read the Bone Clocks it would be like a penny dropping. I always think people should start with Ghostwritten. It's typical of his style and has plenty of things that will pop up in later stories but you're not missing any hidden meanings. It's also a really good introduction to his style and his ideas and is the first one he wrote.(less)

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