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Re: Do you skip pages while reading a book?

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Sometimes I find myself reading a little of the next page, but I never skip pages. In my mind, it's an insult to the author, and it detracts from the overall story.
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I really like to read the whole story and not miss anything that may be important to the plot. However, I have done this with one or two books where the story seems to be going slow so I will skip a page or two. I feel the story can get better later, so I don't necessarily stop reading it all together.
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I try not to but sometimes I find myself looking ahead because I can't stand to wait to find out what happens. Even then, I come back and continue where I stopped reading though.
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I never do this. I find it really annoying and disrespectful to the author. I mean she/he has spent so much time just getting each page right (even is they didn't manage to), so if I am reading the book, I should read all of it. But if it's not that good, then I should just stop reading it altogether.
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I only skip if I'm finding what I'm reading boring or repetitive. If I do skip, I do it in paragraph segments, not whole pages.
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Never fiction books. Sometimes history or non-fiction if its something that dosent interest me.
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I don't recall ever skipping pages in a book. In fact, I'm more likely to reread pages. If I feel like I want to skip pages, I usually just put it back on the shelf.
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Actually, I read a lot of books and I when I suspect something cliche is about to happen then I read the lines fast but not thoroughly.
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I could never skip pages in a book. I want to know every word and experience everything.
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I do not like to skip pages. I cannot imagine doing so unless it is so bad that I have chosen to not finish the book, but I am invested enough to want to know the ending.
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I read every single word cover to cover if I am reading a book or magazine for pleasure. I speed read textbooks, internet articles, etc.
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No, I am afraid that I may miss something really important. Even the boring books, I read...
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Whenever I have a book for review, I will even read the copyright pages and everything after the text. But if it's just for fun, I might not bother with even author's notes. :)
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Oh, you're such a conscientious fuddy-duddy ninny-nanny. :)
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PashaRu wrote:Oh, you're such a conscientious fuddy-duddy ninny-nanny. :)
Thank you? :eusa-think:
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