10-18-2022, 08:44 PM | #16 |
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About half the time I abandon the book after a few chapters. But if I read it all, I generally read the first third or so completely, skip to the acknowledgements, and then go back and read the rest completely.
In the rare event that I skip anything while finishing the book, it is because of parts, of a novel, being too violent. I recently did that with this title. Since I had read every previous title in the series, I wasn’t going to miss this billed-as-final installment. But I do not recommend the book. |
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10-18-2022, 10:45 PM | #18 |
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10-18-2022, 11:06 PM | #19 |
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If I'm re-reading I will occasionally skip some things that bore me in order to get to a better bit that is right after.
If I'm reading for the first time, I'll skim sex scenes but not skip chapters or pages entirely. The exception is non-fiction which I will skip around in if I'm looking for particular bits of information. Generally that's reference type books though, not one with a narrative. |
10-18-2022, 11:15 PM | #20 | |
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10-19-2022, 02:34 AM | #21 |
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I'll skim if I'm bored with it and just want to look for 'nuggets'. Like gold panning, however, there are usually none to be found.
I abandon books when I have an allergic reaction to the writing, or it I am just unprepared to appreciate or understand it. It also depends on timing and my state of mind. I may very much want to read the book, but when I try, I can't seem to take it in. Just have to try again some other time. |
10-19-2022, 02:39 AM | #22 |
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I do not skip. Sometimes I do abandon the book.
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10-19-2022, 06:25 AM | #23 | |
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I also skip copyright, reviews, blurbs, samples, other books by this author, acknowledgements. Forwards, I'll usually skip, unless it is an author I am interested in. I read the whole "story". If I'm not focused, or there is a tedious part, I may lose my focus and not take in what I'm reading. |
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10-19-2022, 06:36 AM | #25 |
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If I find I'm losing focus, I may switch to a different books and then eventually switch back. That usually works. Even if the book doesn't continue to grab me, it would depend on how far along I am and/or how much I want to find out what happens
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10-19-2022, 07:57 AM | #26 |
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For fiction I either read it all or stop one or two chapters in. Sometimes on first page!
Obviously I might skip chapters or sections in a textbook or reference work. |
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10-19-2022, 08:54 AM | #28 |
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10-19-2022, 09:08 AM | #29 | |
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I wish they’d put spoilery stuff in an Afterword, but at least I’ve been burned sufficiently that I know to leave it until I’m done. |
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10-19-2022, 09:58 AM | #30 | |
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Re skipping: I don't. The only exception might be an anthology I pick up to read specific authors. |
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