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Post: 82306643_31 created on Sun, 14 Oct 2012 03:10:49 +0000
Posted: Sun, 14 Oct 2012 03:10:49 +0000

When deciding whether to read a book, I usually open it somewhere in the middle and see what's going on there.
Generally, I don't read ahead other than that.

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Post: 82306643_32 created on Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:59:54 +0000
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Nope. Never ever ever. It ruins the experience.

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Post: 82306643_33 created on Thu, 18 Oct 2012 00:52:45 +0000
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Yep sweatdrop But only when I've made the mistake of getting attached to characters - then I check to see if they're alive at the end...

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Post: 82306643_34 created on Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:08:12 +0000
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i like whatever i'm reading to be a surprise. but if i'm really scared something might happen i'll read head to see but most times i stop my self and will myself to continue reading.

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Post: 82306643_35 created on Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:30:46 +0000
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I'm do it. I am not proud of it. I did with Dear John by NIcholas Spark and i ended up stopping the book because i didn't like how it ended at the end.

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Post: 82306643_36 created on Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:45:56 +0000
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Post: 82306643_37 created on Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:20:20 +0000
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Sianserais

When deciding whether to read a book, I usually open it somewhere in the middle and see what's going on there.
Generally, I don't read ahead other than that.

That's my usual strategy too. Read the title, check the cover (YES I know the old saying rolleyes ), read the summary, check the middly bit to see if someone is being obviously stupid or ridiculously cheezy.

Unfortunately I also have a very bad habit (I SWEAR I'm trying to break it) of getting about 100 pages in, deciding I really like a character, and then skipping ahead to the last third of the book to make sure the character is both a) reoccuring and b) not dead.

I've missed out on what I imagine are a lot of good books this way *le Sigh* but I've managed to cut back enough that now I only do this to books I don't think I'll enjoy so really, seeing the character reappear is my way of encouraging myself to keep reading.

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Post: 82306643_38 created on Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:54:04 +0000
Posted: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 20:54:04 +0000

It's a habit to read the last sentance of a book before I begin reading.

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Post: 82306643_39 created on Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:57:51 +0000
Posted: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 15:57:51 +0000

i got into that bad habbit whe the seventh harry potter potter book came out. i couldn't wait too see what happened next.

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Post: 82306643_40 created on Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:19:16 +0000
Posted: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 15:19:16 +0000

I never do that. It defeats the purpose of reading a book.

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Post: 82306643_41 created on Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:41:48 +0000
Posted: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:41:48 +0000

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I open randomly to the middle of the book to check if I like it.

While reading though, if I start to get bored I will flip to the end or middle to see what happens.
I also used to take the beginning half of the first sentence and combine it with the last half of the final sentence to see what would happen.

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Post: 82306643_42 created on Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:17:43 +0000
Posted: Sun, 28 Oct 2012 22:17:43 +0000

The first thing I do when I read a book is read the last sentence of the last page whee

If I'm just checking a book out to see if I might want to read it, I'll read the beginning pages and if I'm not interested, I'll open to a random page and see if I change my mind.

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