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About the only books I skim are non-fiction where I may be interested in some sections but not others. A while back I got a couple of Data Science bundles from Humble Bundle. I skimmed the first couple of chapters in most to see if they were relevant for work. By and large, they weren't.
Fiction, I'm more likely to DNF rather than skim. If the author can't write well with an engaging storyline and relatable characters, then I'm not wasting my time to bother skimming.
The only book I recall skimming was War and Peace; I had it from the library on a 2-week loan and really couldn't get through the umpteen pages of turgid descriptions of landscapes any other way. It's given me a lasting dislike of Russian literature especially when translated by a Victorian.
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