Which easy town book to read?

Readers

Depending on your mood and on your interests, different books and a different order of reading them might be most interesting for you.

Impatient, frustrated with the state of the world, in need of some serious boosts
book 3. All of it! And book 4/1.

Curious, undecided, sceptical readers
book 3/1, or the Romania chapter in book 2/2

Town planners, architects
book 3, book 1, book 2

Activists for the future
book 3, book 4/1, book 1, book 2

Billionaires
book 3/1 & book 4/1

Musicians
book 3/2, book 3/1

Politicians
book 3/1

Environmentalists
book 2, book 3, book 1

Film-makers
book 2/1, book 3/1

Thugs
book 2/1, book 3/1

A traveller, interested in people from around the world, politics, adventures, sex topics and some big questions along the way
book 2

Main interest in the sex talk
book 2

A lover of adventures
book 2, book 5, book 10

Storytellers
book 2/2, book 3/1

Lovers of love stories
It’s probably best to start with book 1 unless you are impatient, then book 3 is the less cruel starting point.

doctors, nurses, health managers
book 1, book 3/1, 3/3

Business & economics students & consultants
book 1, book 3

A thorough reader
book 1, book 2, book 3

Yes.
Book 3, shaping, is actually quite a good starting point for anyone who has yet to decide whether they want to get into this story or not.

In the first chapter, Mudiwa and Rose do a live coverage of the day’s events and with that they provide an introduction into what has happened so far. Other parts of this chapter paint a slightly different picture, but then, that’s how it is: a story for the public and the stories of the individuals.

There is a catch, though. Once you get into the easy town story, there is a slight chance that you might want to read the previous books, too. I can even see someone read book 2 next, curse, read book 1, and then travel back to book 3 via a second read of book 2.

Is it worth it?

You bet.