Welcome to the Book Nook!  This is the weekly thread for Avocados to discuss books we’re currently reading, recommendations, genre, and serious literary criticism. 

This week’s recommended discussion:  Are there books that have to be read in a certain order to avoid spoilers?  Not just series, but loosely associated books and intertextuality?  Naming books should be fine, but please mark particular spoilers with the spoiler tag:  <spoiler>words words words</spoiler>
(hat tip to MisterSplendiferous)

Because we’re here to use our words, this is a NO GIF/YouTube/social media embed zone.  The OTs are full of clutter, and I want to keep that out of this thread. Images related to a post are fine, though.

upcoming topics:
6/16:  the definition of insanity
6/23:  deal breakers
6/30:  overshadowed
7/7:  captures a truth about your country/city/region
7/14:  unexpected search result

Book Nook posts every Wednesday at 8:15 AM Eastern.