Introductions- read or skip them?

**CarrieJo** · November 28th, 2011

With King, I read the introductions. With other books I'll start and it just depends if I feel like it's pointless or not (sometimes they can be rather dry). If not, I'll skip it and start the story and go back and finish it later. It doesn't bother me if someone doesn't read them. Who cares, their loss.

**muskrat** · November 28th, 2011

Love em, love em--intros and afterwords. Sometimes King's intros are better than the book. Heh.

BUT...beware of intros to older books, back before the concept of 'spoiler' was invented. Case in point; the other day, I read John Chamberlain's intro to the Modern Library omnibus of James Farrell's Studs Lonigan trilogy, and he totally gives away the ending and several key plot points. Man, that burned my bisquits. I've noticed this happening in many intros to classic books, so if it's an oldie, I skip the intro till later.

**Jojo87** · November 28th, 2011

I always read the introduction it's a must. And if it's afterwords in books. I read them before I even start with the book.

**prufrock21** · November 28th, 2011

Always read the intros, especially to a Stephen King book. (Read the Afterwards, too.)

**JellybeanJay** · November 28th, 2011

The intros and afterwards are sometimes my favorite part of the books

**omm poppa mow mow** · November 28th, 2011

Soon as you skip the intro...that's when there's ten questions on the test....so seems like a no-brainer. Best read them.

**91rewoT** · November 28th, 2011

With King's books -I ALWAYS read the introduction and afterwards. In fact, I'm so disappointed when there is no intro that I feel a bit cheated (as if an 800 page book isn't enough!)...I love, love, love some of King's intros in his earlier books. The one that has always stuck in my mind is when he talks about not putting his hand over the edge of the bed!

**king family fan** · November 29th, 2011

I always read the intros and the afterwards. i really enjoy kings word and am certain I would read them with or without the intros.

**MelissaConstantReader** · December 15th, 2011

I always read every part of the book. I'll even stop and check out the order form in the back of the old paperbacks to see which ones were being advertised when it came out.