Do you read 100% of your book or do you skip chapters or pages?

HLS · 10-18-2022, 04:58 PM

Do you read 100% of your book or do you skip chapters or pages? I have a habit that once I pass 60% in a book I start to skip chapters or paragraphs to rush the time it takes to read a book even if its a good one or if a book is too tedious and boring I will skip pages/chapters to just be over it. Anyone else?

JSWolf · 10-18-2022, 05:05 PM

I read the book. I do not skip.

Sirtel · 10-18-2022, 05:12 PM

I don't skip, but I've been known to spoil myself sometimes, i.e. to look ahead and see what happens in the end. Then I go back to where I left off and read to the end.

When a book is boring, I usually don't finish it at all, but I don't skip.

DiapDealer · 10-18-2022, 05:31 PM

Good or bad, I never experience an urge to skip parts of a book. I read it all, or I abandon it.

DNSB · 10-18-2022, 05:48 PM

I read the whole book unless it's one of those very rare occasions when I DNF it.

issybird · 10-18-2022, 07:16 PM

I only skip when I’m about to abandon a book and I’m mildly curious about the end, either because I want to justify my decision to abandon or because I want to make sure that in some misguided moment, I don’t pick it up again.

Otherwise, I don’t get it. The journey not the arrival matters.

Uncle Robin · 10-18-2022, 07:28 PM

The only time I skip is if I'm enjoying a romance novel and it gets tediously biological in depicting sex scenes. They seldom add much more than word count to a story, imo, but if the actual story is good, I'll keep reading whlie skipping the padding.

ownedbycats · 10-18-2022, 08:20 PM

I tend to skim over sex scenes—I'm asexual so unless the author decides use hilariously weird descriptions they just kind of bore me—but that's about it.

library addict · 10-18-2022, 08:47 PM

I read completely except when I DNF. If I DNF I usually skip to the end and read the last few paragraphs or pages.

I should note I am a big mood reader. So if I am not drawn into a book and think it is more me than the book I will set it aside to try again later (sometimes years later). In those cases I don't read the ending.

When I reread I give myself permission to skim or skip, but I rarely actually do so.

haertig · 10-18-2022, 08:54 PM

Not reading 100% would be like going to a nail-biter sporting event, tie score, teams neck-and-neck to the very end ... and then leaving 5 minutes early so you'll be first out into the parking lot.

Inconceivable.

Just watch the highlights of the game on the evening news if you're that impatient, or in the case of a book, buy the Cliffs Notes version.

Deskisamess · 10-18-2022, 08:58 PM

I don't skip unless I'm giving up on the book, then I skip to the end.

I "skim" over verbose scientific explanations at times, when reading syfy.

theducks · 10-18-2022, 09:12 PM

I skip the puffery (raves,,,,)
I also skip sample chapters (I found those to be confusing later. Mistakenly, Oh! I have read this one.)

Uncle Robin · 10-18-2022, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

I skip the puffery (raves,,,,)
I also skip sample chapters (I found those to be confusing later. Mistakenly, Oh! I have read this one.)

I always skip them both too, but don't consider them part of the book, so didn't factor them in.

Sirtel · 10-18-2022, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by theducks

I skip the puffery (raves,,,,)
I also skip sample chapters (I found those to be confusing later. Mistakenly, Oh! I have read this one.)

I delete raves, samples, ads and other pointless stuff before I even load the book on the device.

Apache · 10-18-2022, 09:43 PM

I read beginning to end unless I DNF the book. Since I am not aware that I am reading a book, it would be hard for me to skip ahead.
Apache

10-18-2022, 04:58 PM	#1
HLS Wizard Posts: 2,134 Karma: 16342480 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	Do you read 100% of your book or do you skip chapters or pages? Do you read 100% of your book or do you skip chapters or pages? I have a habit that once I pass 60% in a book I start to skip chapters or paragraphs to rush the time it takes to read a book even if its a good one or if a book is too tedious and boring I will skip pages/chapters to just be over it. Anyone else?

10-18-2022, 08:54 PM	#10
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,941 Karma: 34855886 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Galaxy Tab A9+, Moto G7	Not reading 100% would be like going to a nail-biter sporting event, tie score, teams neck-and-neck to the very end ... and then leaving 5 minutes early so you'll be first out into the parking lot. Inconceivable. Just watch the highlights of the game on the evening news if you're that impatient, or in the case of a book, buy the Cliffs Notes version. Last edited by haertig; 10-28-2022 at 03:52 PM.

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DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,891 Karma: 207182180 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Good or bad, I never experience an urge to skip parts of a book. I read it all, or I abandon it.

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issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,517 Karma: 236076651 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	I only skip when I’m about to abandon a book and I’m mildly curious about the end, either because I want to justify my decision to abandon or because I want to make sure that in some misguided moment, I don’t pick it up again. Otherwise, I don’t get it. The journey not the arrival matters.

10-18-2022, 07:28 PM	#7
Uncle Robin Diligent dilettante Posts: 3,662 Karma: 52758936 Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: in my mind Device: Kobo Sage; Kobo Libra Colour	The only time I skip is if I'm enjoying a romance novel and it gets tediously biological in depicting sex scenes. They seldom add much more than word count to a story, imo, but if the actual story is good, I'll keep reading whlie skipping the padding.

10-18-2022, 08:20 PM	#8
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 11,359 Karma: 79528341 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I tend to skim over sex scenes—I'm asexual so unless the author decides use hilariously weird descriptions they just kind of bore me—but that's about it.

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library addict Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,156 Karma: 37197878 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Nexus 7 2, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8" (retired=Sony PRS650, Kobo Mini)	I read completely except when I DNF. If I DNF I usually skip to the end and read the last few paragraphs or pages. I should note I am a big mood reader. So if I am not drawn into a book and think it is more me than the book I will set it aside to try again later (sometimes years later). In those cases I don't read the ending. When I reread I give myself permission to skim or skip, but I rarely actually do so.

10-18-2022, 08:58 PM	#11
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,777 Karma: 45827761 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 13 Pro, iPad mini, iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8", Scribe 2022	I don't skip unless I'm giving up on the book, then I skip to the end. I "skim" over verbose scientific explanations at times, when reading syfy.

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theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 31,267 Karma: 61916422 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	I skip the puffery (raves,,,,) I also skip sample chapters (I found those to be confusing later. Mistakenly, Oh! I have read this one.)

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10-18-2022, 09:43 PM	#15
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,306 Karma: 90981752 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	I read beginning to end unless I DNF the book. Since I am not aware that I am reading a book, it would be hard for me to skip ahead. Apache