>chapter 1 >page 1
>chapter 1 >page 3
>>25631108i thought you guys were all about tradition
>>25631103I normally skip the first chapter. It's all useless and boring exposition, themes, chekov guns and foreshadowing. I like to dive right into the action.
>introduction >i
>>25631118I usually just read the back cover. Everything I need to know.
I never start at chapter 1 because it's usually a tutorial and I'm an experienced reader
Buy owning a book I absorb all its knowledge. Don't even need to read it.
>Contents>Preface to the First Edition >Preface to the Second Edition >Preamble >Introduction >Chapter 1
>Note to the reader
>>25631103>Foreward by Stephen King
>>25631103>in media res
>>25631103I physically eat books so that my brain could digest it easily.
>Table of Contents:>Page 1>Page 2>Page 3>Page 4>Page 5
>>25631128this guy gets it
>>25631103>chapter 1>page 17
>the prelude