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Do you read or skip the ‘introduction’?

Do you read or skip the ‘introduction’?

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Oscar

It depends, if it’s fluff, escapist reading, then I skip it. If is something serious, I always read it.

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Chris

Same

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Diane

Read….

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Wils

Read

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Liz

Depends on the book.

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Sharon

Read

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Elissa

I read all the stuff lol. Dedications, afterwards.

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Diane

Read

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Amy

I read it

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Lorrea

Read it. Sometimes I even read the authors notes acknowledgements, just about everything from cover to cover on fiction.

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Ola

I read everything from cover to cover

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Melissa

Sometimes I skipp it.

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Sitabz

I always read it. Read everything there is. From the reviews to the name of the guy who designed the cover ?.

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Tracy

I read it!

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Antonella

Finally people who appreciate the fine art of reading books

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Linda

I always read it! It feels a bit naughty to skip that bit o.O

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Paula

I read the introduction (I enjoy Stephen King’s introductions, they are like a wee message to the reader) & the dedications, well anything that’s there to be read☺️

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Tracey

Read it

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Jänet

I read it at the end – I’ve been spoiled too many times!

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PaulaQuestion author

Good point! Same here

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Linda

depends

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Erica

I read it! 🙂

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Lizbeth

I read everything cover to cover…

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Susan

At some point I read it.

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Jeri

Read

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Tara

Read

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Belinda

I read introductions and acknowledgements

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Connie

depends on the book

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Taj

I read it most of the time but sometimes I skip

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Gary

Read. Always read.

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Julie

Read!

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Alicia

I usually read it after I have read the book– if the book was interesting.

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Sandie

Read…if there is one.

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Gina

Read. I read everything on the book.

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Robert

Cover to cover… including the covers.

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Ronald

I always read the introduction.

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