I like having a working TOC that I can goto no matter where it is. It allows me to see how many chapters a book has (or to see how close I am to the end) and depending on the format (chapter x or a title for the chapter) I can sometimes get an idea where the story is heading. At the very least I get intrigued by the imaginative titles for the seperate chapters. For example if a chapter is titled "The Surprise" I might wonder is it a good surprise or a bad one? Who is going to be surprised? etc. which I think is part of the fun of a book.
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