io9 has a good post up called "7 Reasons Why Sci-fi Book Series Outstay Their Welcomes." It pretty well explains exactly why I'll put a book down the minute that I see that it's the first book in a series. Also, in the comments, someone misspells "sequels" as "squeals." This is unintentionally brilliant I think "squeal" should be instantaneously adopted worldwide as the new word for "sequel." Maybe the thought of piggish yowling would somehow ...

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