>Editor's Preface>Preface>Foreword>Forward to the 3rd edition>Forward to the 20th anniversary edition>Introduction>Acknowledgements>Note on the Text>A word from the authorWhy does this bullshit exist? I hate it. Just start the book!!
>foreword spoils the endingCompletely skipped them ever since
They were for pre-internet times when you didn't have any supplemental material you could want at your fingertips.
>>23819608Haha that’s a funny exagger—ACK!
Depending on the quality of the edition, I usually read the introduction after the book because it summarises the academic landscape regarding the text.
>>23819613This is mega gay and it seems natural to just make spoiler laden material an afterword but no! Not consistency, no sensible custom of not spoiling shit.
>>23819617Then why do they keep doing it?
>>23819743Boomers
I feel shame and guilt when I skip them, but I still do
>>23819707Some editors became aware of this and include a "for this study it'd be best if the reader has already read the novel" or a "the reader would rather enjoy to discover these things on their first read" in the middle of the introduction before they get to spoiler heavy stuff and just after they end the biography section. It's greatly appreciated, but making it a foreword would be even more appreciated
I don't want to hear about the book from anyone except for the author. I hate this bullshit.
