You just HAVE to read LWW first and then MN - it adds so much more wonder. CS L wasn't THINKING when he wrote that line in his letter, or he didn't realise the powerful impact of going back and finding out how it all happened. I guess it was the first time i had read two books in conjunction that were so cleverly linked and i can still remember the 'wow' factor that created, it was just so powerful. Reading them the other way, well you kinda know it all before you begin, which I suppose is cool too but doesn't hit you like a bolt of lightning.