Yes usually because if I'm reading a book I usually don't need the extra background
>muh spoilers >found out about mishima from that /misc/ books png
You are a philistine dude stick to TV shows.. I'm glad mishima is not around to see tards like you read him
My problem is not that you know about him, it's that were born too stupid to understand literature so it's disrespectful for you to read and discuss it. I don't even really like Mishima, but it's painful to read you talking about "spoilers" like you're watching Breaking Bad
Yes, always. What is the point of even reading a book without reading the introduction and foreword? How can you tell if it is anywhere near to what you are looking for?
I skip it for fiction because for some God-known reason, they always spoil the book. I read it for non-fiction because it makes digesting it a bit easier
Always skip unless the author is someone whose work I am interested in.
Too many failures put their 'work' into the public eye by piggy-backing off good lit.
>Non-fiction
Usually read the intro and skip the foreword. >Fiction
Read it to be aware of cultural/historical context if it's translated/old. Skip it until the end if I'm already aware of those things (i.e. get to the good stuff). I'm not a plotgay so I don't care about spoilers and I'm not moronic so I don't have to worry about someone else's interpretation of a given work preventing me from building my own.
I've never read an introduction that actually added anything to the reading experience. SO nowadays I skip them.
Especially terrible are the ones by famous authors. 3 pages of pointless ramble about le book very very gud and also well-written, so the publisher can put "With an introduction by Dick Peanus" on the cover...
the only thing I'll read before any given book is something the author of the book himself wrote and meant to be read before the book.
almost everything else into the trash it goes
>first time?
I never read it, just read the fricking thing, why would I waste time with some garbage like that? I'm probably reading the book more than a single time if it is good, so I would be able to write my own introduction to it.
If it's for a new author of course. If it's for an author I've already been introduced to, it's no, because by the time I choose to read an author I've already learned everything about the author, including their sex lives. (that shit influences the writing hardstyle)
yuore killing lit
I laughed
Almost always skip. They usually spoil the book on a meta-narrative level and don't say that much.
I suggest to skip them. The intro to temple of the golden pavillion spoils the ending.
Yes usually because if I'm reading a book I usually don't need the extra background
>muh spoilers
>found out about mishima from that /misc/ books png
You are a philistine dude stick to TV shows.. I'm glad mishima is not around to see tards like you read him
>nooo not my heckin secret author cluberino
My problem is not that you know about him, it's that were born too stupid to understand literature so it's disrespectful for you to read and discuss it. I don't even really like Mishima, but it's painful to read you talking about "spoilers" like you're watching Breaking Bad
Yes, always. What is the point of even reading a book without reading the introduction and foreword? How can you tell if it is anywhere near to what you are looking for?
I skip it for fiction because for some God-known reason, they always spoil the book. I read it for non-fiction because it makes digesting it a bit easier
Sometimes I skip them but usually I read them after finishing the book. Some are moderately insightful, some are pointless.
I read them all. I paid for them.
A lot of times those are the only parts of a book that are worth reading.
Always skip unless the author is someone whose work I am interested in.
Too many failures put their 'work' into the public eye by piggy-backing off good lit.
>Non-fiction
Usually read the intro and skip the foreword.
>Fiction
Read it to be aware of cultural/historical context if it's translated/old. Skip it until the end if I'm already aware of those things (i.e. get to the good stuff). I'm not a plotgay so I don't care about spoilers and I'm not moronic so I don't have to worry about someone else's interpretation of a given work preventing me from building my own.
I read it and if there’s nothing interesting after a few pages I just skip the rest.
Unfortunately I'm an autistic completionist so I can never skip them.
if you're reading trash there's no need, if you're reading something within a wider context they're essential
I've never read an introduction that actually added anything to the reading experience. SO nowadays I skip them.
Especially terrible are the ones by famous authors. 3 pages of pointless ramble about le book very very gud and also well-written, so the publisher can put "With an introduction by Dick Peanus" on the cover...
the only thing I'll read before any given book is something the author of the book himself wrote and meant to be read before the book.
almost everything else into the trash it goes
>first time?
I never read it, just read the fricking thing, why would I waste time with some garbage like that? I'm probably reading the book more than a single time if it is good, so I would be able to write my own introduction to it.
I usually don't, 90% it's just shit and twaddle written by some idiot
I used to but I've read ones that spoil the whole book and there are others that are like 20 pages long. No point, it adds nothing to the story
Should I read the forward to Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals?
I only read introductions and close the book for a few months
If it's for a new author of course. If it's for an author I've already been introduced to, it's no, because by the time I choose to read an author I've already learned everything about the author, including their sex lives. (that shit influences the writing hardstyle)