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12404470 No.12404470 [Reply] [Original]

>he doesn't read his books cover to cover

what's wrong with you, bros?

>> No.12404478

>>12404470
Is there another way?

>> No.12404487

>>12404470
Who the fuck actually reads prefaces to books?

>> No.12404496

>>12404487
They're pretty valuable if they were written by the author at the time of release (or release of a later edition) for context. Also, translator's notes are pretty valuable too. Though I must admit, I'm not much for introductions by guest writers or different authors.

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>>12404487
I do.
They're there for a reason.

>> No.12404507

>>12404470
>reading 5 pages of quotes by literally who's about how good the book is

Just gimme the meat. I won't ready anything not by the author.

>> No.12404525

>>12404501
Dont lie, you dont read

>> No.12404550

>>12404470
How to I get past the black pages if there are no words to read? I've been struggling to get into books for a few years now and blank front material always stumps me.

How does /lit/ manage to read cover to cover when some pages are literally unreadable?

>> No.12404552

>>12404470
I absorb their knowledge by osmosis

>> No.12404568

>>12404470
I stare at the unfinished books on my shelves and die inside... I spent so much on Jung and just grew to hate him.

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12404578

>>12404525
You're the poseur.

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>>12404487
I think they are very important when the author comes from a context which is foreign to the reader such as being from a different language or a distant time. It is also good for providing understanding for readers unfamiliar with the author in cases where the context is important. For example, when I first read Black Snow I had no idea who Mikhail Bulgakov was or any background on Russian lit since I just felt like picking a random book off of the shelf. The preface actually helped me grasp why Bulgakov was such a big deal and why he would be writing about plays and Soviet censors. Helped me understand the book a lot better and it also got me into reading Bulgakov.

>> No.12404823

>>12404487
me

>> No.12405598

>>12404470

Sometimes a chapter follows a character who I think is really boring, or it's gone on long enough on a certain subject, so I just skip it. Life's too short to force yourself to read.

>> No.12405613

>>12404496
No those niggers always spoil the book within two pages.

And who reads the isbn and publishing house information idgaf

>> No.12405688

>>12404470
I've started skipping the introductions. I've been spoiled too many times and I'm fucking done with them now.