About half the time I abandon the book after a few chapters. But if I read it all, I generally read the first third or so completely, skip to the acknowledgements, and then go back and read the rest completely.
In the rare event that I skip anything while finishing the book, it is because of parts, of a novel, being too violent. I recently did that with
this title. Since I had read every previous title in the series, I wasn’t going to miss this billed-as-final installment. But I do not recommend the book.