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What do you consider the beginning of a book? Chapter 1 or the prologue?

What do you consider the beginning of a book? Chapter 1 or the prologue?

Paula #questionnaire

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Tracey

Prologue, if there is one.

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Erica

Agreed 🙂

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Amanda

Prologue.

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Peter

Being a big fan of paperbacks .. I’d say the write-up on the back cover .. cos that’s what makes you want to buy it.

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PaulaQuestion author

Interesting

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Steven

I always read the last sentence of the last chapter for some reason lol. Then if there is a prologue I will read that first

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Nick

Depends on the prologue

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PaulaQuestion author

Explain?

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Nick

Well some feel more like an added bit of background as opposed to part of the story

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PaulaQuestion author

Ah ok…I get your point 🙂

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Michael

Prologue.

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Wils

Prologue

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Linda

I’m a traditionalist, so I say prologue.

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Gina

Back of the book if paperback.
The sleeve if hard cover.

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Kathy

The prologue.

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Tracy

Prologue.

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Heather

I’d say chapter one. But I always read the prologue even if I hate them ?.

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Prakash

prologue provides the background for the context for the novel in my view.

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Lynda

Prologue!

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Sandie

Prologue

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Quetta

Chapter 1 i skip the prologue it may spoil or ruin the book for me

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Elizabeth

Chapter 1

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Elizabeth

I always skip prologue.

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Gina

Really?

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Elizabeth

Yes. It usually messes up book for me because I overthink it.

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John

notes good question. Depends on the book. Some prologues are indispensable to the whole.

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Alison

Prologue

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Darla

Prologue

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Connie

Prologue is beginning of story, chapter one beginning of book.

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Apoorva

Prologue.

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Shannon

Dedication is where I start reading. Then, I’ll glance at the titles of the chapters(if the book has it), then the introduction, the prologue and so on.

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PaulaQuestion author

Prologue

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Amy

The reviews at the very beginning…. because that’s where I start

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Billiejo

Prologue

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Janie

Prologue definitely!

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Ronald

Chapter 1

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Clary

Aveces no hay prologo se empieza con el cap 1

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Leigh

Dedication page or acknowledgments.

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Georgia

Prologue just sets the storyline. Chapter One

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