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Originally Posted by LovesMacs
A general suggestion: whichever classic book you choose, I urge you to skip the introduction that is often added by a scholar or other writer. Introductions such as these often have plot spoilers and spend time dissecting the book or discussing its place in literary history. Such introductions are best read after you've read the work in question.
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A thousand times yes. I remember being assigned
Anna Karenina in HS and having the introduction completely destroy the story for me. Don't the idiots who write these spoiler introductions realize that there are people reading these books for the first time?