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Book question

whippoorwill Dec 04 2020 05:06 PM

Do you read Introductions?

Frayed Knot Dec 04 2020 07:33 PM Re: Book question

Yes. If not always then almost always.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 04 2020 07:34 PM Re: Book question

Yes. But for some reason, it bugs me when the page numbers are Roman numerals.

Frayed Knot Dec 04 2020 07:36 PM Re: Book question

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Yes. But for some reason, it bugs me when the page numbers are Roman numerals. Because it feels like you're doing the work but not getting credit for it.

Fman99 Dec 04 2020 08:00 PM Re: Book question

Yes, normally I do

Edgy MD Dec 04 2020 09:13 PM Re: Book question

The only time I consider not doing it is if I'm reading a scholarly edition of a work, and there's an intro by Professor Woolblazer about the cultural import of the novel. I usually read those anyhow, too, but too often there's a plot reveals that I don't want.

Lefty Specialist Dec 05 2020 04:31 AM Re: Book question

Always. I read the copyright page, too, but that's just me.

MFS62 Dec 05 2020 06:00 AM Re: Book question

Yes, most of the time. And the Roman Numeral thing bothers me, too. It must be a carry-over from high school, when we had to number footnotes on term papers with Roman Numerals. Later

whippoorwill Dec 05 2020 06:55 AM Re: Book question

Just wondering I do too but sometimes I read it afterwards because then it makes more sense