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Originally Posted by 4691mls
I agree with you re: the intros. Back in high school I was spoiled for the outcome of a classic book - I was new to such things and didn't know they often contained spoilers. I find it often works better for me to read any introductory material after I've finished the main book.
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Yes, exactly! Most forewords are really spoilery afterwords. Even for classics. Everyone has to read a classic for the first time before they can re-read it.
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If you have access to an Overdrive library, they usually have substantial samples of the main content.
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Thanks, I'll look into that because this happens to me too often.